Further and Higher Education

Thursday, 9 September 2021

Questions (806)

Rose Conway-Walsh

Question:

806. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a list will be provided of all infrastructure projects in further or higher education to be delivered by way of public private partnership; the estimated cost of each project in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41586/21]

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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

There are currently 11 higher education projects in the pipeline for delivery by way of public private partnership. The projects are split between two bundles and are detailed in the following table:

Bundle	Higher Education Institute	Project Title
Bundle 1	TU of the Shannon: Midlands and Midwest Athlone Campus	STEM Building
Bundle 1	Munster TU Cork Campus	Learning Resource Centre
Bundle 1	Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design	Digital Media Building
Bundle 1	TU Dublin Blanchardstown campus	Teaching Building: Phase 2 of Masterplan
Bundle 1	TU Dublin Tallaght campus	Culinary Arts, Hospitality & Tourism and Engineering
Bundle 1	Munster TU Tralee Campus	STEM Building
Bundle 2	Galway Mayo Institute of Technology	STEM Building
Bundle 2	IT Carlow	Science & Health Building
Bundle 2	TU of the Shannon: Midlands and Midwest Limerick Campus	Applied Science & IT Building
Bundle 2	Letterkenny Institute of Technology	Education Building
Bundle 2	Waterford Institute of Technology	Architecture/Engineering, Computing & Humanities Building

As these projects are currently in procurement, the estimated costs are commercially sensitive.