Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

I am very concerned about the band rating of 2.5 assigned to the school, as clearly this is wrong. The Minister of State is denying the recommendations made in the Department's own report on school accommodation needs in south Galway, including Calasanctius College. Not only does it state capacity at Calasanctius College should grow to 800 pupils by 2012, it also states it needs this accommodation in 2010. It further recommends that there should be another school in Kinvara serving the areas of Clarinbridge and Oranmore. How can we have the band rating of 2.5 changed to band 1? The priority of need is pressing in this case. Calasanctius College is unable to meet the needs of either the parish, the catchment area or its feeder schools. Therefore, it is in crisis.