Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To clarify, the six years refer to 2015 to 2021, the period during which the schools where we need to make investment were identified and this was prioritised. There is a new demographic operation taking place and some new schools will be identified from that. That will be the next piece. The next steps are the project brief, design, planning permission and so forth. There are also detailed architectural design approval processes before that. Then it goes to tender and to build. There are different ways to build. Depending on the suitability of the project it could be rapid build, which is one model, or there are other ways of building it. I will ask if there is a way in which the choice of the build could speed this up, but there is no way I can short circuit the steps. They must be gone through individually. I cannot make a commitment that one phase will take two months and another will take six months because I would only be misleading the Deputies if something unforeseen cropped up during the process. However, my Department recognises the priority of a school of this nature. I will seek to ensure that no time is lost at any point in the schedule as it proceeds.

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