Schools Building Projects
Seanad Éireann — 2020-11-06
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Shane Cassells (FF), Labour Panel

I thank the Minister of State for the response. I am sure that she can understand my frustration when one looks at the detail in the reply from the Department and the painstakingly slow progress that it has taken in respect of this matter, including the referenced move to phase 2 of the secondary school that is on the campus for Coláiste na Mí. Meanwhile,43 years later these children are still in temporary school accommodation and many thousands of them have passed through.
I welcome the advancement whereby the design team submitted its report to the Department last week. However, I will not let up on my pressure on the Department. I will liaise with the Minister of State because through her portfolio she has a particular interest in this issue, and with the Minister for Education to make sure that this project receives priority, as promised, and is delivered in the coming year and that we are not back here in a year awaiting an update from officials.

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Sitting date: 2020-11-06