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Technological Universities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 May 2022

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Ceisteanna (134)

Brendan Griffin

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134. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide funding to build a new student services building at Munster Technological University, Tralee to enhance the student experience on the campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25240/22]

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Freagraí scríofa

I understand that the Student Hub project referred to by the Deputy is one of three projects identified by Munster Technological University (MTU) for possible funding under the new Technological Sector Strategic Projects Fund (TSSPF).

This new capital investment programme, which I announced in February 2022, will support additional capacity, upgrading and enhancement of current infrastructure in Technological Universities.

The TSSPF will involve a two-stage assessment process, commencing with an assessment of the strategic rationale and subsequently, if approved at this stage, moving onto development of a detailed business case. The outcome of the initialstrategic assessment stage is expected to be communicated to higher education institutions in June.

I really want to stress that students are at the centre of all we do and appropriate campus infrastructure is an important part of this.

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