Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Department and its staff for the work they have done over the last three or four months, which has been a very difficult time for everyone, as well as the teachers and boards of management around the country. There are a number of schools in my area where there is a difficulty with space. Some are on the programme for new classrooms and in one case a totally new school is due to be built because there are 350 pupils in a facility where 70% of the classrooms are prefabs. What work has been done on identifying additional space for schools where there are accommodation problems at the moment? Has there been engagement with boards of management on that issue? How big a problem or challenge is it going to be over the next two months to identify alternative space?