Dáil debates
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Questions on Proposed Legislation
1:05 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
An additional €100 million was added to the capital budget for schools this year. I had a very useful meeting with the board, principal and patron of the particular school about which the Deputy is concerned. I gave a commitment that the Department would review its spending programmes to ascertain whether, in the light of the phasing of different programmes, additional schools could be released. However, there is a very full programme at present and the Department makes sure every penny allocated to it is spent. Nevertheless, I assure the Deputy that I understand the priority of the school to which the Deputy refers.
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