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UP to five Muslim primary schools and six Catholic schools could be opened next year.
They are among 33 schools for which plans have been notified to the New Schools Advisory Committee of the Department of Education.
The largest sector includes 19 multi-denominational schools for which recognition is being sought by Educate Together, while six of the proposals are for primary schools under patronage of the local Catholic bishop.
The five Muslim schools planned are for Lucan, Clonee and Tallaght in Dublin, Tralee, Co Kerry, and Sligo town to cater for demand among the growing Islamic population of these areas.