John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Since the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Quinn, came to office, I have raised repeatedly with them the case of Gaelscoil Philib Barún, Tramore. At 29 years, this Gaelscoil has waited longer than any other school in the country for a permanent building. The past 11 years has been spent in a site owned by the Department of Education and Skills in ageing prefabs, some owned by and others rented by the Department. To date, almost €2 million has been spent on temporary accommodation. Does the Minister of State agree this is an excessive waste of public funds and is money that could have been spent constructing a new school?

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