Parents seek emergency intervention
‘WE WANT emergency legislation, we want to say to the government we’re not going to wait, we want you to take action. Don’t fob it off on the NDFA and the department even, we want you to go right to the Taoiseach and just do it – you’ve got the power,’ said parent Aileen O’Reilly.
‘In the history of this country, say for example when the banks were threatened, and the insurance corporation of Ireland was threatened back in the 80s, governments enacted emergency legislation to protect the interests of the banks rather than the people,’ said Cllr Joe Behan.
Parents present at the meeting agreed with this sentiment, and called for emergency measures to be taken to get their children into their new school.
‘We want our school, and we want it now,’ said a father from the audience.
‘When people speak en-masse, politicians act,’ said Cllr Steven Matthews. M
‘ There is no situation in which you are not walking into that school,’ said Deputy Steven Donnelly.
Other councillors to address and encourage e the meeting included Jennifer n Whitmore, Brendan Thornhill, Oliver O O’Brien, Tom Fortune and Daire D Nolan.
Cllr Oliver O’Brien wondered what might happen if the students and teachers turned up at the school.
‘What would happen if you decided e in the morning you were going to walk w into the school?’ he said.
‘ The parents, teachers and students have waited for more than 20 years for this new school,’ said Cllr Jennifer Whitmore. ‘It is completely unacceptable that the school is now on hold again, with no obvious plan in place to deal with it. I will take all the t issues raised at the meeting and bring b them up at the next KWETB meeting.’ m
‘We have marched before to Dáil Eireann,’ E said the principal as the meeting drew to a close. ‘Let’s get the boots out again.’