Henny Penny
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I listened with interest to Liveline today to the ongoing situation in Laytown where there are children with no school to attend.
How was this allowed to happen ... and is this only going to be the tip of the iceberg. From my understanding of the situation (and I'm open to correction on this) the dept of Education has approved the provision of prefabs for temporary accommodation in the school. (Funny how temporary accommodation could be for 30 years ... but that's another point). The necessary planning for this temporary accommodation was not obtained for a number of very valid reasons.
How shortsighted was the government, and the local county council to allow a situation like this to arise? Who is to blame? Is it the children starting junior infants ... were they born in the wrong place at the wrong time? How many more cases like this will crop up when illconsider badly planned housing developments are allowed to proceed without the required infrastructure in place? Would it happen in Dun Laoghaire where the minister for education has her constituency?
How was this allowed to happen ... and is this only going to be the tip of the iceberg. From my understanding of the situation (and I'm open to correction on this) the dept of Education has approved the provision of prefabs for temporary accommodation in the school. (Funny how temporary accommodation could be for 30 years ... but that's another point). The necessary planning for this temporary accommodation was not obtained for a number of very valid reasons.
How shortsighted was the government, and the local county council to allow a situation like this to arise? Who is to blame? Is it the children starting junior infants ... were they born in the wrong place at the wrong time? How many more cases like this will crop up when illconsider badly planned housing developments are allowed to proceed without the required infrastructure in place? Would it happen in Dun Laoghaire where the minister for education has her constituency?