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

I will ask the Department to revert to the Deputy with the breakdown she has asked for.

On the engagement that has taken place with ETBs to support them in developing their preliminary business cases, SOLAS and the Department met representatives of all 12 ETBs over a two-week period in April and May of this year to further discuss their proposals in the context of affordability, value for money and the relevant regional and national FET policy objectives. As part of this engagement, they were asked to refine their business cases to ensure they would deliver on priority infrastructure. SOLAS also issued specific feedback to each ETB to assist them in completing this work. ETBs were given until 2 September 2024 to submit their refined business cases, and ETBs were also told that if they required additional time to submit their proposals, they would have the opportunity to submit them at the next full evaluation meeting, which is targeted for 2025.

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