Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 May 2012
79 Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of his Department’s 2012 capital budget for school buildings and extensions that has been spent to date; the amount the allocation is worth in its entirety; his views on whether all the projects for which the budget has been earmarked in 2012 will proceed on schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26017/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe allocation available in 2012 for the capital programme in the school sector amounts to €357m of which just over €120m has been expended to date. In excess of €300m will be spent in 2012 on the acquisition of sites, building new schools and large scale extensions, providing additional accommodation and on the replacement of rented prefabs. The balance of the allocation will be expended on emergency works, the provision of furniture and equipment, remediation programmes, and commitments arising from the 2011 Summer Works Scheme and the 2011 Jobs Initiative and other miscellaneous items.
In December 2011, I published a list of projects which were under construction at that time and projects which were to proceed to construction in 2012. The status of these projects is listed on my Department's website and is updated on a regular basis. Furthermore, eight school projects are anticipated to proceed to construction in 2012 under a Public Private Partnership but have no implication for the 2012 capital allocation of €357m.
