Calls for Gaelscoil project to progress
April 17, 2012
South Tipperary independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Government to progress the Gaelscoil Cluain Meala project to planning stage without delay.
Deputy McGrath who was involved in ensuring the site acquisition in 2010 and ensuring that monies were paid over to South Tipperary County Council for the site has expressed his dismay at the lack of action from the Department of Education in advancing the Gaelscoil project.
“The site for the Gaelscoil was acquired at the end of 2010, subject to planning permission, yet the Department has made absolutely no effort to bring the project to the planning stages. I have been informed that Department officials have held one preliminary pre-planning discussion with planning officials in Clonmel Borough Council but there has been no other contact between the Department of Education and Clonmel Borough Council,” said Deputy McGrath
“There was a time-frame set down for this project to go through planning stages, yet the Department have not done anything since site acquisition. Are they just going to sit around and wait for this project to fall flat on its face after so much effort was put into acquiring the site?” he continued.
“I am calling on the Department of Education to make an effort to advance this project without further delay,” he said.
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