I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 160 on Wednesday, 30 October, 1996, in which I indicated that an examination of the overall accommodation situation in the Mallow centre was being carried out by my Department.
As soon as this examination is completed, I will be in a position to make a decision as to whether a site should be purchased for the purpose of building a new permanent school building for gaelscoil Thomáis Dáibhís. I assure the Deputy that the matter is being accorded the highest priority in my Department.