The Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin, has defended the Government's record on the provision of school places.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio's Morning Ireland, Minister Hannafin said a new process to establish schools has been in place since 2002.
In the last two years, of the 34 new schools set up, 24 of them were inter-denominational or non-denominational.
She said there was a change in Ireland's schools to reflect Irish society.
