Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps the Minister for Education and Skills could take this. The programme for Government contains a commitment to promoting excellence and innovation in our schools. I want to raise the issue of St. Brigid's national school in Meath Hill, Drumconrath, County Meath, a wonderful school with 100 students and four teachers. Unfortunately, the school does not have what I would consider basic facilities. The students are in very cramped and inadequate classrooms. They have no PE hall, no storage, no principal's office, no general office, no library and no disabled toilets. The school has applied for additional accommodation funding and has been unsuccessful. Does the Minister think it is acceptable that these pupils are without what I would deem the basic facilities for providing a good education? When will he be in a position to ensure that Meath Hill has adequate facilities?

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