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

I take it the Deputy was referring to Gaelscoil Barra in his first question. That school has released a CD about the issue. I cannot build a school when its board has not acquired a site. Negotiations are ongoing with the GAA. I understand that a close affinity exists between the school and the GAA. If we can get agreement from the GAA, then I want to buy the site. Until such time as there is an agreement, the site is not legally in our ownership and I cannot build on a site that I do not own. It is a simple as that.

All of the money that I have been given this year will be spent on the projects that were outlined at the beginning of the year. I expanded the summer works scheme. I put in place an energy efficiency scheme, while a minor works scheme costing €30 million will be in place before the end of the year. All the money available to me will be spent wisely and well, but some of it may move into 2010.

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