Tá an t-airgead ag an Aire|The Minister has the Money

De réir a admhail is déanaí, tá €386 milliúin ag an Aire Oideachais is Eolaiochta fágtha ina chiste tógála. A dhothain le fuílleach le scoil bhuan nua a thógáil do Ghaelscoil Philib Barún.

By his own recent admission, the Minister for Education clearly has a whopping €386m of unspent funding at his disposal. More than enough to build a new school for Gaelscoil Philib Barún and for many, many others too.

De bharr cúiseanna go bhfios dó amháin tá ár scoil fágtha mar aon le 1,178 scoil eile ag fanacht le hoibreacha caipitil. Is ábhar bróin é seo (tar éis 24 bliain caite cheana féin ag fanacht ar fhoirgneamh) chomh maithe le ábhar scanaill nuair a thógtar san áireamh an méid scoileanna eile sa staid chéanna linne.

However, for reasons known only to him and his department, our school is left languishing among 1,178 other schools awaiting major capital works. This is not only depressing (considering we’ve been asking for a permanent school for over 24 years) but also shocking when you consider how many other schools are in the same situation as we are.

Is coiriúil an fhiric í go bhfuil €386 milliún d’airgead buiséadaithe ach nach bhfuil caite. Coiriúil ar ár leanaí agus coiriúil ar oibrithe tógála faoi scáth na héiginnteachta agus cruatain i ndán dóibh na laethanta seo. Dheimhnigh an tAire go caithfí an airgead ach níor dúirt sé cathain, cá háit nó conas.

The mere fact that €386m of budgeted money remains unspent is not only a crime against our children but also a crime against thousands of construction workers facing very tough and uncertain times at present. The Minister has confirmed that the money will indeed be spent but he did not say when, where or how.

Leanann an feitheanh…

The waiting continues…