Seanad debates

Wednesday, 11 December 2002

I hope the 40 schools identified by the INTO as unfit for habitation will be permitted to go to tender and that their boards of management will be notified when that will happen. I am sure they are included in the list of 400 schools building projects on the Department's website. While extra teachers have been appointed and the issue of schools projects is being addressed, the building programme must continue and should be simplified as much as possible. There were major cutbacks in the education budget in 1987, but the then Minister, now Senator O'Rourke, was able to provide funding for schools building projects, school transport and so on and other Ministers have done so in the meantime. Decisions need to be made to ensure funding is provided for schools buildings projects.

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