Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

It is important for me to outline how the Department has moved ahead with over 1,200 summer works projects. The energy efficiency scheme has 1,500 projects up and running. All the devolved small local schemes are up and running and on schedule.

While some of the bigger projects have been delayed, we are quite happy that the amount of money we have set aside for them will be required and there will be a carry-over into 2010. That is normal. Looking at the profile up to the end of the year, I see we will have substantial spending before the year ends on the major projects.

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