Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

Another element of such long-term planning is that joined-up government will be required in the procurement of schools. I refer to the old structure of setting aside land for a school that was subsequently never built; this happened nationwide. If the construction industry ever takes off again, it must be linked to such planning developments and joined-up government on the part of the Minister and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. This is the way forward and given the anticipated numbers of pupils, it is the only way in which it will be delivered.

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