Tuesday 22 January 2013

SDLP: NEW SCHOOLS FOR STRABANE!



Byrne Welcomes New Schools Proposals for West Tyrone!

Mr Byrne, SDLP MLA for West Tyrone, welcomes the new build proposals for some schools in the West Tyrone area.  He says ‘these will not only be welcomed by the schools themselves but will be welcomed by the construction industry in the area’.
‘I congratulate the pupils, staff and governors of Omagh Integrated Primary School as well as Strabane Academy and Gaelscoil Ui Dhochartaigh P.S. in Strabane. This is a welcome boost for these schools and I wish them well with their new builds.’
In regard to the Lisanelly Shared Education Campus it is good that the Minister brought some clarity to the situation on the way forward. He outlined a new build replacement project proposal for Arvalee Special School at Lisanelly and this is also to be welcomed.
In conclusion, Joe Byrne MLA stated ‘this statement by John O’ Dowd, Education Minister ,is a positive signal from the Department of Education at this time, particularly  given that £40 million has been allocated to schools maintenance and a capital built programme of £220 million across the North.

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