Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick

9:30 am

Professor Kerstin Mey:

We are working in partnership with Limerick City and County Council on the development of a master plan that is part of the overall world-class waterfront for which we got money allocated through URDF. We will make an assessment of the extent to which the existing building can be transformed using the existing structure and being mindful that one of the key aims of the site is to establish a beacon of sustainability. We will have to look carefully at the extent to which the existing structure can be developed in order to achieve our ambitions to have a landmark building and establish the functions of an engagement hub in the city centre so that we can engage-----