Paddy McHugh (Galway East, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss an issue of local and national importance, namely, the threatened closure of Seamount college, Kinvara, County Galway; the refusal of the Minister for Education and Science to deal effectively with the threat of closure; the inability of the Minister to comprehend the data presented to her by the school action committee, which clearly outlines the projected growth in numbers expected to attend the school; the fact that there is no spare capacity in the two other secondary schools in the area — Gort community school and Calasanctius college, Oranmore; and to allow the Minister for Education and Science, on behalf of the Government, to outline the actions she intends to take to enable Seamount college to survive into the future and to continue to deliver the excellent standard of education for which it has become renowned.

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