Castlebar Educate Together National School is urgently appealing for immediate and resolute actions to be taken by the Minister for Education to address the growing demand for equality-based education. An application is sitting in her Department. Castlebar Educate Together National School is a multidenominational school, consisting of four teachers and one SNA, with an enrolment of over 120 students. It has been in existence for the past seven years and had a mere 12 pupils back in 2016. One of the school's significant concerns is that the children have no proper playground or playing facility. They are forced to utilise a car park and public area, which poses considerable risk. The school is also operating from two separate campuses with limited classroom space and inadequate facilities. That is posing significant challenges for its future. I am kindly requesting that collaboration with the principal, Sarah Calvey, and the staff is explored to ensure alternative options are identified and suitable accommodation is provided.

I have been hugely impressed with the Educate Together model and how it has grown in recent years around the country. In my own constituency of Dublin West, we have two Educate Together secondary schools and a large number of Educate Together national schools, whereas we had maybe one or two when I started off in the Dáil. It has been a real addition to education and education choice. I am not familiar with all the details in relation to Castlebar but I will ask the Deputy for more information later in the day and I will certainly speak to the Minister for Education about it personally.