New school wonderful news for mullagh

After almost a decade of disappointment, a new premises for St Kilian's National School in Mullagh may finally become reality as the Minister for Education has allocated the required funding. 

A new school had originally been approved in 2006, but instead the number of prefabricated buildings bloomed - a network of eleven in total, including an unusual two-storey portacabin. The last decade saw the school's population swell by 400% from 87 pupils to 370.
Finally Minister Jan O’Sullivan has come good with the money, announcing it this morning in the Dáil.
'It's wonderful news,' enthused St Kilian's Principal Ronan McNamara, 'and we're absolutely thrilled.'
'We got word about this in 2006, so to get it over the line, even now, is a great relief.'
Work on the school is expected to commence in summer 2016.
Speaking after he was informed of this, by the Minister, Deputy Joe O'Reilly enthused: 'I was absolutely delighted to learn that Mullagh National School have finally been given the official ‘go-ahead’ by the Department to begin construction on a new National School. I know that since she was appointed as Minister for Education, Minister O’Sullivan has made clear that we need to find the funding to advance projects where school buildings are in poor condition, as well as those which have been required purely to accommodate demographic growth.’
'Fortunately, Mullagh National School has been added to a list of 16 extra school building projects, which are now part of the five year building plan. These are all projects which have proceeded through the planning process, and are at a stage where they are ready to proceed to tender, and to construction during 2015. Mullagh National School is currently at is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning and the Stage 2b Detailed Design Submission has been approved by the Department,' explained the Deputy.
Deputy O'Reilly continued by making a jibe at the failure of the Fianna Fáil-Green Party coalition to provide a school despite the national budget being in a healthier state.
'In 2006 a sixteen teacher, generic, repeat design school, was approved and unfortunately, despite the strong economic climate and construction boom at that time, the school was put on the back-burner by the previous administration. I am delighted to finally see real progress being made for the school and I want to congratulate the Principal, Ronan McNamara, Fr. Gilhooly, the Board of Management, pupils and parents. This is truly a wonderful day for Mullagh.'