Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

These will make sure that wall ties are fitted and so on. I thank Mr. Loftus. I have a very brief question on the design of school buildings. As public representatives, we all make the case for new schools in our areas. The design seems to take an awful lot of time. There are many new schools in the constituency I represent. I very much welcome these, although a few buildings are still needed, including buildings for the Kolbe Special School and a school in Abbeyleix. They all look very much the same, however, so why do we start with a blank canvas? This puzzles me. They look like a generic building. They are a very similar. There seems to be one type of building for a single-storey school and another generic type for a two-storey building. Why do we start with a blank canvas? Why do we not use the same modular design from one site to next? This would speed up the process and reduce costs and architect fees.