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• 12/03/12: Minister Quinn announces details of 275 major school building projects
  The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., announced details of 219 new major school building projects which will begin over the next five years as part of a €2 billion capital investment programme. These new projects are in addition to 56 major school building projects that he already announced for 2012. The five year plan outlines when the major projects will proceed to construction. These projects comprise: 106 new schools at primary level, 65 large-scale extensions at primary level, 43 new schools at second level, 49 large-scale extensions at second level, 8 new special schools and extensions for 4 further special schools.
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• 27/02/12: The state of Ireland: decade of progress for engineering
  Articale in the Irish Times on how Ireland has made excellent progress in moving goods and services on and off the island, physically or in cyberspace, compared to 10 years ago.
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• 25/01/12: Discussions with the Commission and EPA on Septic Tank Standards are taking place
  Minister for the Environment advises that discussions with the European Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are taking place, regarding the performance standard guidelines that will have to be adhered to by septic tank and wastewater systems in 2013.
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• 04/07/11: Hogan strengthens Building Control System to protect consumers
  The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., announced that he will strengthen the building control systems which will protect consumers.
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