John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

This matter relates to the Christian Brothers national school in New Ross in County Wexford. Before the last local and general elections, funds were promised by Government candidates for the development of a new school building. The original school building is still in use, but I am not sure how old it is. I was in contact recently with a number of teachers at the school who told me there is a serious possibility that the windows could fall in on top of students over the winter months. People who are familiar with New Ross know that it lies on the banks of the River Barrow. I would like to know if the Department has made any progress towards providing a new building for the Christian Brothers' national school in New Ross.