Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Department puts much emphasis on demographics. Some schools that got ambitious building projects have low enrolment numbers which would not justify the spend in the end. There are other schools meeting the needs of a growing school-going population but the children are left in prefabs. Why does the Department not get more schools to be ready to proceed with a project if moneys become available? Why is the process so slow? While we welcome moneys from the primary sector going to the third level sector, in this instance to DIT, should school buildings be a priority?