Vol. 219 No. 3
asked the Minister for Education what is the up-to-date position regarding the proposed new national school for boys at New Inn, Cashel, County Tipperary; and if, in view of the overcrowded, dilapidated and insanitary condition of the present school, he will take steps to provide a new school with the least possible delay.
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asked the Minister for Education what proposals he has for the provision of modern sanitary facilities for Knockgraffon national school, Cahir, County Tipperary; and when he expects that such sanitary facilities will be provided.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 58 together.
As I have stated on previous occasions, it is my policy, in the educational interests of the children concerned, that smaller schools should where feasible, be discontinued and provision made for the pupils in larger schools to which they would be brought by transport services.
My Department is at present investigating the matter of the centralisation of the New Inn parish schools on these lines.
It has been decided, however, to allow the building of the New Inn boys' school to proceed without prejudice to the question of centralisation as the school is located at the focal point of the parish.
The matter of providing sanitary facilities at Knockgraffon is before the Department at present but until the whole question of centralisation has been fully investigated and decided upon it will not be possible to say what further action should be taken in the matter.
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asked the Minister for Education what steps are being taken to provide a new school for Newtown, Ballymacarberry, Clonmel, County Tipperary.
Sketch plans have been prepared for the new school at Newtown. My Department will sanction a grant towards the cost of erecting the school when satisfactory evidence of title to the site has been submitted by the Very Reverend Manager.
