School Building Projects
Seanad Éireann — 2025-07-09
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Nessa Cosgrove (LAB), Labour Panel

There is, therefore, no date or commitment yet. I ask the Minister of State to look favourably on this matter. He mentioned that the impact of climate change is part of the assessment. I will cite an example of how unfair it is when there are two campuses. In 2024, schools were encouraged to apply for solar panels. As there are two school campuses, only one application was accepted but the school still has two electricity bills.
A new Gaelscoil in Carrick-on-Shannon, which is very welcome, was afforded €4.5 million. There is a danger that one school will be completely run down because it has an existing building.
The lights have gone off in the Chamber, which also happened during a committee meeting earlier.

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Sitting date: 2025-07-09