There is no good news for the pupils, parents, teachers and supporters of Westport's Gaelscoil says Tom Plunkett, Assistant Principal, Department of Education & Science in a letter to Westport Town Council this month.
According to the Department of Education "in light of current competing demands on the Capital Budget of this Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the Gaelscoil to tender and construction at this time."
Labour's Cllr Keith Martin says this letter is a "grave disappointment to the parents and supporters of the Gaelscoil as it leaves them in a continuing limbo of doubt. There were a lot of promises made in relation to the school and while the site has been acquired on the Golf Course Road and planning permission received, there has been no further action in funding the much-needed new school building."
The letter was a response to Westport Town Council's correspondence with the Department of Education in relation to the Council's preparations for the Council's new park and recreational facilities for the Golf Course Road adjacent to the Gaelscoil site.
The Golf Course Road park will be built independently of the Gaelscoil project and the work is expected to go to tender in a matter of weeks. The Park will provide parkland, a playing pitch, walkways and two children's play areas.
"It is only a pity that the Gaelscoil will not be completed at the same time as the park as it would place the school building and its basketball/volleyball areas at the disposal of the community in addition to the new park" concluded Cllr Martin.
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