Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 208: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of jobs his Department claimed will be created as part of published policy papers, reports and documents commissioned by or compiled by his Department between 2010 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Works funded under my Department's capital programmes, amounting to some €1.5 billion in 2010, are generally labour intensive. Such works include construction in respect of housing and water services; regeneration/remedial works; energy efficiency retrofitting; provision of extensions and improvements; built heritage conservation; and improvements to national parks. These programmes support the creation and maintenance of employment both during the carrying out of the relevant capital works and, in many cases, over the longer-term as well. The potential to assist job creation/maintenance is taken into account in the development of policies, the management of programmes and the preparation of related documents.