Written answers
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated and spent under the Infrastructure Upgrade and Refurbishment Programme; the details of each project in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59337/21]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Funding of at least €112m is being provided for infrastructure refurbishment and upgrades across the HEI sector under the Higher Education Upgrade and Refurbishment Fund. This figure includes a number of large scale infrastructure refurbishment and replacement projects.
Currently 17 projects across the sector have been approved for funding under this stream. Projects range from small emergency works to large scale refurbishment works and there are other projects in the pipeline.
The Department commitment to the 17 projects approved is approximately c.€79m with c€22.5m of that drawn down to date. Five of the projects are complete, one phased project is partially complete and the remaining ten projects are at various stages of design, planning and construction as set out in the attached table below.
HEI | Location/Name | Stage | DFHERIS Funding |
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AIT | MV Upgrade | Complete 2019 | €0.99m |
AIT | Roof Upgrade | Complete 2019 | €1.32m |
GMIT | Castlebar - Roof upgrade | Complete 2020 | €2.08m |
LYIT | Killybegs - Campus Upgrade | On Site | €1.80m |
IT Sligo | Block K & L Upgrade | On Site | €13.57m |
DkIT | North & South Block Project | Procurement Stage | €18.47m |
LIT | Engineering Campus -Coonagh | Procurement Stage | €11.5m |
MIC Limerick | Health & Safety Works | Complete 2020 | €1.83m |
MTU Cork Campus | 1974 Building Upgrade | On Site | €18.75m |
NCAD | Health & Safety Works | On Site | €2.25m |
St Angela's H&S2020 | Phased Project: 1.Water Treatment 2.Disability Access | 1. Water Treatment Complete 2020 2. Disability Access on-going | €0.4m |
RIA | Health and Safety Works | Complete 2021 | €0.07m |
IT Carlow | Medium Voltage Upgrade | Procurement Stage | €0.44m |
DIAS | IT Infrastructure Upgrade & Security Upgrade | Procurement Stage | €0.22 |
AIT | AIT STEM Quadrangle (Auburn 2) | Procurement Stage | €4m |
AIT | AIT East Car Park | On Site | €0.8m |
MTU TRALEE | Main North Campus Entrance Upgrade | Procurement Stage | €0.39m |
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated and spent under the Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation Pathfinder Programme; the details of each project in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59338/21]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Eight higher education institutions were approved for total funding of €6 million in 2020 to progress projects under the Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation Pathfinder Programme (EEDPP) 2020. The programme is being co-funded on a 50/50 basis by my Department and SEAI. The selected projects will test and demonstrate energy retrofit approaches, build scale, and inform key stakeholders. A table is attached with the current status and expected completion dates for the projects in question.
Under a further round of the EEDPP in 2021, a further eight projects have been successful at 'Expression of Interest' stage and have been approved to progress to design stage. This round has an indicative funding envelope of €12 million, again co-funded on a 50/50 basis by my Department and SEAI. Following the development of designs, an Assessment Team will be convened to evaluate the projects and identify those which will proceed to implementation, cognisant of the funding envelope available.
EEDPP 2020
HEI | Project Description | Expected Completion |
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TCD | Moyne Institute – Part Window Replacement, Roof Installation, LED Lighting and Base Load Heat Pump | Q2 2022 |
NUIG | Áras De Brún – Energy and Carbon Efficient Upgrade | Q4 2021 |
IADT | Energy Efficiency Upgrades - Atrium Building | Q3 2021 |
UCC | Decarbonisation of the O’Rahilly Building Heating System as a pathway to B2 Certification | Q4 2021 |
MU | John Paul II Library – solar panels, heat decarbonisation and insulation | Q4 2021 |
UCD | Belfield Campus DHS Heat Pump | Q3 2021 |
DCU | Marconi Building Deep Retrofit and BER Upgrade | Q2 2022 |
LYIT | Phase 1 Extension Retrofit | Q3 2022 |
HEI | Project Name |
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UL | IBC 2 - EEDPP Project 2021 |
UCC | Enterprise Deep Retrofit. |
MTU | Melbourn Building |
WIT | Deep fabric Retrofit to Business School at WIT |
ITC | Burrin Building |
GMIT | Energy Upgrade/ CO2 reduction of Central Block (CCAM) |
LYIT | BIC Biomass and Medium Fabric Upgrade |
UCD | Quinn School of Business BER B Retrofit |
Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the anticipated capital expenditure for higher education and the capital project expenditure to date; the anticipated capital project investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59341/21]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Higher education sector capital expenditure to date in 2021 is c.€75m with a further c.€8.5m envisaged to be drawn down by year end.
The key Exchequer programmes funded in 2021 include the following:
- Higher Education PPPs
- Higher Education Strategic Infrastructure Fund
- Higher Education Infrastructure Upgrade and Refurbishment Fund
- Devolved Capital Grant
- Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation Pathfinder Programme
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