School places will be found for all children, O'Keeffe says [IrishTimes]
- Published: 12 November 2009
MINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has expressed confidence his department will be able to find school places for all children, despite a population surge in some parts of the country.
He also signalled that the viability of many smaller rural schools will be examined.Mr O’Keeffe was speaking yesterday at the unveiling of new digital technology, which seeks to avoid a repetition of events like that in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, where 100 children struggled to find school places 18 months ago because of population growth in that area.
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