Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the new buildings sanction for a college (details supplied) in Dublin 24; when work will commence; when it is expected that the works concerned will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20759/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's current Public Private Partnership Programme was announced in September 2005. This Programme provided for the procurement of 17 projects in 9 third level institutions. These 17 projects had been identified as priorities in the Kelly report. Following an examination of the individual projects the bundling arrangements for the third level PPP projects were announced in January 2008. Pre-procurement on the first bundle has already commenced and it is envisaged that this bundle will be handed over to the NDFA for procurement later this year. The bundle referred to by the Deputy is one of two colleges that make up the second bundle of the Department's current Public Private Partnership Programme. It is intended that work on the pre-procurement of the second bundle will also commence this year.