Statement by TUV Fermanagh and South Tyrone Assembly candidate Donald Crawford:
“The claim by the DUP today that they are the party to stop squander on Irish language schools cannot be taken seriously when considered in light of their record in the last Assembly.
“In Fermanagh we saw the closure of Enniskillen Collegiate, one of the most prestigious schools in Northern Ireland.
“While the Collegiate – which was oversubscribed – was closed by the Sinn Fein Minister, he approved an Irish language school with just 14 pupils in Dungiven.
“Similarly, while a number of years ago Lisnaskea High School was closed for having “only” 140 pupils an Irish language school has been approved on the site of the old High School with only 38 pupils!
“All this happened while the DUP were the largest party in the Assembly.
“If the DUP are the people to resist Sinn Fein/IRA’s assault on our education system and stop the squander on Irish language schools why did they not call in any of these decisions over the last five years?
“People should not be fooled by bluff and bluster on the mouth of an election but consider the record of the Executive in which the DUP was the largest party.”