Dessie Ellis (Dublin North-West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I am delighted that the land swap has been agreed, there but I am worried about the Minister of State's comment to the effect that there are a lot of surveys to be done. The Oscar Traynor Woods complex is right beside the school. Some 895 apartments and houses are being built there. In nearby Whitehall, Santry and Coolock, vast numbers of apartments are also being built. It is an absolute necessity to get this school going. I know the Minister of State is saying it will take until the middle of next year. People have been waiting more than 19 years for this. It is getting to the point of ridiculousness that we have not got any further. I hope the Minister will listen and speed up this process.

Tá an scoil seo an-cháiliúil ar fad agus tá sí ag dul chun cinn freisin. Tá a lán páistí ag feitheamh ar áit sa scoil seo agus tá liosta feithimh fada ann. It is really frustrating that we have such a long list of people waiting to get into the school. We need the 16 classrooms that are going to be built there. At present we have nine and it is not enough. We need to get this moving. If anyone values the Irish language, this is an opportunity to put in place the facilities that are required in this area. The demand is there. Tá an-éileamh sa cheantar seo ar Ghaelscoil Cholmcille.

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