EXHIBIT 7

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

					Restated		Restated
CRH GAAP		2013			2012		2011			2010			2009
		IFRS			IFRS		IFRS			IFRS			IFRS
Earnings:
Pre-tax income pre-Minority Interests	euro’m		(215	)		646		698			534			732
Add back Share of JV Interest	euro’m		0			0		6			7			7
Deduct Share of Equity Investee PBIT - JVs	euro’m		0			0		(60	)		(68	)		(94	)
Deduct Share of Equity Investee PAT - Associates	euro’m		44			84		(42	)		(28	)		(48	)
Deduct Share of Equity Investee Loss on Asset Sale	euro’m		0			0		(2	)		(1	)		(1	)
Add back Fixed Charges	euro’m		490			471		464			499			493
Distributed Income of Equity Investees	euro’m		33			35		53			96			89
Deduct Interest Capitalised	euro’m		0			0		(8	)		(9	)		(10	)
	euro’m		352			1,236		1,109			1,030			1,168
Fixed charges:
Interest expensed	euro’m		333			327		328			379			377
Interest capitalised	euro’m		0			0		8			9			10
Estimated Interest element rental expense	euro’m		157			144		128			111			106
	euro’m		490			471		464			499			493
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	CRH GAAP		0.7			2.6		2.4			2.1			2.4