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North Wicklow school crisis

Summary

John Brady raises an immediate and long-term crisis facing North Wicklow Educate Together School and a controversial colocation decision. The Taoiseach says there is no legislation promised on the matter, but he will ask the Education Minister to reply in writing.

There is a commitment under the programme for Government to deliver new schools. On that basis, I raise the crisis facing North Wicklow Educate Together school, whose pupils will be homeless come 30 April next year. That is an immediate crisis facing that school and this Government, but that school also faces a long-term crisis. A dubious decision taken from by ex-chief executive officer of Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, KWETB, and the Department to colocate two educational facilities on a site on Novara Road in Bray was overturned by the board of the KWETB this morning and it has asked for a review of that entire process. Therefore, the school faces the immediate crisis of 180 pupils being homeless come 30 April next year and 60 of those pupils will sit their junior certificate next year. What will the Taoiseach do to ensure temporary accommodation is immediately provided for this school and that long-term accommodation will be provided for it?

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Leo Varadkar The Taoiseach Fine Gael

There is no legislation promised on this matter but I will ask the Minister for Educate and Skills to provide-----

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There is a commitment in the programme for Government.

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Leo Varadkar The Taoiseach Fine Gael

It is not mentioned in the programme for Government either but I will ask the Minister to provide the Deputy with a written answer.

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