Naas Community College delays
James Lawless said Naas Community College had suffered repeated delays and an enrolment crisis despite pressure for the project to move forward. The Taoiseach said he had no specific information but would alert the Education Minister.
The programme for Government details investment in second level education. I have raised the issue of Naas Community College on many occasions in the Chamber. It was instructed to begin enrolment in 2014. It is to have 1,000 pupils when the building is constructed but, for the fourth year in a row, it has an enrolment crisis. The town of Naas is now facing a school accommodation crisis. Every step of the project has been dogged with delays. At present it is at the pre-tender stage. It is urgent that the tender issues because this is recurring again and again. We now have 231 students fighting for 47 available places. The Minister, Deputy McHugh, is new to the job, and I wish him every success, but I hope this will go to the top of his agenda. It is a critical project for Naas.
