Garret Ahearn (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. In fairness, the principal and the school will acknowledge the good communication they have had with the Department and the Minister for Education. The real key for them is to ensure there is no hold-up and that once they send in the tender report, which the principal has said he will be doing following the end of the process today, things will move forward as quickly as possible. A principal and board of management get asked about these matters by parents all the time. When it is announced that a school building is being extended or new classrooms are being put in, the principal and board of management are constantly asked when it will happen and when construction will begin. They have to answer those questions. It is important. I appreciate that the Minister of State has given the reassurance that the Department is ready to make a decision once the principal and board of management put in their report, which they will do with immediate effect. I thank the Minister of State for that reassurance.