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

I will ask the Department to look at those elements in particular. Clearly there would be merit in accommodating a number of improvements in one project. As I said to Deputy Durkan earlier, in the more medium term we have set aside a substantial sum for the deep refurbishment and retrofitting of our older schools because we recognise that this is a challenge that we must meet over the next decade.

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