School Accommodation
Seanad Éireann — 2025-10-07
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Robbie Gallagher (FF), Labour Panel

I am happy to share. I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive response on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee. Clearly, there is urgency attached to this. The last thing we want to do is turn 37 local people away from the secondary school in Cootehill come September next year.
As I see it, there are two strands to this. There is the new build, which, as the Minister of State knows well, will take a considerable length of time. In the meantime, additional accommodation is required by way of modular or whatever. That is what needs to happen to get them out of the current maze.
I will be grateful if the Minister of State would take that message back to the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and stress to her the urgency of addressing this situation.

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Sitting date: 2025-10-07