I want to raise a very local important issue. It concerns St. Mologa's school in Balbriggan and is affecting 463 children. The school now has 16 prefabs. The children have been in prefabs for years. It is terrible to think that in 2017 children are cold at school during the winter and too hot in the summer. They are on the list for a new school, but there is no firm date and no hard evidence that progress is being made. I congratulate the Minister for Education and Skills on the changes he introduced in the budget to the pupil-teacher ratio and in respect of students with special needs, but these very changes mean that the three extra teachers for the school this year - there will be four next year - will have no classrooms in which to teach the children who represent the future of the country. In a republic of equal opportunities they deserve proper facilities in which to learn and enhance themselves and the country in the future. I, therefore, ask that the Minister be invited to come to the House. I am sure a request is being made to have a Commencement debate on the issue. I will be very happy to share time with other Senators who have a similar interest in it, but it is up to the Cathaoirleach to decide.

One may not have two bites at the cherry. As the Senator has raised the matter today, he may not do so again in a Commencement debate. If he believes it would be appropriate to table a Commencement matter, he should await my decision. I will allow him to conclude on the matter now.

I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Many Senators raise specific issues on the Order of Business that it would be more appropriate to raise in a Commencement debate. I examined the matters presented to me this morning. The Senator has raised this matter, as he is entitled to do, but he may not raise it today and again in the Commencement debate tomorrow. If it was possible to do it, there would be duplication all over the place, but I will allow the Senator to continue.

In fairness, I need to take up the matter with the Cathaoirleach on the basis that last week I raised an issue about pensioners on the Order of Business and we had a Commencement debate on it this week. Second, this is an issue that cannot be addressed properly during the course of the Order of Business but which can and deserves to be raised. I hope the Cathaoirleach will reflect on this and extend to the people of Balbriggan, particularly its children, the courtesy of allowing the Minister to come to the House to answer on this very serious and pressing issue in a Commencement debate.