Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Question 475: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide details in regard 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. [34806/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Department is engaged in an ongoing capital building programme designed to modernise and enhance the living, training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces. The programme focuses mainly on infrastructural projects comprising the construction of new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings.

The breakdown of capital project contracts awarded, both outside and within the State in the years 2009 to date in 2011, are listed in the table overleaf. These include various professional construction consultancy services in connection with building and engineering capital projects under Subhead L, Buildings.