Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education

Mr. Hubert Loftus:

I note the point the Chair made about Wexford town. Bringing Selskar College up to a 1,000-pupil modern facility and all that is an important priority for the Department to improve provision in the area. Obviously, in the interim, if there any short-term issues, our team and Ms Cusack's team will work through solutions and engage with stakeholders around that.

The summer works scheme is a very important scheme. We are conscious that where many projects get done during the summer, there are other projects and external works-type projects that can easily get done in other times of the year. I have many challenges to manage in the planning building unit but I had not necessarily given too much thought to renaming the summer works scheme. However, I note the point the Chair made.