Schools Building Contractors

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 February 2015

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Questions (551)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

551. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary Question No. 508 of 20 January 2015, if the annual number of school build programme direct jobs created she has supplied are workers directly employed by the principal contractor of each of the projects accounted for in the annual period; and if not if she will provide a breakdown for each year of the way her Department has accounted for the figures provided. [5017/15]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

The numbers provided to the Deputy on 20 January 2015 in respect of direct and indirect jobs supported within the School Building Programme through the delivery of Large Scale Projects, the Additional Accommodation Scheme and the Prefab Replacement Scheme were calculated on the basis of the Construction Industry Council norm which advises that there are 10 direct jobs and 2 indirect jobs for every €1m capital spend.