Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome it as well. It arose from this committee and the questions we asked. It was brought to my attention by the story of Lenaboy, the former industrial school in Galway. It has still not been finalised but Mr. Ó Foghlú is keeping his word and keeping us updated. There was a narrative that St. Anne's, Lenaboy, was given as a gift to the city but it was given as part of the redress scheme. Unfortunately, it remains empty. It was given over, theoretically, in 2009 but because they held onto it for so long, I have no idea of what the cost of bringing it up to par will be. What the council will get as redress has to be seriously questioned, as has the security issue.