Tánaiste looks forward to implementation of Summer Works Scheme [education.ie]
- Published: 24 June 2010
"Record amount of projects approved under SWS 2010" - Tánaiste
The Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Mary Coughlan, T.D., today remarked on the significant scale of works which will be carried out on the existing school building stock in the coming eight weeks.
"1568 projects are due to go on site over the course of the Summer to carry out much-needed work to existing school buildings. Almost €132m worth of works have been approved by my Department under this year's Summer Works Scheme," she said.
This is a record amount of money to be approved and is the highest annual amount since the scheme was first introduced in 2004.
"In light of the value for money currently available in the construction market, we have been able to approve a record number of projects this year, which will allow schools to carry out significant upgrades to the fabric of their existing buildings," said the Tánaiste.
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