Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides capital funding to school authorities for the procurement and delivery of modular accommodation to meet their mainstream and special education enrolment requirements. The projects referred to by the Deputy are devolved to individual school authorities who enter into contractual arrangements with the modular supplier and are therefore the responsibility of these school authorities. Payments are made at different stages of the project progression with the final payment made on completion of the project and the final account. In order to assist in so far as possible, my Department will engage with both the supplier and the individual schools in order to expedite any outstanding payments as appropriate.