There is one point to be drawn to the Department's attention. The people concerned have been to the building unit and have been told there is an estimate to carry out the necessary works at a cost of €400,000. The local people believe this is by no means the most economical way of doing things and that it should not be costing that much, but sometimes things are done purely through official processes and the contractors always tend to issue a high estimate to the State. They are considering as a possible alternative proposing to obtain their own estimates, which may be cheaper for the purposes of getting the work done, would save the State money and might also help progress matters faster. A school near the Minister's own constituency, Inagh national school in Monard, did just that in the past year, ultimately with departmental approval.