Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn has written to Minister for Education Richard Bruton demanding an update on the three school campus at Buncrana.
The school is to incorporate new schools for Crana College, Gaelcholáiste Chineál Eoghain and Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha
Despite assurances and promises that the campus would go ahead, not yet has ben acted upon.
This is the letter from Senator Mac Lochlainn to the Minister.
Dear Minister,
As you will recall, I wrote to you last May urging that your Department prioritise the site selection for the new three school campus at Buncrana, Co. Donegal, incorporating new schools for Crana College, Gaelcholáiste Chineál Eoghain and Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha.
At that time, I advised you that there is growing anger amongst parents in Buncrana and Inishowen at this site selection process that has been ongoing since 2005.
This is an extraordinary length of time and it is frankly indefensible.
Unfortunately, four months later, a site has still not been agreed by your Department for the new campus.
Minister, all of the buildings and sites currently housing these schools are no longer viable in terms of scale and design.
I therefore renew my appeal to you and your Department officials to do all that you can to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion and I further appeal to you that following the site selection process, that you prioritise resources in your Department to fast track planning, design and procurement to reflect the 11 years lost already.
Regards,
Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
