Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

To what extent does the Department control that spending, particularly in the area of primary education? When a school gets the go-ahead to construct a new building or classroom, for example, am I right in saying primary control at that point rests with the board of management, rather than the Department? Is it essentially the case that the Department passes over a tranche of money to the board which uses it to have the new accommodation constructed?