Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the condition of many of our schools. We have some fantastic physical buildings. The Taoiseach was in one recently in my community in Kingswood. That shows what is possible. That should be what we aspire to for all our children to have access to. Unfortunately, many children go to school in buildings that are completely unfit for the purpose of being used as schools and need new, quality buildings in their place. For example, the Minister for Education was recently out in St. Aidan’s Community School in Brookfield. She saw it, and the Taoiseach can ask her about it. It is in a terribly dilapidated state. The roof is an ongoing problem. There are multiple serious leaks through the roof every year. The carpet is damaged as a consequence. The external walls have white stuff coming out of them in many places. The windows are in a terrible state. I could go on.

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