Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Question 420: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in relation to the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies registered outside the State in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively; if he will provide details in respect of the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies registered in the Republic of Ireland in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34808/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information sought across the range of my Department's capital programmes is not readily available, or collected, in respect of all capital works funded through my Department's capital programmes. All procurement is required to be carried out by contracting authorities in line with all national and EU guidelines, which do not allow the exclusion of any company on the basis of origin. Compilation of the information sought would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.