Responding to reports today that two Dublin schools have been shut down after structural problems were discovered in the buildings, Social Democrats Councillor Cian O\u2019Callaghan said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no excuse for the inaction by the Department \u2013 there should have been immediate inspection and audits of all similar schools that were built by Western Building Systems at that time”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Responding to reports today that two Dublin schools have been shut down after structural problems were discovered in the buildings, Social Democrats Councillor Cian O\u2019Callaghan said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Department of Education has been aware that there is a serious fire safety problem in several schools since fire inspection reports were carried out in 2016.<\/p>\n
\u201cFire safety issues with schools built by Western Building Systems were first flagged three years ago at Rush-Lusk Educate Together primary school.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no excuse for the inaction by the Department \u2013 there should have been immediate inspection and audits of all similar schools that were built by Western Building Systems at that time.<\/p>\n
\u201cMinister Richard Bruton TD who was the Minister for Education over this time must answer questions as to why he failed to put the safety of our children first and failed to take action to ensure that a complete audit of the problem was carried out in an urgent fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n
ENDS<\/p>\n
23rd October 2018<\/p>\n
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