Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that all subcontractors and suppliers for the construction of a school (details supplied) have been paid. [29292/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The VEC is the Employer on the project to which the Deputy refers. There is no contractual relationship between my Department and the main contractor, sub-contractor or suppliers involved in this project. However, I can confirm that all monies due to be paid to the VEC in respect of this particular project have been paid. A school building project is a complex arrangement of contractual relationships between the client, the main contractor, specialist sub-contractors, domestic sub-contractors, suppliers of materials, suppliers of plant etc. In general all sub-contractors employed on school building projects are employed directly by the Main Contractor or indirectly by the Main Contractor through other sub-contractors. It is a matter for all sub-contractors to agree terms and conditions and a schedule of payments with the Main Contractor as their direct employer.