Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form all funding announcements made by him or by his Department for projects in County Mayo since January 2015; the details of each project; the status of the project at 31 December 2016; the amount of funding drawn down at 31 December 2016; and the reason for the delay in the project or funding draw down. [1057/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that details of all school capital projects including projects in Co Mayo referred to by the Deputy, that have been approved by my Department since January 2015 under the Additional Accommodation scheme, Summer Works scheme and Emergency Works scheme may be viewed on my Department's website, , and this is updated regularly.

The capital projects approved under these schemes have been devolved to the individual school authorities for delivery. It is a central tenet of the devolved method that responsibility for the management and delivery of the projects rests with the individual school authorities. The progression of these projects is therefore a matter for the schools and their design teams. In the circumstances, my Department would not be aware of delays arising for these projects. In relation to the funding of projects that are currently ongoing, the Deputy will appreciate that due to commercial sensitivities, it is not possible to provide individual project funding details at this time.

In relation to major school capital projects, I wish to advise the Deputy that there are 10 school projects contained in my Department's Construction Programme. Details of the projects concerned are set out in the following table. As with the devolved projects, it is also not possible in the context of commercial sensitivities, to provide individual project funding details at this time.