Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a full, itemised list of the projects that will be advanced as part of the stimulus package announced earlier this year; the details of the work that is to be completed on each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48702/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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On the 17th of July 2012, the Government announced its plans for an additional 2.25 billion euro stimulus package investment in public infrastructure projects in Ireland. This includes 1.4 billion euro to fund the proposed new Public Private Partnerships (PPP) programme. The list of projects selected for Phase 1 of this programme was published when the announcement was made and is available on my Department’s website www.per.gov.ie and on the PPP website www.ppp.gov.ie.

This investment is directed towards projects that meet key infrastructural needs and are in line with the priorities in the Government's Investment Framework. These projects will form the first phase of a new programme of PPP’s designed to stimulate economic growth and create employment. Ownership of the individual projects remains with the Sponsoring Department for each project. My Department chairs a PPP Steering Committee and is closely engaged with the relevant line Departments and their agencies, who are represented on the Committee, to ensure that projects are progressed promptly. Work is ongoing and a timetable of projects is currently being finalised.

This steering committee is also looking at how to streamline and shorten the PPP preparation processes and procedures to facilitate early roll out of tenders to the market. We are also seeking to maximise the job creation potential at all stages of the project lifecycle from preparation to tenders through to construction and delivery and encouraging the participation of the SME sector in the programme. To this end, the NDFA are working with Enterprise Ireland to organise awareness raising events.