Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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89. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to capital building projects currently unde rway under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes planned for 2014, if he will outline the impact the new Building Control Regulations 2013 which will come into effect on 1 March will have on the costs of each specific project; if he will list the projects under way; the extra costs that will be incurred on each due to increase professional fees due to the increased supervision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4360/14]

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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The capital allocation to my Department's Vote Group encompasses a small number of building projects. A number of these projects are delivered by bodies/agencies within my Department's ambit, including the National Cultural Institutions, the Heritage Council, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Waterways Ireland or by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Department or its agencies. As the Deputy is aware, the Regulations in question, which come into effect on 1 March, do not apply to projects which have already commenced. The impact of the Regulations on the costs of projects to commence after that date will be determined by market forces and the normal public procurement rules and cannot easily be anticipated at this time.