School prefab rent costs State almost €20m a year

Some schools have been waiting over three decades for classrooms as the State spends almost €20m every year renting prefabs.

Figures provided by Education Minister Ruairi Quinn show over €19m went on the rental costs of prefabs in primary and post primary facilities last year.

The higher amounts in taxpayers’ funds were spent renting prefabs in Dublin (€4.2m), Cork (€2.7m), Galway (€1.3m), and Meath (€1.1m).