Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree that research equipment should be as new and as up to date as possible. We need to avoid older equipment and equipment that is reaching its end of use. In December 2023, €15 million in capital funding for research equipment across the higher education sector was announced by my Department under the higher education research equipment grant. This funding was disbursed via the HEA to 17 higher education institutions. Devolved research equipment grant funding is supporting higher education institutions to purchase world-leading research equipment that will serve our research and development needs within the industry.

Grants given in the 2023-24 year included the following: €491,000 to the Technological University of the Shannon; €768,000 to Atlantic Technological University, ATU; €470,000 to Munster Technological University; €950,000 to Technological University Dublin; €783,000 to the South East Technological University; and €211,000 to Dundalk Institute of Technology. I will furnish the longer list, showing the allocations to all the higher education institutions, to the Deputy.

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