Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As part of the mid-term review of the national development plan, a provision of an additional €50 million was made for further education from 2019 to 2021. That is a commitment of additional funding. In the national development plan, the overall envelope for the ten years is €300 million. Provision has been made under the Department's capital plan. The allocation of this obviously will go through SOLAS if it is being allocated to education and training boards. The intention is to show it as a separate provision.