Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister of State clarify what he means by "shortly"? This is a burning issue for many parents and families in Tyrrelstown. The area has been badly served by poor and corrupt planning. A decision was made to allow the developer to pay money in lieu of open space and the people of the area have been starved of pitches and community facilities for years. The delay in the school project is not only preventing the school from opening, which is dreadful, but also preventing the local authority from developing pitches. That is because the local authority has a deal with the Department to reuse the topsoil from the school site for the pitches.

Four GAA pitches, two soccer pitches and a cricket pitch are waiting, as is a park that has been promised to residents for many years. Will the school be ready in September 2016?

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