Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This debate reminds me of a situation I dealt with in west Cork nearly 20 years ago when I was a Deputy. At the time I was told by a certain Minister that the provision of portacabins and temporary accommodation would never be seen again and they would be done away with. In one situation, a cost-benefit analysis showed that renting 14 portacabins over 12 years almost cost the same as building a new school.