Mr. Brian Bergin:

Nobody has ever written to me to say that he or she is the project manager. Many people have taken on different roles, and they have all been very competent, but there is no overall co-ordination. I get the sense that if I were part of an education and training board, this would all be done in an instant.

Communication with the Department of Education and Skills was mentioned. We are all familiar with the phrase "commercially sensitive". We have been told that we are at the top of its priority list, and that we should be thankful we are on a list. How many lists do we need to be on? I am getting a bit emotional about this because it has been hell. Managing the expectations of the community is really difficult. We changed electoral boundaries. We were in Kildare, then we were in Laois, and now we are back in Kildare again. That has not helped matters for us at all. We feel neglected, and that is really sad.

It could be improved if all of the State agencies could come together in advance to decide on where we should build the school and even if the school is required. The Department has the demographic information at its disposal, and it knows where new schools are going to be needed. Why is it not working proactively to identify sites that do not cause the problems we have identified? At what stage will the Department decide that a site is no longer worth pursuing and that a different one is required so that the build happens faster?