Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of progressing the 39 projects at construction stage under the construction programme 2012-2016 to construction this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12200/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My officials contacted the Deputy's office and I understand that the 39 projects referred to are those mentioned on page 195 of the Ministers Brief prepared by my Department and now available on my Departments website.

The relevant section states ...."From the 5 year Construction Programme 2012-2016, the Department continues to progress 19 major projects in architectural planning, 31 "RAPID" projects, 15 projects at tender stage 39 projects at construction stage."

The aggregate contract cost of the 39 projects which were at construction stage when the briefing document was prepared is €275 million. While all of these 39 projects were on site when the briefing document was prepared, some would have commenced on site before Jan 2016 and some will continue on site after 31st December 2016. In that context the full €275 million contract cost of these 39 projects is spread across more than the 12 months of 2016.