O’Keeffe seeking to take ownership of school accommodation

The Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe says more and more school accommodation will come under State ownership in the coming years.

The Dáil has been told that the cost to the taxpayer of renting ‘pre-fab’ school rooms across the country now stands at €48m per year.

The average fee per pre-fab is €100,000.

Minister O'Keeffe says his officials are looking at ways of getting better value for money.