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Delays in Moville school
construction
22.05.08
"Why is my old school
still standing?" Keaveney asks
INISHOWEN Senator Cecilia Keaveney is seeking
answers to why work has not yet started on a new
school for Moville.
In February, the Moville-based public representative
confirmed that her old primary school in the town
centre would be demolished within days.
The old building on the grounds of Scoil Eoghain,
which currently uses prefabs, was to be razed to the
ground after the Minister for Education sanctioned
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But Senator Keaveney
has now expressed her concern at the lack of work
taking place in the grounds while the old building,
formerly known as St. Bridget's, is still standing.
"It seems strange that a project that has had pre-fabs
in situ for almost a full academic year now would
appear to be no further forward. This is a concern
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terms of the message it
sends back to the Department but is also a concern
for parents, students and teachers alike who are in
constant expectation of works not only beginning but
also concluding," she said.
She said she recently raised the matter with the
Government but as far as they were concerned, the
Moville project had received the green light while
the Education Department wanted to see it started.
Senator Keaveney, who is Seanad education
spokesperson, said she would now write to the
school's board of management for clarification.
"If we don't act now it puts back even further the
project for our students and it also sends a message
that we did not really want the project," she said.
"I do believe that there are many people eager for
work to begin. While I will be sad to see my old
school go, I know the new high-tech facility is very
much needed," she added. |
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