Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the assessment by his Department of the number of prefab units being used in schools with a view to replacing these has commenced; the date on which the assessment will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, it is my intention to replace all purchased temporary accommodation with permanent accommodation, where the need is established, over the lifetime of my Department's Capital Programme (2016 to 2021). To enable this development, my Department will be carrying out an assessment of the number of prefabs being used in schools to deliver the curriculum. This will also determine whether or not individual prefabs need to be replaced in the context of the long-term accommodation needs of each individual school. When completed, this assessment will quantify the number of prefabs to be replaced.

The prefab assessment process will be undertaken in a timely manner, with the intention that the replacement of prefabs would commence in 2019.