Schools Building Projects
Seanad Éireann — 2020-11-06
============================================================

Mary Butler (FF), Waterford

The Senator has articulated the position clearly and passionately. I understand his frustration and that of the hundreds of children, their parents and guardians on a daily basis, especially as other schools on the campus have been completed. I will convey the Senator's concerns to the Minister and speak to her about it.
I reiterate that to expedite the progression of this major building project, the Department authorised the school and its design team to commence the pre-qualification process. Unfortunately, it is a slow process, which I know having been involved in many building projects. I have no doubt of the Senator's commitment and drive, and I am happy to meet him at any time. As the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health, I am aware that school accommodation has a knock-on effect on children and parents alike.

---

Source: Houses of the Oireachtas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The Official Report is revised after first publication; the fetch timestamp below identifies the version quoted.

Record URI: https://data.oireachtas.ie/akn/ie/debateRecord/seanad/2020-11-06/debate/main
Retrieved: 2026-08-14T04:48:45+00:00
Sitting date: 2020-11-06