Departmental Funding

Thursday, 8 December 2022

Questions (291)

Patrick O'Donovan

Question:

291. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding that was provided to Limerick from his Department in 2022, broken down by project in tabular form. [61579/22]

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

As the Deputy requested, please find below the details of the capital funding for projects in Limerick for 2022.

Further Education and Training:

	Location	Project / Programme	Amount
Limerick Clare ETB	Limerick –College of Further Education	Mechanical and Electrical Works	€122,966
	Limerick NZEB Centre of Excellence	Capital Grant	€822,416
	FET Organic Campus, Drumcollogher	Mechanical and Electrical Works	€39,835
		Devolved Grant 2022	*€580,000
		Apprenticeship Capital Grant - Equipment	**€274,792

* The FET Devolved Grant for Limerick Clare ETB is at their discretion to allocate across their remit.

** The Apprenticeship Grant award is for apprenticeship equipment across the Limerick Clare ETB region

Higher Education:

Higher Education Institutions:	University of Limerick	Devolved Grant 2022/2023	€3,883,148
	Mary Immaculate College	Devolved Grant 2022/2023	€663,527
	Technological University of the Shannon	Devolved Grant 2022/2023	*** €2,991,726

*** The HE Devolved Grant dispersed to TUS in July 2022 was for the Limerick and Athlone Campuses. It is a matter for the TUS to determine how the funding is allocated across the campuses.