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To: The minister for Education Norma Foley, the Taoiseach, all local TD’s and Councillors in Dublin Bay North
24 Years Waiting for a School!!!
Gealcholáiste Reachrann in Donaghmede are waiting 24 years on a permanent school building! They are currently in prefabs not fit for purpose! Students and teachers have to wear their jackets all day to stay warm! This is absolutely outrageous in this day and age in one of the world’s richest countries! They also lack basic facilities other schools have in order for students to thrive. They have no school hall, no canteen, the outdoor area is very poor and they don’t even have a bike shed!!!
We have been raising this issue since the beginning of the year, many others for years before us. We have been told by the department it was a priority for them for 2024 and despite us nearing the end of the year now, no progress has been made on this whatsoever! This is completely unacceptable, our children deserve better from our government!
We will not accept lip service on this matter any longer! We want action, and we want it now!!!
We have been raising this issue since the beginning of the year, many others for years before us. We have been told by the department it was a priority for them for 2024 and despite us nearing the end of the year now, no progress has been made on this whatsoever! This is completely unacceptable, our children deserve better from our government!
We will not accept lip service on this matter any longer! We want action, and we want it now!!!
Why is this important?
Our children are expected to concentrate and reach their full potential learning in freezing cold conditions, in prefabs that are not fit for purpose! They are missing out on other basic facilities other schools have such as a school hall and a canteen! The school has to turn down opportunities of extracurricular activities, such as drama and sports because they don’t have the facilities to accommodate it! They have to walk 15 minutes to a nearby hall to do PE, and if the weather is bad they have to cancel! This simply is not good enough and there is no excuse for it to be going on for 24 years!!!
Despite the amazing work done by teachers in Gaelcholáiste Reachrann, there is only so much they can do in these deplorable conditions. It’s a wonder they can get anyone to work in the school at all! These conditions are having a huge negative impact on both teachers and students and something needs to be done about it urgently!
Despite the amazing work done by teachers in Gaelcholáiste Reachrann, there is only so much they can do in these deplorable conditions. It’s a wonder they can get anyone to work in the school at all! These conditions are having a huge negative impact on both teachers and students and something needs to be done about it urgently!