Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I do not take from the need of the school and I beg the Deputy to take that as a response. I appreciate that issues arise where people decide, for one reason or another, that something should not happen. In my view, the devolved scheme is a very good one. Obviously, there were reasons why the board could not progress on it.

I would like an opportunity to discuss with the Deputy and his colleagues whether there is a way forward, given that the previous Minister had made capital allocation on a number of his projects before I went into this Department. That said, I appreciate the genuine views of the Deputy and look forward to meeting him next week.

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