A major programme of works has been approved for a Clare school which the Dáil has heard is in a "decrepit condition." Following a site visit the Department of Education has given the greenlight for St.Senan's National School in Clonlara to replace its existing accommodation with new facilities that will increase the school's capacity. It's understood a block of the building built in 1968 has significantly deteriorated with reports of classrooms being cold and damp with buckled walls and dislodged windows. Clare Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe says the works must be accelerated.