Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the major capital projects that will be progressed in 2026 in the further education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55938/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to update the Deputy that 12 major capital projects are currently being progressed by my department under the Further Education & Training (FET) College of the Future Major Projects Fund. This key capital investment programme was launched with the objective of addressing deficits in current FET infrastructure. These projects will support the reform of the FET sector through the consolidation of provision in high quality facilities, the integration of further education and training provision and the realisation of Specialist Centres of Skills and unified tertiary provision.

To date eight proposals have moved to the next stage of development, the Pre-tender – Project Design, Planning and Procurement Strategy Stage. These proposals were from:

• Cork ETB (Bishopstown),
• Cavan Monaghan ETB (Cavan Town),
• Kilkenny Carlow ETB (Kilkenny City),
• Kildare Wicklow ETB (Bray),
• Limerick Clare ETB (Newcastle West)
• Tipperary ETB (Clonmel),
• Galway Roscommon ETB (Galway City)
• City of Dublin ETB (Cathal Brugha St).