Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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861. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name, current stage and funding for each project currently under progression under the Strategic Infrastructure Upgrades Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27294/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The projects, in my Department, under the Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund are detailed in the attached. This listing represents the current position and is subject to ongoing change.

Cost have been provided for projects where a contract has been awarded. For projects that have not reached tender and award stage the information on costs is treated as confidential and commercially sensitive.

Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Sligo NZETB Training Centre, MSLETB, is currently on track to be brought into operation in 2025. [27295/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department issued approval in October 2024, to Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board via SOLAS, for refurbishment works to deliver a NZEB Training Centre at Collooney, Sligo. Works are currently on site with the project expected to be delivered in 2025.

Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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863. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Ballyfermot Training Centre NZETB provision, CDETB, is currently on track to be brought to an on-site position in 2025. [27296/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is engaging with SOLAS in respect of a project for a new NZEB training facility in Ballyfermot for City of Dublin Education and Training Board (City of Dublin ETB).

City of Dublin ETB is reviewing options for the delivery of a new training facility. Until that process concludes, it is not possible to give a timeframe for the commencement of any works.

Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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864. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name and cost associated with each minor capital works under his Department’s capital programmes delivery unit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27297/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The projects on hand, in my Department, under the Minor Capital Projects Grant are detailed in the attached. This listing represents the current position and is subject to ongoing change.

Cost have been provided for projects where a contract has been awarded. For projects that have not reached tender and award stage the information on costs is treated as confidential and commercially sensitive.

Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the next evaluation meeting for the College of the Future Major Projects Fund, targeted for Q1 2025 has taken place. [27298/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that this evaluation meeting for the FET College of the Future Major Projects Fund, took place during the first week of April 2025.

Following on from this evaluation I was delighted to announce last week that Galway and Roscommon ETBs proposal & the proposal from the City of Dublin ETB were successful in moving forward to the next stage of development - the Pre-tender, Project Design, Planning and Procurement Strategy stage.

My department and SOLAS will continue to work closely and support all ETBs which are progressing projects under this capital programme and further projects will be evaluated once they are ready and submitted for evaluation.