Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects for both permanent and temporary accommodation; the cost of this expenditure for each of the past five years in circumstances in which the funding was provided to build accommodation on lands owned by religious orders, dioceses or parishes in the Roman Catholic, Protestant and other religions and faiths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23074/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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A total of 239 large scale projects were completed over the five year period 2012 to 2016. These large scale projects comprise 141 new schools and 98 large scale extensions.

The 239 completions include 124 large scale projects that are in the ownership of the State (including PPP schools for which special licensing arrangements are in place).

The remaining 115 large scale projects were delivered in respect of schools that are not in the ownership of the State. Expenditure in respect of these 115 projects (including building certificates and fees) is as follows:

In some instances, further expenditure in relation to retentions and final accounts may be outstanding.