Gaelscoil Kinsale new build
Deputy Murphy O'Mahony asked for a timeline on the long-delayed new build for Gaelscoil Chionn tSáile and complained about repeated non-answers. Minister of State Daly said land acquisition and planning sensitivities were delaying matters, but the council was working on securing a site.
Tá brón orm nach bhfuil an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna ann inniu. Tá ceist agam faoi Ghaelscoil Chionn tSáile i gCorcaigh Thiar Theas.
I have tried and failed through parliamentary questions to get a timeframe for the new build of the Gaelscoil in Kinsale. We have been given the run around with the answers provided to us. It is very frustrating for the staff, parents and students, in that for the last three years we have all been told that negotiations with the landowner of the site have been ongoing. I do not know of any negotiations that would take three years. Ba mhaith liom freagra a fháil.
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There are some sensitive issues regarding land acquisition that we cannot deal with publicly. Cork County Council is working to secure a site for this Gaelscoil but there are commercial sensitivities. The Department cannot go along and announce that it wants a particular site and drive up the price. There are other issues which also have to be addressed around planning, sustainability and access, and these are ongoing. It is not just a matter for the Department of Education and Skills which will provide the funding for it but we are also relying on Cork County Council to facilitate zoning and planning for the site.