Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the contracts for the provision of new schools through public private partnership will ensure that school managements have control over the selling of food and drink products on the school campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27650/05]

John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the provision of vending machines will be part of the latest round of public private partnership contracts for school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27587/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 24 and 64 together.

Vending machines may be placed in schools at the discretion of the board of management and are currently in most post-primary schools.

In the case of the existing five PPP schools while the operator is responsible for vending machines, the location, content and availability of vending machines were agreed through discussion between the operator and the school authorities concerned.

It is my intention that under my Department's new PPP programme any contract will provide that the school authorities will have the final say on the location, content and availability of vending machines.