Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 February 2024
202. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on capital investment projects in the ATU Mayo campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9736/24]
View answerMy Department approved the allocation of €17m for the Higher Education Apprenticeship Expansion Programme 2023, to deliver an additional 132 apprenticeship craft training blocks, which will provide additional capacity at Phase 4 and Phase 6 in the higher education sector. This investment by my Department will facilitate the expansion of electrical apprenticeship provision (12 blocks) in the ATU Mayo campus with an allocation of €1.345m towards this project.
The Higher Education Devolved Capital Grant provides support for small-scale building works. Under this grant an allocation of €4,043,043.00 was issued to ATU for the academic year 2023/2024. Under the terms of the grant, it is solely a matter for ATU to determine how the funding is allocated across its campuses including the Mayo campus.
Last year the ATU Mayo campus, received an ex-gratia payment of €9,460 for a roof and fabric upgrade project and also €6,000 for 10 additional healthcare places.
