O'Keeffe has no idea how many prefabs are in our schools [Labour Party]
- Published: 13 March 2009
Source: Labour Party
Ruairi Quinn TD, Labour Spokesperson on Education and Science, has said the Government has no idea as to how many prefabs are in the country's schools. He called on the Minister for Education to carry out a full survey of prefabs
Deputy Quinn said: "I have been told by the Department of Education that they only conduct a survey of 900 schools each year to see how many prefabs there are in our schools. This means we have no idea how many there really are because there are over 3,200 primary schools in the State.
"I am puzzled when Minister O'Keeffe says the government knows exactly how many prefabs are in use. They haven't a clue.
"I have asked the Department on several occasions to survey every single school in the country and I have been told that this would be a waste of resources.
"I am calling on Batt O'Keeffe to make sure a full survey is carried out immediately. How can we plan for the future with such inaccurate information?"
