Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I support the comments made by Deputy Clarke on this issue. On top of the issue of transport to school, I also flag the issue of transport between school campuses. The proposal put forward by the Minister's Department for Owenabue Educate Together national school sees the school split between two campuses for its temporary accommodation. Split campuses are rarely ideal. However, in a situation of being on two opposite sides of such a busy town as Carrigaline, it is completely unworkable. It will be unworkable for staff in particular transferring between the two, but also for parents dropping off between the two if they have a child in the secondary school as well. It is unworkable. It is a significant threat to the school and to its ability to grow and prosper. I have written to the Minister in the past few days. Is it possible to get a response to that? I also believe it is possible to locate the entire school temporary accommodation on the site where its permanent accommodation will be at the end of it.

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