The packs referred to by the Deputy contained the following items of information: a list of the building projects over the past five years for the relevant county; a document regarding special needs education; a document regarding key facts about education; and a briefing document on education issues which included, among other things, references to the school building programme, school planning, the standardised school year, special needs allocations, the National Council for Special Education, the Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill and the €42 million package for third level students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The information contained in the packs was in the public domain and available to the general public.