James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

St. Mary's is urgently in need of a permanent structure to encompass 20 classrooms. Currently, it only has five classrooms in a permanent structure, two of which are in a general purpose room and a computer room. This limits both ICT education and physical education. All other classes and support teachers, totalling 27, are in prefab accommodation, which is unacceptable.

I praise the principal, Ms Helen O'Gorman, and the staff, who give 100%-----

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