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

We will start a systematic prefab replacement programme next year, in 2019. There has been a steady reduction over the longer period on the reliance on prefabs. However, at times, in order to meet the population pressures, we have had to resort to prefabs and there has been some increase in their use in recent years. From next year, the programme will allow the facility to replace them. We have built 200 new schools in recent years, which illustrates the scale. The quality of what we are putting in now is of a very high standard. We are managing the resource we get effectively in this area.

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