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|EXHIBIT 7 
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES      | 
|CRH GAAP                                           |  |  |          |  | 2016 |  |       | 2015 |  |  | 2014  |  |  | 2013 |       |  | 2012 | 
|                                                   |  |  |          |  | IFRS |  |       | IFRS |  |  | IFRS  |  |  | IFRS |       |  | IFRS | 
|Earnings:                                          |  |  |          |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |       |  |  |      |       |  |      |  |       |  |  |  |       | 
|Pre-tax income pre-Minority Interests              |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 1,741 |      |  |  | 1,033 |  |  |      | 761   |  |      |  | (215) |  |  |  | 646   | 
|Add back Share of JV Interest                      |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 0     |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | 0     |  |      |  | 0     |  |  |  | 0     | 
|Deduct Share of Equity Investee PBIT - JVs         |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 0     |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | 0     |  |      |  | 0     |  |  |  | 0     | 
|Deduct Share of Equity Investee PAT - Associates   |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | (42)  |      |  |  | (44)  |  |  |      | (55)  |  |      |  | 44    |  |  |  | 84    | 
|Deduct Share of Equity Investee Loss on Asset Sale |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 0     |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | 0     |  |      |  | 0     |  |  |  | 0     | 
|Add back Fixed Charges                             |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 578   |      |  |  | 541   |  |  |      | 475   |  |      |  | 480   |  |  |  | 471   | 
|Distributed Income of Equity Investees             |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 40    |      |  |  | 53    |  |  |      | 30    |  |      |  | 33    |  |  |  | 35    | 
|Deduct Interest Capitalised                        |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 0     |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | 0     |  |      |  | 0     |  |  |  | 0     | 
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|                                                   |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 2,317 |      |  |  | 1,583 |  |  |      | 1,211 |  |      |  | 342   |  |  |  | 1,236 | 
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|Fixed charges:                                     |  |  |          |  |      |  |       |      |  |  |       |  |  |      |       |  |      |  |       |  |  |  |       | 
|Interest expensed                                  |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 337   |      |  |  | 334   |  |  |      | 308   |  |      |  | 323   |  |  |  | 327   | 
|Interest capitalised                               |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 0     |      |  |  | 0     |  |  |      | 0     |  |      |  | 0     |  |  |  | 0     | 
|Estimated Interest element rental expense          |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 241   |      |  |  | 207   |  |  |      | 167   |  |      |  | 157   |  |  |  | 144   | 
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|                                                   |  |  | eurom   |  |      |  | 578   |      |  |  | 541   |  |  |      | 475   |  |      |  | 480   |  |  |  | 471   | 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                 |  |  | CRH GAAP |  |      |  | 4.0   |      |  |  | 2.9   |  |  |      | 2.6   |  |      |  | 0.7   |  |  |  | 2.6   | 
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