Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 3:15 pm on 8 April 2024.
Yes, a business case was submitted to the Department of Finance. The Education Authority provided information to the Department of Education. That business case was sent on to the Department of Finance, but the EA subsequently contacted us to say that the information was not correct. That delayed the process, but my Department worked at pace with the EA to get accurate information. That allowed a business case to be presented to the Department of Education that my Department subsequently sent to the Department of Finance for its consideration.