Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Taking off my ministerial hat, as a Deputy from Donegal I know which side my bread is buttered on to ensure we get a level playing pitch and are treated in a fair manner. I commend the groups, from boards of management to communities, that have been driving these projects. Ultimately, they are the arbiters who decide when a project is needed and aontaím leis an Teachta maidir leis na fadhbanna sa Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistrí. Those prefabs are not a suitable environment but the commitment to the Irish language and cultural aspect of learning in that school remains. They are on the right road, an bealach ceart.

We are focused on the Little Angels school and will ensure it continues to get priority, as will any of the other major capital projects in the county that need it. It is important to make the point that my motivation to ensure the detailed design is done correctly is that the fixed-price contract, whoever gets these jobs and whenever they get them, contains a price that we stick with and work within. That is the reason why advance detailed design is done before they go to tender.

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