Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her reply. In 2020, the school in Coomhola, which is north of Bantry in west Cork, was approved for the building of a new classroom to replace two Portakabins, which are very unsuitable for long-term use as classrooms. As we know, Portakabins are cold and very damp in winter and too hot during warm weather. In August 2022, I wrote the Department on behalf of the school. The representation was acknowledged on 10 August by the Minister's private secretary but no work has commenced since then. The new classroom is urgently needed by this very progressive school. I thank all the staff and the board of management. They are very anxious that the building should be ready for the next school year beginning in September. Will the Minister give the people of Coomhola and the surrounding area a promise that the new classroom will be in place by 1 September 2023?

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