John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for the reply, which references the permanent accommodation and outlines what is required going forward to facilitate the 1,000 enrolments projected. However, there is also an immediate need and so both needs require to be met in knowledge of the other. Putting in place the interim accommodation I outlined in my initial contribution may have an impact on the wider project outlined by the Minister of State in terms of the reply from the Department. The immediate need requires to be finalised in the context of the wider development. The site appraisal and a person on site to look at the overall project is required, but not subsequent to the desktop exercise that clearly has happened within the Department and the ETB. The is a need to be met in the immediate term, but that must be done in the context of the wider project and that requires boots on the ground to see what exactly what can be done long-term in terms of the future needs of the school.