Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister to the House. I support the motion tabled by the Independent Senators. It is well constructed and offers good guidance to the Department of Education and Science.

I have known for some time that the schools building programme is not working adequately. I accept the Minister has invested and continues to invest money in schools. Clearly, based on population needs and in other respects, as identified by Senator Keaveney, it is not working.