Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am struggling to find words here. I have just told the Minister that a 114-page document has been sent to her. I have seen it and it contains photographic evidence of the absolutely appalling conditions that teachers and children have to endure. Planning permission was lost because two contractors did not proceed to tender stage. There has been a lack of urgency in the Minister’s Department. I have read some of the emails from the school's board of management. It makes for harrowing reading to see the correspondence it gets from the teachers and parents. My question is very clear: when will the Minister's Department issue a letter of intent to the proposed contractor and when will the construction commence? I am really hoping the Minister can give assurance now here on the floor of the Dáil about when that will happen. It is straightforward. There is a trail of correspondence and contact from the board of management with the officials in the Minister’s Department and the lack of urgency is simply unacceptable. I am expecting good news here tonight.

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