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O'Keeffe accused as school scheme delayed [IrishTimes.com]
MINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has blamed new contracting procedures for a delay in proceeding with promised new school-building projects.
Less than 10 per cent of the school-building projects promised by the Minister almost a year ago have been completed, according to information supplied to Fine Gael in a written parliamentary answer.
Of the 78 school projects the Minister approved last year for tender and construction, seven have been completed. According to the Department of Education, 21 are under construction, 30 are at the tendering stage and the remaining 20 are “pre-tender”.
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