Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in examining a submission by the GRETB in relation to the redevelopment of Galway Technical Institute, which was initially submitted in 2011 and resubmitted in recent months; the reason for the delay in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7172/17]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that a major capital development proposal was received from the then City of Galway VEC, now Galway and Roscommon ETB, in relation to Galway Technical Institute in 2011.  In November 2015, the Department received further correspondence from Galway and Roscommon ETB on the matter.

The Deputy will be aware that my Department’s current priority is focused on the provision of essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic demand in the primary and post primary school sectors.

As a project for the Institute was not included in my Department’s 6 year Construction Programme (2016-2021), it is not possible to provide an indicative timeframe for the progression of a building project for the Institute at this time. The ETB in question is aware of this position.