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

I thank Deputy Wallace. I acknowledge the frustration but, as the Deputy is aware from his background, if the deal was not signed then there was no deal. The vendor, unfortunately, has pulled out. That is where it is currently at. There is a commitment of an investment of €47.9 million, which would have 19,206 planned beneficiaries, for the Waterford and Wexford education and training boards. It is disappointing. We have put that money into further education and into the ETBs.

We are committed to a campus in Wexford. We know how important it is for the area and we know how important it is to attract companies and foreign direct investment and for our own indigenous companies to have confidence to ensure they have the staff and skills available. It is disappointing, but as I have said, the Department is assessing the situation and we will work with IT Carlow on how best to progress from now.

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