asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the proposed new school at Kilclooney, County Donegal.

It is understood from the Commissioners of Public Works that an engineer's report on the site for the proposed new national school at Kilclooney, County Donegal, is awaited pending the receipt of which the bills of quantities cannot be completed. The engineer's report will determine the position of the school on the site.

Kilclooney national school will be a new school in that area. There will be an amalgamation of Kilclooney and Clogher national school——

A question please, Deputy.

Is the Minister aware that Clogher national school is about 100 years old? I visited that school last weekend for the third time in three weeks and found it was rat infested. Would the Minister urge the Office of Public Works to expedite their plans?

I was not asked the position of Clogher national school; I was asked about the proposed new school at Kilclooney. The present position is that the working drawings have been prepared and the bill of quantities is nearing completion. Completion of the bill of quantities is being held up pending receipt of a report from the structural engineer on the positioning of the proposed school on the site. The engineer was appointed recently and the office of Public Works expect that his report, together with the bill of quantities, may be completed in about four to six weeks. The next stage is the invitation of tenders.

The Minister of State gives the impression that I am not aware of what I am talking about. Clogher national school is of importance because Clogher and Kilclooney will be amalgamated into the proposed new school——

I said I was not aware of the situation in Clogher national school because it was not mentioned in the question. I was asked about Kilclooney and I have given the information at my disposal I am not saying the Deputy did not know what he was talking about; I am saying I was not aware of the situation because it was not mentioned in the question.

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