Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
214 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of expenditure on prefabricated secondary and primary school accommodation between 1997 and 2011; if he will provide an account of rental expenditure on prefabricated secondary and primary school accommodation between 1997 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36520/12]
View answerExpenditure on rental of temporary school accommodation (not limited to prefabs) is available from 1998 onwards.
The following outlines, on a year by year basis, expenditure at primary and post-primary rental since that time: 1998: €1.3m 1999: €2.4m 2000: €4.0m 2001: €6.1m 2002: €8.4m 2003: €9.4m 2004: €11.3m 2005: €15.7m 2006: €24.5m 2007: €35.5m 2008: €53.0m 2009: €39.0m 2010: €29.3m 2011: €28.9m 2012: €29.3m (allocation).
Information in relation to expenditure on the purchase of prefabricated accommodation for primary and post-primary schools is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy.
My Department announced a new initiative to replace rented prefabs in March of this year. Over 170 have been approved to replace rented prefabs with permanent accommodation. A total of €41.8 million has been allocated for this initiative which will result in approximately 6,000 pupils moving from prefabs into permanent classrooms and resource rooms when building works are completed in all schools.
