Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 355: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the summer works scheme which has been cancelled will resume again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16201/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The summer works scheme was introduced in 2004. Since its inception more than 3,000 projects costing in the region of €300 million have been completed. With so many small projects having been completed over the past few years, the concentration is on delivering as many large-scale projects as possible this year, as well as delivering improvements in the quality of existing primary and post-primary school accommodation throughout the country.

There is not therefore a summer works scheme as part of my Department's School Building and Modernisation Programme for this year. However, I have decided that there will be a summer works programme in 2009.