Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will issue approval in respect of life-long learning provisions mooted for North County Kildare in line with requirements, with particular reference to the acquisition of the necessary premises to accommodate the demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11127/16]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when he will approve the proposed centre at Maynooth for Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11128/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together.

The business case put forward by the Kildare Wicklow ETB for the development of a new Education and Training Facility in Maynooth, County Kildare, requires a substantial capital investment.

There is currently no dedicated capital funding for Further Education and Training projects and my Department's overall capital budget for 2016 is fully allocated. My Department, in consultation with SOLAS, will keep this proposal under consideration in the context of competing demands for capital investment should capital resources become available in 2016 and also in the context of capital estimates for 2017 and future years.