Mr. Liam Burke:

Deputy Thomas Byrne asked a question on the reason the children are so happy and that teachers are satisfied with the situation. We have a very positive culture in the school. We have younger staff who are probably not as cynical as older people like myself. We have grown from a six-teacher school to a 23-teacher school. The building has been in the pipeline throughout that time but I note we have space. There is no site issue, for example.

We have a culture of respect in our school.

Communication was mentioned. I have always updated parents on this matter. They know where we stand and what the issues are, and they know when we have had a meeting with a politician or someone else. The parents are beginning to lose patience. Part of the problem with parents is that the school is a transient issue for them. It is not transient for our staff. We have been in this process for 14 or 15 years and our staff are getting tired of the whole thing. At the same time, our morale is still high. The management team and I are responsible for that. However, we need to see some movement on this issue in the very near future.