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Scoil Gharbháin accommodation delays

Summary

Conor D. McGuinness criticises delays affecting Scoil Gharbháin and Gaelscoileanna; the Taoiseach will investigate the school’s application with the Education Minister.

I must highlight once again to the Taoiseach across this Chamber the way in which the Minister for education, the Department and the Government as a whole are treating Scoil Gharbháin i nDún na Mainistreach, i gContae Phort Láirge, and other schools, particularly Gaelscoileanna, across the State. Dúirt an Roinn gur ceadaíodh dhá sheomra ranga riachtanais speisialta, ceithre sheomra ranga príomhshrutha agus trí sheomra teagaisc oideachais speisialta trí mheán na Gaeilge i mí Eanáir na bliana seo. The school received a departmental update in February, stating its application was with the Department’s professional and technical division that would produce the project briefing costings. They were told this team would be in contact with the school within six weeks. Eight months later, there is still no word. It is three months since I last raised this with the Taoiseach in the Dáil. Tá an halla spóirt anois mar sheomra ranga sealadach agus tá ar thuismitheoirí a bpáistí a chuir chuig scoileanna Béarla mar gheall ar an easpa spáis sa scoil seo. This, coupled with last week's budget-----

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Verona Murphy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta.

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-----has shown the utter disregard of the Government for Gaeloideachas.

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Verona Murphy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

I call on the Taoiseach to respond. Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta. Your time is up.

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After months of delays, could we arrange to get an answer for Scoil Gharbháin?

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Tá an-infheistíocht ag dul isteach sna scoileanna, agus ní hamháin sna scoileanna speisialta agus na ranganna speisialta. Tá scoileanna i gcoitinne i gceist freisin. Tá an-infheistíocht ar fad ann. Déanfaidh mé fiosrú leis an Aire maidir leis an scoil seo. Níl an t-eolas agam go mion faoi cad atá ar siúl idir an scoil agus an Roinn nó oifigigh na Roinne ach táim muiníneach go mbeimid in ann dul chun cinn a fheiscint sa togra seo sar i bhfad. Is féidir liom é seo a ardú leis an Aire.

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