Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

I thank the Cathaoirleach for his time, which I appreciate.

I was contacted urgently this morning about another breakdown in education. A commitment was given to Glenamaddy community school in 2001 when it agreed to the amalgamation of two schools in Glenamaddy. Those two buildings are still in existence three quarters of a mile apart. A total of 500 second level schoolchildren are being bussed from one end of the town to the other. Some of them walk that distance. This is appalling. This gives rise to loss of learning time, inconvenience to teachers——