Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 10 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed)

Photo of Matt ShanahanMatt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hope there will be quite a bit of oversight on this because from the look of them, the tenders will be large and it would be a shame if Irish SMEs do not get a full opportunity to tender.

I wish to raise an issue in which I have a family interest. It was stated that 12 schools are getting special supports in terms of accommodation. I wish to raise the Ballygunner Gaelcholáiste, which has been missing two prefabs since March 2018 because the "beast from the east" roared in and dumped snow that led to the collapse of the ceiling in two prefabs and they have not been replaced since. There is still ongoing discussion about it. How are these students going to get back to school with social distancing? I urge the Department to give special attention to that school before the return in September.

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