Concern has been voiced over the condition of schools across Northern Ireland as a primary in Londonderry closed ahead of urgent remedial work on the roof.

The Education Authority (EA) confirmed that Nazareth House Primary School has temporarily closed following an investigatory assessment of roofing structures at the school premises.

In October, the Stormont Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee raised concern over the maintenance of schools across Northern Ireland, with the repairs bill estimated to be “up to £800 million”.

It called for an “urgent, system-wide reform of the schools’ estate management and maintenance” following an inquiry into managing the schools estate.

Responding then, Education Minister Paul Givan said the system is facing a “capital funding crisis that must be ad

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