Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister's last comments answered some of the key points about the payment. Even small works require technical expertise and, as I understand it, consultants' fees cannot be recouped, or could not be recouped previously under the scheme. Is that still the case?

To follow up on comments made by Deputies in the Technical Group about the figures for schools published today in The Irish Times,I note that the highest transfer to third level education is from the 17 fee-paying schools on the south side of Dublin. Can we be certain there will be a fair geographical spread of this funding across the north and west sides of Dublin and the whole country to ensure everybody receives a reasonable share of this allocation?

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