Written answers

Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Department of Education and Skills

Third Level Institutions

Photo of Matt ShanahanMatt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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1309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed schedule with respect to the €966 million provided in capital funding across the higher education sector in each of the years 2008 to 2019, in tabular form; the institution, location, description or purpose and quantum of funding provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19232/21]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the detailed information sought spans a significant timeframe. In that regard, officials from my Department are currently compiling the data in the format requested and will respond directly to the Deputy shortly.

Photo of Matt ShanahanMatt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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1310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a schedule of each institution, building name, size and funding requested under the Higher Education Strategic Infrastructure Fund programme call issued in December 2018 and announced in August 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19233/21]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that 15 applications were received under the Higher Education Strategic Infrastructure Fund. Five major capital projects were approved for co-funding under the Fund. The total co-funding approved amounts to €96.6m.

The 15 projects are listed in the table with the approved projects highlighted in bold.

HEI Code Project Title Funding Requested (€)m Total Area (m²)
NUIG Learning Commons
15
10,382
UCC Cork University Business School (CUBS) Project
25
17,000
UCD Future Campus Project
25
22,500
MU Maynooth University Technology Society and Innovation Building
25
16,224
ITS Extension to Central Campus (E01)
6.6
4,550
TCD Law School
9
2,500
UL Future Skills Academy
22.6
7,866
LIT LIT City Centre Campus - Clare Street
0.7
1,243
ITC New Information Science and Technology Bld.
13.05
6,000
LYIT LYIT National Fire Safety Engineering Centre
1.87
563
GMIT GMIT Cluain Mhuire Campus
3.5
7,330
TU Dublin Design & Construct
7.5
6,176
ITT IT Tralee Student Facilities Hub (SFH)
6.1
3,550
RCSI Academic Healthcare Centre
3.4
2,900
DIAS Astronomy, Space Science & Technology Study Centre - Dunsink Observatory
0.1
111

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