Clerical Influence Delaying Construction of Schools?

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A clip from RTE about the continuing delays in building a school in Laytown, on the coast of Meath: Laytown row as temporary classrooms plan falls through -- Shane McEntee TD (FG) says classrooms are badly needed at Scoil Oilibhéar Naofa for the next school year in September I was speaking to a Meath county councillor recently about the situation in Laytown. He said that, more than two years ago, he was on the proposed site for the school. At that time, the board of management were told to apply for planning permission and that funding had been approved. Since that time they have screwed around and achieved nothing, proving only that they have no business running a board of management. The councillor -- from one of the opposition parties, which as a group are in favour of a secular republic -- said that Bishop Michael Smith has been a nuisance when it comes to setting up new schools, because he's angling to maintain Catholic Church control, even when the church has no right, or ability, to control these schools. Of course, you're free to discount these assertions because of the fact that I haven't named the source.