asked the Minister for Education if he is aware that the parents of the 80 pupils who attended the Rathea national school which is now closed are anxious to have the school reopened; and if he will take steps to have it reopened as soon as possible.

While there are proposals for the ultimate closing of this school and the provision of a central school at Drumclough, the closing has not taken place. Accordingly the reopening of the school does not arise.