Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I have not visited Ballinamore but I met a deputation from the school, comprising parents, members of the parent body, the principal and the patron. I gave them a commitment that they would be on the next design team list. That is still the situation unless we determine that a more efficient and speedy way of doing it would be through the PPP process. We want to deliver this as quickly as possible. E-mails should be responded to but the situation has not changed since I spoke with the group. That was the determination at the time and when I met them their site had not been finalised. It is now finalised but I did not mention anything about finances or the site. I do not know what the Deputy was referring to there.

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