A survey undertaken by Fine Gael Education Spokesman, Brian Hayes TD has revealed a county by county breakdown in the total number of prefabs in use in primary school education.

“Over €100 million is being spend on providing prefabs in just three years and a breakdown of the information relating to the number of prefabs and the number of pupils in each county, reveals the number of “pupils per prefab”. In County Clare’s case there are 70 prefabs in use with on average 189.3 pupils per prefab.”

“Many of our Schools are renting prefabs for years and the reality is our children have to battle inclement weather every day accessing our education system. Indeed, many of children will spend their entire primary education being taught in prefabs, while at the same time, Schools throughout this County are waiting years for the green light to ahead with their School Building Projects and in the meantime teachers are expected to deliver first class education in second class conditions. This Government missed an opportunity during the height of the ‘celtic tiger’ to reduce our spending on prefabs and build permanent school buildings. Even at this stage, the focus should be shifted to the construction of permanent buildings and this would give a much needed boost to construction workers who have lost their jobs.

See Table’s underneath for your information – Source Parliamentary Questions raised by Fine Gael’s Spokesperson on Education and Science Brian Hayes T.D.