€3.1bn for upgrading of schools [IrishTimes]
- Published: 26 July 2010
EDUCATION: CAPITAL SPENDING on education will exceed €4 billion in the years to 2016, with the great majority of this moving into primary and secondary education.
The higher-education sector was warned, however, that there was only a limited case for continued State investment.
Education and Skills was one of the few departments to see an increased allocation in the revised capital funding programme, with support rising slightly above that proposed by the National Development Plan (2007-2013).
The revised approach will provide €3.1 billion for the upgrading and expansion of primary and secondary schools, with €650 million available for investment in higher education, including universities, institutes and other colleges.
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