Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the capital investment her Department has made since 1980, by year and by institution for all of the higher education institutions that now operate under the aegis of the Higher Education Authority, including the institutes of technology, the colleges of education and any other higher education institutions in receipt of public funds in respect of capital investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10706/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's request for information back dated to 1980 and relating to the level of capital funding provided to higher education institutions is not readily available. Data from 1997 to date are readily available and are shown in the table for the Institutes of Technology and the University sectors. Data for other colleges from 2000 onwards are shown in the other table.

The data are not inclusive of research funding provided under the Programme for Research in Third level Institutions which is administered by the Higher Education Authority. Funding under the Programme to date amounts to €195m.