213. Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the urgent requirement for a link building capital development project at St. Angela’s College in County Sligo, which had approved funding of €4.3 million in October 2010, but which had this funding put on hold by a Minister (details supplied) in November 2011. [41004/15]

As part of the budgetary process in November 2011 a Government decision was taken to concentrate available educational capital resources on delivering school places and to restrict investment in higher education infrastructure to legally binding contractual commitments that existed at that time. The project referred to by the Deputy had not reached the point of being a legally binding contractual commitment by November 2011. Going forward, the needs of the College will be considered in the context of capital resources available for the higher education sector and having regard to competing demands. In 2014, the College received approval to carry out necessary health and safety works. The approved funding has been drawn down.