Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael)
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31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places created and the capital expenditure in County Offaly on school building projects since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14282/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The capital expenditure on school building projects in County Offaly for the period from 1 January 2010 to 25 March 2018 totals over €77 million.  The breakdown per year is as follows:

2010 - €9.133 million

2011 - €12.535 million

2012 - €5.659 million

2013 - €3.547 million

2014 - €11.564 million

2015 - €12.976 million

2016 - €11.760 million

2017 - €7.986 million

2018 (to 25 March) - €1.889 million

In the period 2010 to 2017, 1,765 additional permanent school places and 2,149 replacement places, giving a total of 3,914 permanent school places, were provided in County Offaly.