Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
305. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of its total allocation under the capital investment plan 2016 to 2021 his Department has spent to date; and the projects on which the capital investment has been made. [34332/17]
View answerCapital expenditure in 2016 amounted to €703.8m and capital expenditure to end-June 2017 amounted to €280.2m giving an overall total from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2017 of €984m.
Capital investment by my Department is focused on delivering the objectives as set out in the Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021. Capital investment to date under the Capital Plan has been assigned to the following key areas:
- School Sector – Large Scale Projects (new schools and large scale extensions), the Additional Accommodation Scheme, the Summer Works Scheme, the Emergency Works Scheme, furniture and equipment provision, site acquisitions, the Minor Works Grant (Primary sector only) and miscellaneous items;
- Higher Education Sector – Devolved Grant to the Institutes of Technology; funding of specific projects in the sector;
- Research Activities – supporting the development of research capabilities across the broad range of disciplines in third level institutions;
- PPP – The payment of Unitary Charges in respect of 27 completed schools and two higher education facilities;
- ICT – The payment of ICT infrastructure grants to schools;
- SOLAS/Further Education – Building and equipment investment in the sector on Training Centres and other facilities;
- Public Sector Reform – implementation of the reform agenda across the Education and Training sector.
- Other – ICT provision within the Department and the School Book Rental Scheme (2016 only).
Details in respect of the School Building Programme and the Additional Accommodation Scheme are available on my Department’s website.
