Lorraine Clifford Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is very good news that the Minister has issued approval in principle for the additional temporary accommodation.I take his point that a site for a new school building is being actively pursued but I put it to him that this should be a matter of urgency because the enrolment figures for the primary schools in the town of Rush show that next year there will be a similar level of demand. It is not a once-off and, as a result, more and more temporary accommodation will be required on a very small site. There are already 17 prefabs in place there. When the four new units are added in, there will be 21 prefabs. The school is urgently needed. I ask that this be made a priority. A lot of housing is being built in Fingal.

The Minister referred to Donaghmede and Blanchardstown. They are not anywhere near Rush; they are significant distances away. The people of Rush do not have any connection with Donaghmede or Blanchardstown and would not be sending their kids to either location. I ask the Minister to keep Rush and north Fingal, the area in which I live and in which the youngest and fastest-growing population in this country resides, in his thoughts.