There are calls for an educational campus, including a primary and secondary school, to be built in Milltown.
Fianna Fáil councillor Michael O’Shea says there aren’t enough services in the area to deal with the influx of people, who’ll be residing in the town over the next two to three years.
Cllr Michael O’Shea says the education services in Milltown are not capable of handling the pressure that’s currently there, adding they’re full to capacity.
He says lands have been zoned in the area for further education and wants to see a new campus built which would include a primary and secondary school to cater for locals.
Cllr O’Shea says with the number of houses being built, there’ll be an influx of people, 200 families, arriving into the area over the coming years; he fears buses will be taking children to other parts of the county to go to school as a result.
He’s calling on the council to ask the Department of Education and Minister for Education Norma Foley what contingency plans have they in situ to deal with the additional families.
Cllr Michael O’Shea says the council is more than welcome to develop Milltown, but says the necessary services also need to be put in place.
