Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of projects that were approved funding by his Department conditional on a bond being produced from a builder; the amount of the default by builders where such bonds were in place; the amount recovered through the use of bonds in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32726/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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This issue does not arise for my Department. While it is the channel of funding for various capital programmes, it does not enter into contractual arrangements with builders in relation to specific projects funded through these programmes. Responsibility for contractual arrangements of this nature is an operational matter for those agencies charged with implementing capital programmes. I have referred the Deputy's question to those agencies for direct reply.  Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.