Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of bundles of schools which will be offered to the market in 2006 as part of the recent schools public private partnership announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27586/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As I indicated in my statement of 29 September 2005, it is my intention that the first bundle of schools under my Department's PPP programme will be offered to the market in the first half of 2006 and regularly thereafter in the period 2006-09 to ensure a steady deal flow.

The precise make-up of the bundles in terms of the number of schools in each and the geographical spread will be determined by my Department in consultation with the centre of expertise that is being established within the NDFA.