Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has said that the Education Minister's decision to approve four new Irish-medium schools in a time of fiscal crisis raises questions as whether there are ';different rules for different sectors';.

Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has questioned the Education Minister Caitriona Ruane over her capital investment in Irish language schools given the number of empty places within the sector throughout Northern Ireland.

Ulster Unionist Education spokesperson Basil McCrea has welcomed the decision by the Planning Service to speed up the planning process for school build projects at Tor Bank Special School and Lagan College.

Mid-Ulster MLA Billy Armstrong has called on Education Minister Catriona Ruane to resign in the wake of the announcement of which Schools have been approved or turned down for new building plans.

Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party Sir Reg Empey has said that the Minister of Education Caitriona Ruane is failing to provide adequate facilities for schools and all who use them.

Ulster Unionist Education spokesperson Basil McCrea has criticised the Minister for Education for what he has described as her failure to carry out her Ministerial duty.

So Catriona Ruane has put the Chief Officers of the relevant Education Boards under pressure, they have acquiesced and now she wants to present herself as the populist champion of the people.

Tom Elliott, Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, has questioned the level of spend on Irish Medium schools as funding starts to tighten across the education sector.

Ulster Unionist member of the Assembly Education Committee, John McCallister MLA, has said that the Minister has ';unrepentantly dragged her feet on funding for 68 schools, while managing to announce £2m of funding for Irish-medium school buildings several months ago';.

';It is a huge pity that this school is closing. I know it has a very dedicated team of staff - pupils, teachers and parents must all be extremely disappointed by this decision. I have spoken to some of the parents who feel there was inadequate consultation and that the decision to shut the school was taken too quickly.';