The Minister for Education is being urged to develop a new post-primary school in Dublin.

Fianna Fail TD, Jim O'Callaghan, also called for the development to be built on the Harold's Cross site.

He said: "Some years ago the Dept of Education approved the construction of a new post-primary school, to be completed by September 2018, to service the Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8 area. Following a patronage process, Educate Together was approved to be the patron of the new secondary school.

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"It is an urgent priority in our area that this school is constructed to alleviate the pressure on parents who are struggling to secure a school place for their children.

"There is limited choice for parents who wish to send their children to a non-paying secondary school that is multi-denominational and co-educational. There is huge demand for a school of this kind and Educate Together is an excellent model.

"The vacant site at Harold's Cross is an ideal location, in the centre point of the area most in need of a new post-primary school. It is crucial that steps are taken to establish a new multi-denominational, co-educational, non-fee paying secondary school."

(CD/MH)