Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know the school will be disappointed with the answer. I must make one clarification; we are not talking about an extension but a totally new school building. The core question remains as to why neighbouring schools were advanced to the band rating 1.1 when the rate of growth in some of them was not as big as that in Clarinbridge national school, yet it has been left behind.

That is the issue those concerned are pursuing. There is a suspicion there was a political stroke in the other cases. It is now time for the Department to rectify the situation and apply fairness across the board.

I thank the Minister of State. I realise he is not in a position to answer that question.