Nessa Cosgrove (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as teacht ar ais arís inniu. Grange Post-Primary School in north Sligo is a growing and thriving school. The whole area is developing and the population has increased a lot. The community has been asking for a 14-room extension since at least 2021. The money was approved and allocated for planning of a 14-room extension but the planning application was withdrawn in 2022 because there were not enough available parking spaces. Since 2022, seven additional pupils have joined the school but there is no temporary classroom or toilet provision. The issue was raised in January 2025 when Sligo County Council passed a motion to write to the Minister to advance the construction of an extension at Grange Post-Primary School and to grant an application for immediate emergency accommodation. There is no individual space for students because the school is growing. A lot of new subjects have been introduced and the facilities just are not there. Has an application for emergency accommodation been granted? If not, will the Minister of State confirm when the application will be granted? Will funding be provided to ensure the school can meet the conditions required to address the parking issues which led to the withdrawal of the previous planning application?