Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that schools with purchased prefabs have been excluded from the prefab replacement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30753/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware, the Programme for Government contains a commitment to reduce the reliance on rented prefabs in schools.

The Prefab Replacement Initiative announced in March 2012 deals with schools that have been renting prefabs over a number of years rather than those schools with solely purchased prefabs on site. It is expected that this initiative will achieve savings of up to €5m per annum on the rental of prefabs in the coming years.