Capital Expenditure Programme

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Ceisteanna (765)

Barry Cowen

Ceist:

765. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital projects completed since 2010; the final agreed tender price for each project; the actual cost of each project; if the actual cost exceeded the tender price; the reason therefore in each case in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31086/19]

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Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

The information requested by the Deputy regarding capital projects completed by my Department since 2010 is set out in the following table.

Project	Project Dates	Estimated Project Cost	Final agreed tender price	Actual Project Cost	Notes
INFOMAR, National Marine Mapping Programme [Phase 1]	2006 - 2016	€40m	€27m	€35.7m	This project was jointly managed by the Department’s Geological Survey and the Marine Institute. The estimated and actual costs include grant funding of €13m provided to the Marine Institute.
National Broadband Scheme	2008 – 2014	€79.8m	€79.8m	€79.5m
100 Mbps Schools Broadband	Pilot: 2009-2011 National Roll-out: 2012-2014	€14m	-	€13.3m	This was a joint project with the Department of Education and Skills to roll-out 100 mbps broadband connectivity to all second level schools. The figures across represent this Department’s contribution to the project.
Kelvin International Telecoms	2009 – 2010	€12m	-	€11.9m	This was a joint cross border project between the Department and the Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. The estimated total project cost was €70m, which comprised €40m private investment and €30m public investment. The figures across represent this Department’s contribution to the project.
Tuam Ducting	2010 – 2012	€1.2m	-	€1.08m	This project was managed by Galway County Council on behalf of the Department
Remediation works at Avoca Mine [Project Management & Advisory Services]	2013 – 2016	€3m	€3m	€3.7m	There were a number of changes to the works programme which resulted in additional costs. These changes were required due to the complexity of the site and delays caused by weather.