EDUCATION MINISTER PLEDGES HELP FOR EGLISH NS

Date Published: 02-May-2008

Education minister Mary Hanafin says her Department is trying to make 'immediate progress' to solve a crisis situation at Eglish National School in AhascaraghThe school has no central heating, a rotten roof, cracked walls, disintegrating windows as well as damp, mould, snails, bats and rats.The situation at the 48 pupil school was recently highlighted in the Dail by Galway East TD Ulick Burke.Speaking to Galway Bay FM news Minister Hanafin would not yet confirm if she will be sanctioning funding for a new permanent school building.However the Minister says her department IS working with the school to secure alternative accommodation for the next school year.