Debate contribution: Schools: Major Capital Works Programme

Debate contribution by Mrs Ciara Ferguson on 23 February 2026.

MLA: Mrs Ciara Ferguson
Party at the time: Sinn Féin
Date: 23 February 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Schools: Major Capital Works Programme
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5400017

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Thank you for the update, Minister. As you are aware from your recent visit, St Brigid's College was ranked 12 out of 28 on the list. Currently, it awaits five specialist provision classrooms. They will not be delivered until January 2029. It has 14 locations that need minor accessibility work, which will not be completed until February 2028. It has a lack of car parking, and, for the past two years, the Department has been working to try to secure additional car parking. It has no sixth form. However, in particular, nothing has happened to its canteen that was ranked as one of the worst pre-COVID, and, once again, it has been closed down.

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3155/22-27.

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