Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of the 1450 building projects in primary schools sanctioned by her Department in the past two years to proceed to tender and construction stage which have been constructed or are in the process of being constructed; the number of schools that have not proceeded to construction; and the reason for same. [31476/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that responsibility for delivering school building projects to tender and construction is devolved to local school level by my Department. This approach gives school authorities a much greater degree of control over the timescale for the delivery of their projects. The school authorities are therefore best positioned to provide the detailed information sought by the Deputy. I can assure the Deputy that the transformation over recent years on the quality of school accommodation throughout the country is testament to the ability of school authorities to deliver their projects in a timely and efficient manner.