Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 28: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the proposed budget cut of 27% for new school buildings and repairs in primary schools. [4235/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The total allocation at the beginning of 2009 for capital expenditure in the primary and post-primary sectors, including the allocation available for ICT provision in schools, amounted to almost €624 million. The total capital allocation available for schools in 2010 is almost €629 million, including the carry forward from 2009. The capital expenditure outturn in the primary sector for 2009 was almost €329 million. I have available in the same sector for 2010 almost €379 million. This amount will facilitate the delivery of a programme of large and small scale building projects to at least match and in certain categories exceed the outputs achieved in 2009.