Galway Bay fm newsroom - Funding has been approved for emergency accommodation at St. Teresa's Special School in Ballinasloe.
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The school - which was established in 2008 - is currently based at the Ballinasloe Enterprise Centre.
It's currently at capacity and concerns had been raised students would be turned away in September due to the lack of space.
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However, it's now been confirmed that funding has been approved for two new classrooms under the Additional Accommodation Scheme.
Meanwhile, plans for a new permanent school building for St. Teresa’s Special School are still at site acquisition stage.
Senator Aisling Dolan says the approval for the two emergency classrooms is a huge relief - to hear more, tune in to Galway Bay fm news on the hour
