Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 November 2015
181. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the formally approved allocation of €4.3 million for the proposed link building capital development project at Saint Angela's College in County Sligo, which was put on-hold in 2010; if this will be included within the new Educational Capital Plan 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39894/15]
View answerAs part of the budgetary process in November 2011 a Government decision was taken to concentrate available educational capital resources on delivering school places and to restrict investment in higher education infrastructure to legally binding contractual commitments that existed at that time. The project referred to by the Deputy had not reached the point of being a legally binding contractual commitment by November 2011. Going forward, the needs of the College will be considered in the context of capital resources available for the higher education sector and having regard to competing demands. In 2014, the College received approval to carry out necessary health and safety works. The approved funding has been drawn down.
