Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the school building projects that are planned under the public private partnership model with the location of each school, a brief description of the project and the estimated cost of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44360/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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In September 2005 funding of €300 million for an Education PPP Programme comprising of 23 new post-primary schools and 4 new primary schools under a major expansion of the Government's Public Private Partnership Programme was announced.

The first bundle of schools announced in November 2005 comprises of Banagher College-Colaiste na Sionna, Gallen Community School, Ferbane, Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise and St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise. 2,700 pupil places will be provided when these schools are completed in 2010.

The 2nd bundle of primary/post-primary projects was announced in November 2006. This bundle comprises Bantry Community College and Gaelscoil Bheanntrai, Co. Cork, Kildare Town Community School, Abbeyfeale Community College, Athboy Community School and Wicklow Town Community College. These schools will provide in excess of 4,700 pupil places when completed in 2011.

The Schools remaining in my Department's PPP programme are:

Ennistymon Community School;

Skibbereen Community School;

Colaiste Ailigh, Letterkenny;

New Community College and Primary School, Doughiska, Galway;

St Paul's Secondary School, Monasterevin

Doon/Cappamore Secondary School, Limerick Eureka Secondary School, Kells;

Gorey Post Primary School;

Colaiste Raithin, Bray and a Primary School;

Tramore Community School.

My Department is considering each of the above schools as well as a number of other post-primary schools where sites are currently available for inclusion in a 3rd bundle and I intend making an announcement on this bundle as quickly as possible.

As the procurement process for the current PPP programme is ongoing my Department does not provide information on the costs involved in compiling the Public Sector Benchmark. I can confirm that the Bundles currently in procurement each have a Capital cost in the range of €50m-€100m.