St. Patrick's national school in Celbridge is at crisis point. It has been promised a new school for 18 years. Parents and teachers have been in touch with me about leaks, rodents and even parts of the school being held together with duct tape. Despite the Minister, Deputy Naughton, visiting the school two weeks ago, it did not make the priority list published the other day. It is completely unfit for anyone to teach or learn in. The Celbridge three school campus has been at planning stage for the past ten years. It is as stage 2a now. St. Patrick's, St. Rachel's and Celbridge Community College are dependent on this campus.

The situation is also contributing to longer waiting lists for national schools, which is a new thing for people in Celbridge. When will the campus be delivered? Can appropriate temporary classrooms be provided to St. Patrick's school while it awaits the delivery of its new building?

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. As she stated, it is an issue of which the Minister is aware on foot of her recent visit to Celbridge. I will speak with the Minister, Deputy Naughton, about this in order to determine when St. Patrick's National School can expect progress on the campus and on what can be done in the interim. I will ask the Minister to come back to the Deputy directly.