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Posted by David O Byrne on November 8, 2010
Labour Party member of Passage West Town Council, Cllr David O’Byrne has welcomed the announcement from the Department of Education that final contracts for the new Star of the Sea primary school are to be signed this week.
Cllr O’Byrne said that he is delighted for the people of the town who have been fighting for the new school for over a decade. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by David O Byrne on November 4, 2010
Dave outside new prefabs in Star of the Sea
Today’s revelation that almost half the budget for the School Building Programme remains unspent highlights the contempt with which this Government treats children, parents and school communities around the country.
Ireland, unlike nearly every other EU Member State, has a growing population. 2008 saw the highest birth rate since 1896, according to the CSO. In two years time, 74,500 children will start school yet so far this year we have not spent €331 million of the budget for new school buildings. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by David O Byrne on June 21, 2010
Dave outside new prefabs in Star of the Sea
Following questions to the minister for education it is obvious that the new school project has seen little or no actual progress in the last year. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by David O Byrne on September 19, 2009
Cork County Council has declined to give planning permission for the proposed new primary school at Maulbaun. In a letter dated 30/07/09 the planning department of informed the Department of Education of 14 points which must be addressed before the school can go ahead.
The full text of the letter can be seen below . The Department has 6 months to respond to the Council. These problems with the initial planning application have obviously delayed the start of the schools building. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by David O Byrne on February 11, 2009
Last week’s announcement that work will finally start on the new Star of the Sea primary school in Passage West is a most welcome development in the long running saga of Star of the Sea. It represents the end of an eleven year wait and a hard fought campaign by the students, parents and staff of the school if it becomes a reality. While others will claim credit, in truth credit belongs to the local community alone for the pressure they have put on the government.
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