Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total capital allocation in his Department for school building in 2012; the amount of this which is available for devolved grants; the way the remainder of the allocation will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16494/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The total capital allocation for my Department is €430 million, of which €357 million has been assigned to the school sector. Expenditure in 2012 on large scale projects and the acquisition of sites is estimated at €240 million while expenditure under the Additional Accommodation Scheme and the initiative I announced recently to replace rented prefabs in schools will cost in the region of €80 million this year. The balance of the allocation will be expended on emergency works, the provision of furniture and equipment, remediation programmes and commitments arising from the 2011 Summer Works Scheme and the 2011 Jobs Initiative and other miscellaneous items.