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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 9 Nov 2000

Vol. 525 No. 4

Written Answers. - School Accommodation.

Tom Enright

Question:

159 Mr. Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress in providing a new language room, art room, science room, physical education room, staff accommodation and toilets at St. Rynagh's community college, Banagher, County Offaly; if his attention has been drawn to the over-crowding in corridors, assembly areas, and lack of lockers, cloakroom, changing rooms and shower facilities at the school; if his attention has further been drawn to the risk on a daily basis from an unsafe boiler and insufficient toilet facilities and the number that the toilet facilities were originally designed to cater for; and if his attention has further been drawn to the serious over-crowding in the school as the school was originally designed for 275 pupils and that there are now 365 pupils. [25330/00]

County Offaly Vocational Education Committee has applied to my Department for major capital works to be carried out at St. Ryanagh's community college in Banagher. In advance of undertaking a capital investment programme at St. Ryanagh's community college, it is necessary to assess the entire second level educational infrastructure in the town. This assessment is being conducted within my Department currently. When completed, a programme to rectify all identified infrastructural deficiencies at the college will be commissioned.

Officials of my Department have been in direct contact with County Offaly VEC regarding the need to upgrade the heating system at the school.

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