Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the school building programme for 2010 has been met; the number of capital projects provided for initially but not proceeded with; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41679/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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It is expected that by the end of 2010, major building projects for 53 schools on the school building programme will have commenced on site this year. This compares to projects for 34 schools going on site last year and is therefore a 56% increase in on site commencements compared to last year. There are nearly as many major building projects going on site in the second half of this year as in the whole of last year.

Of the 52 projects announced earlier this year to go to tender and construction, all are being proceeded with: 26 are at an advanced stage of architectural planning, 24 are at tender stage and 2 are currently under construction.