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Cáineadh don Roinn i dtaobh Easpa Cothromaíochta - Dhá scoil ag
roinnt foirgnimh, ach gan cothrom na Féinne eatarthu.
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Department criticised for inconsistency -
Two schools share building but are not treated equally.
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Cáineadh
don Roinn i dtaobh Easpa Cothromaíochta
Dhá
scoil ag roinnt foirgnimh, ach gan cothrom na Féinne eatarthu
Droch phleanáil agus easpa leanúnachais
maidir le bronnadh deontais chíosa agus aitheantas buan ag an Roinn
Oideachais agus Eolaíochta is cúis le neamhchinnteacht suímh Ghaelscoil
Bhaile Brigin, i dTuaisceart Chontae Átha Cliath. Beidh an scoil
ag roinnt Sunshine House le Bracken Educate Together, atá le hoscailt
dé Luain seo chugainn (24ú Mean Fomhair).
Tá Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín, scoil
idirchreidmheach, atá ar an bhfód le hos cionn bliana, fós ag fanacht
ar aitheantas buan ón Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta. Go dtí go
mbronnfar aitheantas buan ar an scoil, beidh easpa deontais ag cur bac
leo agus ní bhronnfar suíomh buan orthu.
Ar an lámh eile, tá aitheantas buan tugtha ag
an Roinn do Bracken Educate Together cheana féin, le gealltanais de
dheontas iomlán agus suíomh buan.
Deir príomhoide Ghaelscoil Bhaile Brigín,
Clodagh Ní Mhaoilchiaráin “Tréaslaímid agus déanamid
comhghairdeas le Bracken Educate Together as an scoil a bhunú agus a
oscailt chomh tapa sin agus táimid ag súil le hobair taobh leo ag
cinntiú go bhfaigheann scoláirí an dá scoil an t-oideachas is fearr gur
féidir. Ach is gá an Roinn a cheistiú i dtaobh an bealach gur
féidir leo cúrsaí deontais agus suímh a shocrú do scoil amháin níos
tapúla agus níos práinní ná ceann eile, cé go bhfuil siad lonnaithe san
áit chéanna agus an fráma ama céanna ar an dá cheann. Níl aon
fáth nach mbeadh áit ag gach páiste ar scoil. Níl ag
teastáil anseo ach cumas agus pleanáil."
Ní fhaigheann Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín
ach 75% de dheontas, áit go bhfaigheann Bracken Educate Together
100% - rud nach bhfuil tárlaithe cheana. Go dtí seo, an
t-uasmhéid a bhí ann ná 95%. Chuige sin, agus aitheantas buan
bronnta ar an nGaelscoil, fós ní bheidh ach 95% den deontas céanna á
fáil acu. Faoi láthair, tá Bord na Gaelscoile ag fanacht ar
chinnteacht ón Roinn Oideachais go mbeidh leanúnachas agus
cothromaíocht i dtaobh tearmaí agus coinníollacha cíosa ann don dá
scoil.
Deir Clodagh Ní Mhaoilchiaráin “tá
éigínteacht ag baint lenár suíomh buan agus cá mbeimid lonnaithe amach
anseo. Tá iarratas curtha faoi bhráid na Roinne ó Mí Eanair 2007
do shuíomh i dTalamh an Chaisleán i mBaile Brigín, ach go dtí go bhfuil
aitheantas buan againn, tuigtear dúinn nach féidir suíomh a bhronnadh
orainn”
“Níl ag teastáil uainn ach cothromaíocht
agus leanúnachas ón Aire”
Osclaíodh Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín le 36 dalta
i Mean Fomhair 2006 agus d’athoscail sé i Mean Fomhair 2007 le
67. Tuarann an bord go mbeidh 57 dalta eile ag tosú i Mean
Fomhair 2008.
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Press statement
Department criticised for
inconsistency
Two schools share building but
are not treated equally
Bad planning
decisions and inconsistent awarding of funding and permanent status
by the Department of Education & Science has cast a cloud over
the future of Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín (Balbriggan) in North County
Dublin. The school is to share the Sunshine House building with the
Bracken Educate Together school, which is due to open on Monday next
(24th September).
Gaelscoil
Bhaile Briggín, an interdenominational school, in operation for over
a year is still awaiting permanent recognition. Until permanent
recognition is granted, the gaelscoil will suffer from lack of
funding and will not be granted with a permanent site.
By contrast,
the Department has granted Bracken Educate Together instant permanent
status with the guarantees of full funding, instant permanent
recognition and a permanent site.
Clodagh Ní Mhaoilchiaráin, Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín
principal, said, “We commend and congratulate Bracken Educate
Together for the speed at which the new school was set up and look
forward to co-operating with them to ensure that the pupils of both
schools receive the best education possible. But we must
question how the Department can arrange funding and facilities for
one educational institution with more urgency than another. There is
no reason why every child should not have a place in school. It all
comes down to competent planning on the part of the Department of
Education and Science.”
Gaelscoil
Bhaile Brigín only receives 75 per cent funding while Bracken Educate
Together
receives an unprecedented 100 per cent; previously, the maximum
funding available has been 95 per cent. Thus, Bhaile Brigín achieves
permanent recognition, an anomaly will still exist as it will only
receive 95 per cent funding. Currently, the Gaelscoil Board is
waiting for confirmation from the Department that the terms and
conditions for the funding of both schools will be consistent.
Clodagh Ní Mhaoilchiaráin said, “We are
uncertain of our future location unless we can receive permanent
recognition from the Department. We submitted an application in
January 2007 for our permanent site to be situated on the Castlelands
site in Balbriggan. However, we need permanent recognition before any
site can be granted.
“All
we are asking the Minister for is fairness and consistency.”
Gaelscoil
Bhaile Brigín opened its doors to 36 pupils in September 2006 and
resumed this September with 67 students. The Board estimates that a
further 57 pupils will join in September 2008.
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