South Kildare TD voicing concerns about delays with getting tendering process in place for new school

A South Kildare TD has been a long time lobbying for the new school at St Pauls in Monasterevin.

Last week Deputy Fiona  O’Loughlin reiterated her frustration to the Taoiseach over the continued delays that are holding up the progress.

Deputy O’Loughlin said:“In the Dáil last week I again raised my frustration over the delays within the Department of Education and Skills to progress with the tendering process for a new school for St Paul's in Monasterevin."

She said:“Earlier in the year I brought my Party Leader, Micheál Martin and candidate for the upcoming elections, Anne Connolly to meet with the Principal, Brian Bergan, teachers and concerned parents. Micheál couldn’t believe how well the school were coping given the facilities they had. The school are waiting 16 years for a new building and there is always one thing after another that delays the development for them”.

She said:“I am disappointed with the Taoiseach's

response and I am disappointed with the lack of development that has been continually promised by the Minster and Department. The wider community of Monasterevin are extremely disappointed with the situation and I feel the Minister and his Department are letting them down even more by not speeding up the procedure to get to tendering”.