Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand the concerns parents and staff have about these school projects. There are one or two such projects in every Deputy's constituency, including my own. It is a matter about which we are all very concerned. As a result of the rising cost of construction and the fact that the Department of Education is doing such a good job on building new schools and extending existing schools, it is running short of money. It will be provided with additional funding shortly to allow those school projects to resume. The Minister, Deputy Foley, and the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, are bottoming out exactly how much is required. I expect there will be an announcement on that in the near future.

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