Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

I take the Deputy's point about doing our business better. I have been reviewing this area since my appointment. We have made significant improvements in getting much more permanent accommodation over three years. We have been reviewing the cost-effectiveness of what we are doing. The capital programme has been improved dramatically over the years. I am considering other ways of doing business, as the Deputy suggests. I am engaging outside experts to review the way we do business in terms of renting and purchasing prefab accommodation. They will also consider how we might progress our demands as they arise in terms of the planning we should put in place and whether we should have a proper systematic layout throughout the school system.

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