Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have confirmed that the sum of €15.56 million has been repaid and the outstanding sum of €1.92 million will be paid on 31 December 2017. Philanthropic funding is an important resource in helping to widen the funding base for third-level education. The accounts of Galway University Foundation Limited for the end of June 2016 were attached to the 2016 accounts of NUIG. These accounts were received in the Department on 19 October last.

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