Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 February 2026
661. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total capital funding allocated to each technological university since they were established, broken down by TU, by year, a list of the projects funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16112/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has disbursed just over €236.6m in capital funding to the Technological University Sector since 2020 under a number of capital programmes including the Higher Education Strategic and Infrastructural Fund (HESIF), the Infrastructure Upgrade and Refurbishment Fund (IURF), the Energy Efficiency Decarbonisation Pathway Programme (EEDPP), the Devolved Capital Grant, the Apprenticeship Programme Grant and the Higher Education Research Equipment Grant (HEREG) etc.
Details of amounts disbursed to each Technological University since its establishment (with various establishment dates between 01/01/2020 and 01/05/2022) to date in 2026 are provided in the attached table.
In addition, significant capital investment is ongoing in relation to operational Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects delivered for Technological University Dublin at Grangegorman, the National Maritime College of Ireland, and Cork School of Music at Munster Technological University.
Under Bundle 1 of the Higher Education PPP programme, TU Dublin Blanchardstown Teaching Building, TU Dublin Tallaght Culinary Arts, Engineering & Science building, TUS Athlone STEM Facility and MTU Cork Learning Resource Centre and MTU Kerry STEM Facility commenced service in 2025. Under Bundle 2 of the Higher Education PPP programme, the construction of five new buildings across multiple TU campuses is underway.
The new buildings once completed will be located in the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway and Letterkenny Campuses, South East Technological University (SETU) Waterford and Carlow Campuses and in the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Limerick Campus.
Payments for PPP’s are not included in the attached return and are made by my Department by way of, for example, milestone payments and a monthly unitary charge directly to the PPP companies over the 25 year operational period.
