School prefabs rent bill tops €24m a year [herald.ie]
- Published: 02 October 2010
RENTED school prefabs are costing the Government a staggering €24m a year.
In addition, the department has forked out €6.6m to pay for 92 prefabs for schools in the first nine months of this year.
In Dublin alone, the rental bill is €5.6m for 268 prefabs in primary schools and 21 in post primary premises.
Education Minister Mary Coughlan has now employed a team of specialists to "develop new procedures and systems" for temporary accommodation "with a view to achieving best value for money".
The minister says the review is well underway and includes drawing up new contractual terms to give the schools the option to buy out or relocate the prefabs.
In all, the department is renting 1,694 prefabs for primary schools and 101 for post primary schools at a cost of €24.2m this year.
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