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

Can the Minister clarify if the children will be out of this dungeon, effectively, in November as Educate Together was promised? The only reason parents gave this a shot was because they felt they had no choice. There were other alternatives including busing children to Blanchardstown or Castleknock, but parents decided to have a little faith and go with this option. They are not waiting to move into a permanent school building; that would take a long time. There is meant to be a temporary school building. Will that be ready? Will they be out of this building in November or is the Minister seriously expecting children to stay in one of these basements of a gym, which had to be subdivided and had to have toilets put in?

This problem boils down to misplanning. The Rathborne area was developed over many years; it was planned for years. It was known that people would have children and that those children would need a school, and Ashtown Educate Together was deemed to be necessary by the Department for many years. Can the Minister clarify if the parents have to wait for the permanent building he mentioned to be built or will they be moved to a more suitable, appropriate temporary dwelling?

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