Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As part of the review of capital funding requirements in Higher Education Institutions, Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) submitted a proposal outlining the refurbishment of the North and South Block as a priority for capital funding should it become available.

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) recently met with representatives of DKIT in order to progress consideration of this specific project. Following that meeting, an updated proposal from the Institute is awaited.

My Department allocates recurrent funding to the HEA for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including Institutes such as DKIT. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of funding is then a matter for the individual institution. The HEA is closely monitoring the financial position of all of the IoTs and in particular is working closely with those operating in deficit to ensure appropriate mechanisms are put in place to eliminate the deficits as quickly as possible.