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‹ Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

Dunboyne College new site

Summary

Deputy Toole asks when the promised stand-alone new Dunboyne College campus will be delivered. The Minister says site acquisition is progressing and the Department is working to deliver the new build as quickly as possible.

I congratulate the Minister. Many of the solutions around apprenticeships, training for special needs assistants, entry courses to occupational therapy and speech and language therapy can be delivered by Dunboyne College of Further Education. The Tánaiste visited the college in February 2022 in his then role as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. A commitment was given that money was ring-fenced for the new college on a stand-alone site, as a single-phase delivery. When will that happen?

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I thank the Deputy and congratulate her on her election to the Dáil. Dunboyne College has expanded in recent years and provides an outstanding education to many in County Meath and the surrounding counties. Work has been under way to acquire a new site and that is progressing. Work is under way in the Department to make sure that the new build can be delivered as quickly as possible. I and all of the Deputies involved will make sure that everything is done to ensure that can be delivered as soon as possible and that more of the fantastic education that is being provided can be provided for the types of courses the Deputy mentioned, working in collaboration with the surrounding universities, such as Maynooth and DCU.

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