Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I am trying to take this in. It is incredibly disappointing for this school. From reading this reply, it would appear that it is expected that the school will take everything that has been packed up and is in storage in a different county, bring it back into the school that has already been deemed inappropriate, and that the school will be put in there for a month or two while this work happens, before the school is actually placed back in its new temporary accommodation.

This will be a huge upset for the school and for the children. As the Minister knows, children with special needs and additional needs must have routine and be able to plan. These children will now be forced back into a very uncertain period. It is unacceptable that this school will not have Ravenswell available to it in September.

Will the Minister expedite this work? Much of the work that has not happened, such as the licence, is something that could have happened administratively. It did not need to be postponed because of Covid-19. It is not like work on the construction site. I am really disappointed, therefore, that this has not happened and that the school is not getting ready to move into its new accommodation. Perhaps it might be possible to open a channel of discussion with the school itself, because it is completely unaware of this situation. The school will be really disappointed and frustrated to hear this news.

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