I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together.
The 2004 school building programme is a very complex undertaking involving many hundreds of individual projects ranging from new school buildings, extensions, refurbishments and other projects under the summer works scheme, the temporary and permanent accommodation initiatives, the remediation programmes and the contingency fund. In addition, my Department funds the purchase of sites for new school building projects.
In broad terms, there are many reasons outside the control of my Department which contribute to projects not advancing as quickly as expected. These include an appeal of planning permission by third parties to An Bord Pleanála, contractors withdrawing tenders, design teams being slower than anticipated in getting projects tendered and delays in the legal process associated with site purchases. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is not possible for me to give individual project details for commercial sensitivity reasons.