Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 February 2022
611. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that the redevelopment of the dental school in University College Cork has not progressed, despite launching its redevelopment in 2019; his plans to progress this redevelopment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9760/22]
View answerIn 2019, my Department launched a call under the Higher Education Strategic Infrastructure Fund (HESIF) for key strategic projects to be co-funded by the Exchequer. At that time University College Cork (UCC) prioritised an application for a new building, the Cork University Business School (CUBS) to be funded. The CUBS application was successful and approved in principle for funding of €25m under the HESIF call.
I have recently announced a second HESIF call for applications for major HE capital projects. The prioritisation of projects is again a matter for each higher education institution. It is open to UCC to submit an application for the Dental School under this programme call.
