Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
1310. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of each institution, building name, size and funding requested under the Higher Education Strategic Infrastructure Fund programme call issued in December 2018 and announced in August 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19233/21]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that 15 applications were received under the Higher Education Strategic Infrastructure Fund. Five major capital projects were approved for co-funding under the Fund. The total co-funding approved amounts to €96.6m.
The 15 projects are listed in the table with the approved projects highlighted in bold.
|
HEI Code |
Project Title |
Funding Requested (€)m |
Total Area (m²) |
|
NUIG |
Learning Commons |
15 |
10,382 |
|
UCC |
Cork University Business School (CUBS) Project |
25 |
17,000 |
|
UCD |
Future Campus Project |
25 |
22,500 |
|
MU |
Maynooth University Technology Society and Innovation Building |
25 |
16,224 |
|
ITS |
Extension to Central Campus (E01) |
6.6 |
4,550 |
|
TCD |
Law School |
9 |
2,500 |
|
UL |
Future Skills Academy |
22.6 |
7,866 |
|
LIT |
LIT City Centre Campus - Clare Street |
0.7 |
1,243 |
|
ITC |
New Information Science and Technology Bld. |
13.05 |
6,000 |
|
LYIT |
LYIT National Fire Safety Engineering Centre |
1.87 |
563 |
|
GMIT |
GMIT Cluain Mhuire Campus |
3.5 |
7,330 |
|
TU Dublin |
Design & Construct |
7.5 |
6,176 |
|
ITT |
IT Tralee Student Facilities Hub (SFH) |
6.1 |
3,550 |
|
RCSI |
Academic Healthcare Centre |
3.4 |
2,900 |
|
DIAS |
Astronomy, Space Science & Technology Study Centre - Dunsink Observatory |
0.1 |
111 |
