Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 December 2022
111. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the development of the new campus of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest at Coonagh, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59486/22]
View answerThe Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) Coonagh Campus Phase 1 project is currently in the procurement phase. Approval to publish the Contract Notice was provided to TUS on 4 August 2022 and further approval to proceed to tender was provided to the University on 1 November 2022.
The procurement process is ongoing with the deadline for tender returns currently set at 13 December 2022. Following tender assessment, TUS has indicated that it is hoped to submit a request to enter into contract to the HEA in February 2023.
