Currently four prefab suppliers have prefab rental contracts with my Department with a combined annual value of €1.2m. The four companies are Roankabin Manufacturing Ltd, Western Building Systems Ltd, Instaspace, and Extra Space Solutions Ltd.
The most recent contract was put in place in October 2014 and is due to expire in September 2017. All other contracts are due to expire prior to September 2017. In general prefab rental contracts range from six months to three years with an option to renew at the end of each contract.
In addition to the above, a number of school authorities are renting prefab units from these and other suppliers. Generally, where schools require temporary accommodation, the school authority is responsible for acquiring this accommodation and the rental contract is between the school authority and the supplying contractor.
As the rental grant-aid is devolved to schools, my Department does not hold records of all contracts held by school authorities for rental of temporary accommodation.
