Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the provision of vending machines will be part of the next PPP contract for school building and management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39568/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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In the case of the existing five PPP schools, while the operator is responsible for the vending machines, the location, content and availability of vending machines were agreed through discussion between the operator and the school authorities concerned. For example, timers are fitted to all of the vending machines to ensure that students only have access to the machines at the appropriate times. It is my intention that under my Department's new PPP programme, should the contract provide for vending machines, the school authorities will have the final say on the location, content and availability of such machines.