Price of fixing defective schools has exceeded original building cost of €160m

Tyrellstown Educate Together, one of 30 schools to undergo structural examinations after concerns were raised regarding schools built by Tyrone-based company Western Building Systems (WBS). Picture Eamonn Farrell

Remedial works on 40 schools with structural and fire safety defects have cost more than the original €160m construction bill.

The cost of remedial work, which was started in 2015 when fire safety defects were detected in a north Dublin school, has ballooned.