Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for the update but it is simply unacceptable that four areas of the building are out of use and have been thus since September. For some administrative reason, the emergency works scheme cannot provide funding for full roof works so this is now being put off, potentially until the summer, meaning that the children will not have access for the full school year to four rooms. This is not a large building so the children are being deprived of a very significant part of the their facilities. I appeal to the Minister of State to raise with the Departments of education and equality the need to carry out the remedial works urgently and not to wait until the summer works scheme comes into play. It is so important that children have access to the full facilities that should be available to them in the school. Currently, they are being deprived of those facilities.

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