Mr. Hubert Loftus:

We do not have the detailed condition-type information on schools at national level. We use our GIS which gives us the national perspective for our forward planning which is of critical use when we are focusing on demographics. Given our increasing focus on refurbishment and deep energy retrofit, which is a key element of the national development plan, we are looking at how the energy monitoring usage in schools, which we are doing as part of the engagement with the SEAI, can enable us to prioritise needs. We are working closely with the SEAI on that. We see that as a very cost-effective and efficient way to meet the needs rather than spending a significant amount of money on a separate inventory that would be cumbersome and difficult to keep up to date. Our other mechanism of getting information from schools regularly is through the enrolment returns schools provide to us.