Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2025
378. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children from Newbridge primary schools who secured places in Newbridge secondary schools for the 2024/2025 academic year, by gender, in tabular form. [65463/25]
View answer379. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children from Newbridge primary schools who did not secure a place locally and are now travelling to other areas, by gender, in tabular form. [65464/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 378 and 379 together.
The Deputy will appreciate that there can often be significant overlap across areas and schools, and the nature of the admissions processes is quite complex. As a result, there can be multiple applications, where applicants may accept a place but subsequently be offered and accept a place at a second school, freeing up capacity at the first school accepted.
The information sought on pupils from Newbridge that are travelling to school in other areas is not collated.
The information for the Newbridge School Planning Area as requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table:
|
2024-25 |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL |
|
Newbridge |
219 |
181 |
400 |
|
Other |
46 |
59 |
105 |
|
Total |
265 |
240 |
505 |
It is important to note that my department uses PPSN and other personal data to link pupils.
