Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
655. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital funding provided to each institute of technology and technological university in each of the years 2010 to 2020; the allocation earmarked for 2021, by institute, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9514/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraProject Ireland 2040 signals an envelope of €2.2 billion for investment in higher education infrastructure over the period 2018-2027.
This is in addition to infrastructure to be delivered by way of Public Private Partnership (PPP), including the Central and East Quads for TU Dublin at Grangegorman and the Higher Education PPP programme which is focused on Technological Universities/Institutes of Technology.
Attached below are details of the capital spend (including Devolved Grant funding) in respect of Institutes of Technology and TU Dublin for the period 2010 to 2020.
In respect of planned expenditure in 2021, it is not possible to be specific with regard to the level of funding to be provided to each institution. This is because the budget is managed at an overall level, with profiles regularly updated to take account of the rate of progress of individual projects through design, planning, procurement and construction. I can, however, advise that the overall 2021 higher education capital allocation is €98.4m.
It is important to note that there are projects approved or approved in principle which are moving through the pipeline and are therefore not captured in a review of past expenditure figures. I have attached details showing the progress of each approved project in the IoT and TU sector being funded by my Department.
