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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 May 2005

Tuesday, 10 May 2005

Questions (387)

Michael Lowry

Question:

439 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount being spent on prefabricated buildings in County Tipperary for primary, post-primary and tertiary buildings in the education sector in each year from 1997 to 2005; the amount spent nationally on prefabricated buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15385/05]

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Expenditure by my Department on the purchase of prefabricated buildings in County Tipperary includes the supply and installation of prefabricated buildings, associated site works, and other costs such as compliance with planning permission conditions, professional fees, connections for water, electricity and sewage.

County Tipperary

Primary Prefabricated

Post-Primary Prefabricated

Third-Level Prefabricated

Total Prefabricated

Total Capital

Prefabricated as a % of Capital

%

1997

Nil

9,301

Nil

9,301

5,866,827

0.16

1998

44,797

129,843

Nil

174,640

6,943,898

2.52

1999

27,078

63,519

Nil

90,597

18,887,870

0.48

2000

Nil

6,414

1,269,493

1,275,907

8,105,973

15.74

2001

371,499

159,706

60,685

591,890

5,108,227

11.59

2002

1,532,399

83,077

Nil

1,615,476

9,352,828

17.27

2003

482,491

86,274

Nil

568,765

10,900,341

5.22

2004

124,125

1,854

Nil

125,979

11,274,119

1.12

2005

(To date) Nil

84,415

Nil

84,415

3,060,665

2.76

The above data excludes any expenditure on the renting of prefabricated buildings which cannot be extracted on a county basis from the national total.

Expenditure at national level from 1997 to date in 2005 on prefabricated buildings, including expenditure on the renting of temporary accommodation most of which would be for prefabricated buildings, is as follows:

Prefabricated Buildings

Total Capital Expenditure plus rent of temporary accommodation

Prefabricated as a % of total capital

€m

€m

%

Primary*

104.310

1,034.012

10

Post-Primary

31.136

1,083.174

2.87

Third-Level

15.543

904.460

1.72

TOTAL

150.989

3,021.646

4.99

*Data on Primary for1997 not available.

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