Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator for raising a project that is very important for her constituency. It is not acceptable to me or, I think, anybody else in Seanad Éireann or Dáil Éireann that this project should take so long. I will be communicating with the Department on foot of what I have heard here today. It beggars belief that so many projects in the Department's school building unit take so long. I have come to this House on many occasions to answer Commencement matters on issues rightly raised by the Senator and others across the House regarding the inordinate length of time some of our building projects take.It is simply not acceptable. It raises alarming issues in terms of value for money and delivery. If we have a national development plan, as we have, and we want to see our projects delivered, we want to have them delivered in a timely manner. Our communities and the teachers and students who are going to those schools deserve better. Everybody needs to work harder. I thank all Senators for raising this issue.