EXHIBIT 7

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



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|CRH GAAP                                           |  |          |  | 2014 |       |   | 2013 |  |      | 2012 |  |  | 2011  |  |  | 2010 |      
|Earnings:                                          |  |          |  |      | IFRS  |   |      |  | IFRS |      |  |  | IFRS  |  |  |      | IFRS  |   |  |  | IFRS  |  
|Pre-tax income pre-Minority Interests              |  | eurom   |  |      | 761   |   |      |  | (215 | )    |  |  | 646   |  |  |      | 698   |   |  |  | 534   |  
|Add back Share of JV Interest                      |  | eurom   |  |      | 0     |   |      |  | 0    |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | 6     |   |  |  | 7     |  
|Deduct Share of Equity Investee PBIT - JVs         |  | eurom   |  |      | 0     |   |      |  | 0    |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | (60   | ) |  |  | (68   | )
|Deduct Share of Equity Investee PAT - Associates   |  | eurom   |  |      | (55   | ) |      |  | 44   |      |  |  | 84    |  |  |      | (42   | ) |  |  | (28   | )
|Deduct Share of Equity Investee Loss on Asset Sale |  | eurom   |  |      | 0     |   |      |  | 0    |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | (2    | ) |  |  | (1    | )
|Add back Fixed Charges                             |  | eurom   |  |      | 475   |   |      |  | 490  |      |  |  | 471   |  |  |      | 464   |   |  |  | 499   |  
|Distributed Income of Equity Investees             |  | eurom   |  |      | 30    |   |      |  | 33   |      |  |  | 35    |  |  |      | 53    |   |  |  | 96    |  
|Deduct Interest Capitalised                        |  | eurom   |  |      | 0     |   |      |  | 0    |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | (8    | ) |  |  | (9    | )
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|                                                   |  | eurom   |  |      | 1,211 |   |      |  | 352  |      |  |  | 1,236 |  |  |      | 1,109 |   |  |  | 1,030 |  
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|Fixed charges:                                     |  |          |  |      |       |   |      |  |      |      |  |  |       |  |  |      |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Interest expensed                                  |  | eurom   |  |      | 308   |   |      |  | 333  |      |  |  | 327   |  |  |      | 328   |   |  |  | 379   |  
|Interest capitalised                               |  | eurom   |  |      | 0     |   |      |  | 0    |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | 8     |   |  |  | 9     |  
|Estimated Interest element rental expense          |  | eurom   |  |      | 167   |   |      |  | 157  |      |  |  | 144   |  |  |      | 128   |   |  |  | 111   |  
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|                                                   |  | eurom   |  |      | 475   |   |      |  | 490  |      |  |  | 471   |  |  |      | 464   |   |  |  | 499   |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                 |  | CRH GAAP |  |      | 2.6   |   |      |  | 0.7  |      |  |  | 2.6   |  |  |      | 2.4   |   |  |  | 2.1   |  
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