Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I again thank Deputy Brennan for raising these issues, and for doing so quite forcefully on behalf of the respective schools and articulating their positions. The Deputy is correct in saying that it is so important when we are making these investments in the schools that we get it right and that we put in place the services the schools need and the pupils and the teaching staff deserve for their respective schools. It is critically important as well to continue to engage with the schools, as the school building unit does, to be fair to it, and to keep them informed. That is what the school authorities need to know. They need to know how their application is progressing. They need to know that if there is an issue that it has to respond to it in a timely fashion, so that it can progress through the various stages. It is not under my remit but the Deputy can be assured that the concerns he raised this evening will be relayed to the Minister, who will work with the officials to try to ensure we meet the expectations of the schools in question.

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