Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the completion of works under the public private partnership at a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; the completion date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37318/08]

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the completion of works under the public private partnership at a school (details supplied) in County Laois; the completion date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37319/08]

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 537: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the completion of works under the public private partnership at a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; the completion date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37320/08]

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the completion of works under the public private partnership at a school (details supplied) in County Laois; the completion date for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37321/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 to 538, inclusive, together.

The schools referred to by the Deputy make up the first bundle of schools to be procured under my Department's current Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme. Macquarie Partnership for Ireland (MPFI) was selected as the preferred tenderer for the provision of this Bundle in October 2007. Negotiations between the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), who are responsible for the procurement of the schools, and MPFI are ongoing and are now nearing completion. Until these negotiations are complete and the formal contract signed it will not be possible to provide a final date for the completion of construction for these schools.