I raise with the Taoiseach the case of Carrabane National School in east Galway. This school is on the priority list for development, and we welcome that, but the prefabs at the school are falling apart. The tenders were received for this building in January 2024. We are now in April 2026 and the Department of education has not yet made a decision on whether it will proceed. Will the Taoiseach please engage with the Department of education to unblock whatever blockages are there and see that this school is built? The people of Carrabane and the surrounding area have waited long enough and they are crying out to see this school built once and for all. I will support the Taoiseach in any way I can to see it delivered but the Minister for education needs to make a decision. She needs to work with the principal officers to make a decision. The tender reports were received in January 2024 and it is now April 2026. We need to see action.

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue of Carrabane National School. If the tenders were issued in January 2024, it is difficult to comprehend why it did not get the green light soon after that. I certainly will engage with the Department of education on this and more broadly in terms of capital allocation to education. We have invested a lot in school buildings in the last number of years but it is vital to the quality of the learning environment for the children concerned. I will take up the matter.