Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

I ask the Deputy Leader to ask the Minister for Education and Science to come to the House following the allocation in the budget and the Estimates of capital funding for the building and repair of both primary and secondary schools. The Minister should come to the House as soon as possible to allay the fears and the disappointment of many boards of management, parents, teachers and students and to indicate once and for all, as a matter of urgency, which schools will be allocated funding in the coming year. The mystery has been going on for too long and the lobbying of Members continues with regard to the promises made. It is essential that the Minister comes to the House and clearly indicates what schools will be grant aided for urgent and necessary repairs. I suggest that he make the information available on the Department's website.