Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

Question 2: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he intends to take to deal with the crisis in primary school accommodation in view of the findings of his Department that around 2,300 additional classrooms will be required over the next five years and the disclosure that around 40,000 pupils are being taught in prefabs; if his Department will consider the introduction of an emergency building programme to provide new classrooms and upgrade existing accommodation, using the surplus capacity now available in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26106/08]

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