Schools Administration
Seanad Éireann — 2022-02-09
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Tim Lombard (FG), Agricultural Panel

I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is about the county development plan process and tying everything together. We probably need to talk about a complex that will have the capability for transportation links to be built in. We need to strategically plan ahead on a ten-year basis. I am not alone looking at the development of Kinsale but the villages around it, which are all very scenic. There is extensive development at present. The housing developments in Kinsale, when the census is published in eight months' time, will show a very significant change in population figures. I question whether the data on reaching peak enrolment are correct because I do not see a peak at present. I see a growth in population, not alone in Kinsale, but in the entire district.
We need to plan for how the schools will interact with society. We need to talk about school transportation links and cycleways. If we do not engage with the county development plan now, we will probably be seven years behind the curve again. That would be very unfortunate.

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Sitting date: 2022-02-09