Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Minister on his appointment and wish him well in his new role. I very much welcome the emphasis that has been placed on the development of further education since the Government took office in June 2020. I spoke to the Minister's predecessor on many occasions about the opportunities that exist to develop the further education sector on an all-Ireland, cross-Border basis. I am particularly glad that there is a substantial capital programme. One of the projects of particular interest to me is the proposed development of the state-of-the-art campus in Cavan to provide additional accommodation for Cavan Institute. I would be grateful to get an overall view of what is happening on the building schemes.

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