As the Deputy may be aware, five projects were approved under the Higher Education strategic infrastructure Fund (HESIF). The five projects in question are at various stages, from planning and design to construction (see table below). Delivery of projects in the higher education sector is devolved to the higher education institutions. Responsibility for the planning and procurement processes, as well as project delivery timelines, all fall within the remit of the HEIs.
Project reporting by the HEIs to the HEA is in line with agreed Devolved Control Procedures.
HEI
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Location/Name
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DFHERIS Funding
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Stage
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Maynooth University
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Technology Society & Innovation Building
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€25m
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On site
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IT Sligo
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Extension to Central Campus (EO1) Project
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€6.6m
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On Site
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UCC
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Cork University Business School (CUBS) Project
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€25m
|
Design
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NUIG
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Learning Commons Project
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€15m
|
Design
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UCD
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Future Campus Project
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€25m
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Pre-tender
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My Department is currently reviewing the parameters of the next phase of Exchequer capital investment in the further and higher education sectors in the context of NDP ceilings published last month. It is intended that new funding programmes will be rolled out in the near future.