To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are four schools in the Lucan area operating under the patronage of Educate Together, in view of the fact that there is no concrete sign of any site being made available for a second level school under the patronage of this body; if his Department is working to facilitate such a school in the general Clonburris area either as part of the local area plan or yet to be ascertained SDZ lands, or at another suitable location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Minister for Education and Science (Batt O'Keeffe, T.D.)

A timeframe for the delivery of the planned second level school at Clonburris, Lucan will be known when a suitable site has been identified and acquired.

My Department is conscious of the lead-in period for the delivery of a post-primary school and it would be anxious to conclude the site issue as soon as possible. It will continue to engage with the local authority until this matter is resolved.

The question as to whether additional patron bodies should be recognised at second level is under consideration in the context of a request from Educate Together.  The issue of patronage for a school is generally considered when a time scale for the provision of the school has been established.