I thank the Tánaiste.

Some weeks ago, I was invited by the principal of St. Ronan's National School in Bawnogue in Clondalkin, which is a couple of minutes from where I live, to visit the school. It is a fantastic place for the young people of the area. It is a DEIS school. Several prefabs were built there in the 1990s and to say they are in a state of disrepair would be an understatement. In fact, last year the school commissioned a report on the state of the classrooms and forwarded this to the Department of Education. It found they were not fit for purpose. When I and other public representatives visited the classrooms, I could not believe that children were being taught and teachers were working in conditions like these in this State.

I thank the Deputy.

I will send the Tánaiste the report and I will ask him next week if he thinks these conditions are acceptable. If this was a more affluent area, it would not be accepted.

I disagree with the Deputy saying that if the area was more affluent, this would not be acceptable.

No-----

I am sorry-----

Please, Deputy, let the Tánaiste answer.

I will send the Tánaiste the report.

No, let the Tánaiste answer.

This Government is committed to prioritising schools that have bigger challenges than others.

Just look at this report.

Full stop. I do not know the circumstances of this school.

I will send the report to the Tánaiste.

Please, Deputy.

Regarding what the ask should have been, I do not know if the school has applied. I presume it has.

It has.

That is the key point.

I know.

I am sorry; I just wish to make this point. The Deputy spoke about the prefabs.

Yes.

Of course they should be replaced. The issue is where is the application, when did it come in, what is its status, if the design team is finished and if it is progressing.

This has been going on for decades

Is the scheme being progressed now? That is all I need to know.

The school is----

Perhaps the Deputy will communicate directly with the Tánaiste.

Yes, I understand. The Tánaiste does not know this area.

I ask the Deputy please to communicate with the Tánaiste.