652. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if officials from her Department will respond directly to a school (details supplied) which submitted an engineer’s report to her Department highlighting defective blocks over three years ago. [35431/24]

My Department is aware of the issue relating to defective blocks affecting some schools including the one to which the Deputy refers. Officials within my Departments Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) are currently working with colleagues in the technical area to examine the wider issue and are currently preparing a report on the issue with a view to informing next steps for the affected schools.