Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 620: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a capital spending programme for the new Dublin Institute of Technology campus at Grangegorman has been agreed and, if not, when agreement will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27772/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Grangegorman Development Agency was established under Section 8 of the Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005. The general aim of the Agency is to oversee the development of the lands at Grangegorman on behalf of the Departments of Education and Science, Health and Children, Dublin Institute of Technology and the Health Services Executive.

The principal functions of the Agency is the promotion of the Grangegorman site as a location for education, health and other facilities, co-ordinate the development or re-development of the site, engage in the planning process, decide on the appropriate procurement strategy, arrange an appropriate communication strategy and consult with stake holders and relevant interested third parties.

Section 12 of the Act provides that the Agency following its establishment must prepare a strategic plan consisting of a written statement and a plan indicating the objectives for the development of the Grangegorman site, including the setting of a budget for the strategic plan subject to the approval of the Minister for Education and Science together with a strategy for its delivery within the set budget.

The Agency has a capital allocation of over €6 million in 2008 in order to prepare a land use master plan and a detailed Strategic plan. It is envisaged that these will be completed in late 2008 and will then be submitted to Government for a decision on the way forward.