Catherine Ardagh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the ladies in the Public Gallery from Mercy Secondary School in Inchicore. I particularly wish to mention the transition year class who are doing a project on the lack of amenities in their area, Inchicore, and the lack of resources for their school as part of the Young Social Innovators programme. They are very passionate about the area. Their school is the only girls school in Inchicore and is attended by many girls from the area. The students told me that the school has a pitch but there are no nets in the goals, which is extraordinary. These young girls are campaigning passionately to ensure that Inchicore is the best place in which to live and has amenities to allow them to play, shop, live and work. I spoke to them at length before the Order of Business. They are very concerned by the lack of housing in the Inchicore area. I commend them on their project and wish them every success. I hope the project does well in the competition.