On 3 October I brought to the attention of the Department of Education that there will be a shortfall of at least 72 secondary school places in the Greystones area. We have had a number of interactions with the Department since then. The latest was on 8 February when the Department told us it was working on plans to accommodate those children. We have since seen two additional classes allocated to the town. However, there are still between 22 and 30 children who do not have a place for secondary school in September of this year. They are incredibly stressed and worried about where they are going to go. Four hundred of their peers know what secondary school they will go to but these children do not have any information as of yet. When will parents and students be told where that final allocation of secondary school places will be?

It can be a stressful situation for families and young children who are progressing into second level in this case. It is early March. It is hoped that will be resolved in the next month or two to give certainty to those kids. I will alert the Minister for Education to the question the Deputy asked.