Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his offer. There is one specific case but I am also interested in the policy approach. Is the protocol available publicly? Could a copy be sent to me as a Deputy so I could make it available to the schools in question to facilitate their approach so they will not be taking a leap in the dark? There is a chicken-and-egg scenario for schools. If schools do not know the likely approach the Department will take or whether the Department will regard the proposed amalgamation as of high priority for funding, it is very difficult for them to agree to go down a road that might not have a happy ending.

Will the Minister confirm that priority funding will be allocated provided the project proceeds in the most efficient way possible? Will he assure me that the protocol will be sent to me on the basis that I will transmit it to the schools in question?

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