Education and Training Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 November 2022

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Ceisteanna (516)

Seán Canney

Ceist:

516. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the creation of a new further education and training college in Galway to consolidate the provision by the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board of education in the city and to enable the board to deliver on the national Further Education and Training Strategy and on his Department’s policy mission to develop Ireland’s further and higher education and research and innovation system to ensure they are capable of meeting the diverse needs of all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57841/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

I understand that Galway Roscommon ETB (GRETB) have submitted an application for the establishment of FET college in Galway city under the FET College of the Future funding programme, a new capital investment programme for the FET sector

This capital investment programme will support additional capacity, upgrading and enhancement of infrastructure in the FET sector, in line with the FET College of the Future principles as set out in the Future FET Strategy.

The proposal submitted by GRETB has been assessed alongside other proposals from the sector to determine the initial major projects that will proceed to the development of a detailed business case.

The first stage of the proposal evaluation phase of this programme call has been completed and an evaluation report submitted by SOLAS to my Department for approval. This report has now been considered, and the outcome of the assessment process will be communicated to each ETB, including GRETB.