Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

There is a massive crisis in the education system. While the Department of Education seems to be more interested in culture wars against the will of the majority of parents in the country, most parents just want schools built in their local areas. Thousands of children are currently going to inefficient, rotten, cold school prefabs. In some cases, the second generation of the same family is going to school in the same prefabs. Other children are going to school in buildings that are over 100 years old and are a threat to their health. These schools have been battling for 20 years to be upgraded. Some of them were literally days away from having the ground broken for the required builds. The Taoiseach sat where the Tánaiste is sitting this week and said the school building projects in question will go ahead this year. The Minister for Education was questioned today and she could not agree with the Taoiseach. Who is right? Is the Taoiseach right that the school builds will go ahead this year, or is it the case that the Minister cannot confirm this, as she alluded to? Will the Tánaiste be clear and honest in answering the question? Campaigners and communities want to know the answer.

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