Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 May 2024

Public Accounts Committee

2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education

9:30 am

Mr. Hubert Loftus:

-----but it is an important project, adding capacity. The Chairman referenced Portlaoise particularly but if we look across the county of Laois, and equally Offaly, the other part of the Chairman's constituency, both counties are in decreasing mode in terms of primary enrolments. In terms of forward planning, therefore-----