Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 September 2022
417. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the two building projects on the TU Dublin Tallaght campus announced by the Minister on the 18 August 2020. [45484/22]
View answerCo-funding of €7.7m was approved for a new Sports Science, Health and Recreation building for TU Dublin (Tallaght Campus). The institute has a high demand for courses in this area and the Tallaght campus will provide the hub for Sports Science within TU Dublin. The project is currently on site and is due for completion by Q4 2022.
On 18th August 2020 a 5,159m2 Culinary Arts, Engineering and Teaching Building was announced for the Tallaght Campus of TU Dublin as part of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership Programme -Bundle 1.
This state-of-the-art building will consist of labs, lecture theatres, classrooms, administration space, and ancillary space. In conjunction with decanted space elsewhere on campus, the new building will increase capacity of the institution by 1,118 students.
Bundle 1 of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership Programme, comprising six projects, is currently at preferred tenderer stage. A Preferred Tenderer has been appointed and the technical and commercial work streams are currently ongoing. It is currently estimated that the programme will achieve financial close in Q4 2022 with construction activities commencing on all six sites thereafter. The construction duration for the projects is in the region of 24 months and hence the facilities are estimated to become operational from Q4 2024 onwards.
