Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Last June, I brought to the Dáil's attention a pressing issue concerning Castlebar Educate Together National School, which finds itself in a serious situation. It comprises 140 enrolled students, five teachers and one SNA. For the past eight years, the school has been operating out of Marsh House, a former town council building leased from Mayo County Council. The conditions are dire for an educational institution. The school is now scattered across three campuses, each with limited classroom space. The children are forced to play in a car park and in public areas, which, as the Minister will know, poses significant safety risks. Despite tireless efforts to engage with the Department of Education, the school's pleas have fallen on deaf ears, which is completely unacceptable. As a Government, we need to take immediate action to address Castlebar Educate Together National School's concerns and to secure the appropriate accommodation the school so desperately needs.

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