Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
409 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science when funding will be released with regard to the recent announcement on the funding for colleges under the programme for research in third level institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11711/04]
View answer412 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science when the release of funding recently announced for colleges under the programme for research and third level education will be made to colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11763/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 409 and 412 together.
I take it that the Deputies are referring to my announcement regarding the capital funding for cycle 3 of the programme for research in third level institutions, or PRTLI.
Exchequer funding of €25 million has been provided in the 2004 Estimates for the advancement of cycle 3 of PRTLI. The key administrative procedures for the PRTLI have been devolved to the Higher Education Authority, or HEA.
I understand that the institutions were advised by the HEA of their allocations for 2004 in early March and that the HEA is putting arrangements in place to release that capital funding shortly to those institutions that have provided the necessary information to it.
