Institutes of Technology

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2020

Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Questions (181)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

181. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the decision to downgrade the LYIT school of tourism to a department within the school of business; the plans in relation to the future of the LYIT Killybegs campus; if there are plans to facilitate other courses from other departments in LYIT within the campus; his plans to ensure that the Killybegs campus will have a representative at the governing board of LYIT in the future that will represent the interests of the Killybegs campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10265/20]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

Under the statutory framework governing the Institute of Technology sector, as Minister for Education and Skills I have no legal role, function or responsibility in relation to the specific matters raised in the Deputy’s question.

Letterkenny Institute of Technology’s Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023 highlights the role of the Killybegs campus in the context of the achievement of the Institute’s strategic objectives over that period as well as proposed development of an Ocean Innovation Centre in Killybegs to enable greater engagement with industry similar to the CoLab model in Letterkenny and the digital hubs throughout the county supported by LYIT.

The Deputy may wish to note that investment of €1.8 m is committed to capital works for improving and updating the Killybegs campus up to 2022.