David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date of construction, the university, the building or project name, the area and the cost of each university building programme costing in excess of €5 million in the past fifteen years in tabular form. [25879/19]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date of construction, the institute, the building or project name, the area and the cost of each institute of technology building programme costing in excess of €5 million in the past fifteen years in tabular form. [25880/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 105 together.

As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has had a process underway with the higher education sector to compile information on projects delivered for the period since 2008.

This process has recently concluded on foot of consultation with the universities and Institutes of Technology.

In the context of the above, I am now attaching the requested updated information for projects completed during the period since 2008 which was previously forwarded to the Deputy on 15 May last. The Deputy will note one minor change (highlighted in red) in respect of the final project cost for one completed building following recent clarifications received from the Institution in question.

As you will be aware, a significant number of projects, particularly in the university sector, were delivered without funding from my Department. In all cases, the higher education institutions are the responsible bodies for project delivery and ongoing management.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the area of land owned or in the possession of each university and institute of technology in each year in the past fifteen years in tabular form. [25881/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, Universities, Technological Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous bodies as set out in the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 and the Technological Universities Act 2018.

In that regard, the bodies in question are responsible for their day to day operations, including the procurement of goods and services; provision of services for students; and allocation of all of their income (both public and private). Records in these matters are not held by my Department.

Similarly, the records requested by the Deputy in relation to the area of land owned or in the possession of each institution over each of the past fifteen years are not held by my Department.