Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2023
236. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the situation in which a modular building on the grounds of Firhouse College is still being run on a generator given that the college has no use for the building (detail supplied); the reason for this decision; the reason the building is still being provided with electricity from a generator and that money was spent on something that cannot be used. [44876/23]
View answerModular accommodation was installed in Summer 2021 at the site of the school referred to by the Deputy to accommodate interim accommodation for another post-primary school which has since relocated to its permanent site.
The modular accommodation referred to by the Deputy is now under the management of DDLETB, patron of the school referred to by the Deputy. DDLETB have confirmed that the accommodation is currently in use by the school.
Significant ESB ducting and substation works were undertaken during the summer of 2023 to allow the modular building to be connected to the main power supply. The generator remains in place as a temporary measure until these works are fully complete.
My Department will continue to liaise with the ESB to ensure this modular accommodation is connected to the main power supply as early as possible.
