Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013
307. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of his Department’s €414 million capital spending for 2013 that will go towards construction projects; the projects are involved; the details of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5273/13]
View answerMy Department's total capital allocation for 2013 is assigned to a number of subheads within Vote Number 26. By far the largest allocation is applied to the schools sector in the sum of €357m. It is expected that over 60% of the schools allocation will be expended on large scale projects. The expenditure will be in respect of the 50 school projects that I announced on 10 December 2012 together with the 63 on-going projects from 2012 and outstanding balances from recently completed projects. All these projects are listed on my Department's website. In addition to expenditure on large scale projects, it is expected that over 20% of the schools allocation will be expended under the Additional Accommodation Scheme and the 2012 announced Prefab Replacement measure. These devolved projects to schools provide permanent additional classrooms and assist in the provision of necessary school places. The allocation for the Higher Education sector amounts to €48.5m. This allocation will be expended principally on projects involving University College Dublin, St Patrick's Teacher Training College, Drumcondra and the commencement of preliminary works at DIT Grangegorman as well as some smaller projects that are nearing completion.
