School building funding
Francis Noel Duffy asked for one-off funding for school buildings from available fiscal space, citing schools needing more than remedial works. The Minister said she would raise it with the Public Expenditure Minister and Duffy thanked her.
I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I congratulate the Minister and her Cabinet colleagues on the status of our current fiscal space. With this, can she consider one-off funding for school buildings in this year's budget? I am grateful to the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, for her ongoing work in my constituency. However, I can identify at least three schools there that are beyond remedial works. I hope the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, can see this opportunity to future-proof our education infrastructure for the next 50 years by utilising some of our fiscal space.
Comment on this
I thank Deputy Duffy. As much as I might like to give him commitments on how the money is going to be spent, I do not think the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform would appreciate my assistance in this matter, but I will certainly raise it with him.