Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I absolutely will. I assure the Deputy of that. Four big things are going on as regards education in Kerry. We have a university, with the Munster Technological University campus in Tralee. We turned the sod on a major new STEM building there only a few months ago, where there are huge opportunities. We also want to see student accommodation developed in Tralee. I spoke to the president, Professor Maggie Cusack, regarding that. The Pretty Polly project is under way in Killarney, which is now a big presence, that will provide training and skills for further education in Killarney in the south of the county. The Listowel campus upgrade and refurbishment project will really modernise that facility, which I was delighted to visit. We also have the provision of additional accommodation at Monavalley campus in Tralee. That is not bad. Those are four big projects, which include a new university, Kerry as a university county and Killarney now getting a major new college of further education. We will keep at it.

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