Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2016
204. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposal by KWETB for a new national training centre for pre-apprenticeship and post-apprenticeship training in Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34461/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe proposal from Kildare Wicklow ETB (KWETB) for the development of a new Education and Training Facility in Maynooth, County Kildare, requires a substantial capital investment.
In May this year my Department informed KWETB that there is currently no dedicated capital funding for Further Education and Training projects and that the Department's overall capital budget for 2016 was fully allocated. My Department’s 2017 capital allocation is also fully allocated. However, my Department, in consultation with SOLAS, will keep this proposal under consideration in the context of competing demands for capital investment should capital resources become available in 2017 and also in the context of capital estimates for future years.
