MINISTER REJECTS PROPOSAL FOR NEW AUGHRIM SCHOOL

Date Published: 22-Jan-2009

Parents and children of Aughrim National School have been given confirmation that a new school building will NOT be going ahead.All four Galway East TD's Paul Connaughton, Ulick Burke, Michaél Kitt, and Noel Tracey have met with Education Minister Batt O' Keeffe at Leinster House in an urgent bid to have the school included in the list of schools to be built this year.However, they were informed in no uncertain terms that Aughrim was NOT on this year's list and there were no plans to include the project.Aughrim School has approximately 130 children, many of whom are being taught in rented prefabs.There are also serious concerns about worsening conditions at the school.Deputy Paul Connaughton says that although a new school for Aughrim has NOT been given the go ahead, they will not back down.