The revised National Development Plan (NDP) published in October 2021 provided clarity on Departmental capital ceilings for the period 2022 – 2025.
The table below sets out the 2023 capital ceilings.
HE Capital
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€179m*
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HEA Capital
|
€1m
|
HE PPPs
|
€40m
|
FET Capital
|
€60m**
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TOTAL
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€280m
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* The amount above includes up to €19m for shared ICT Infrastructure for the Higher Education Sector programme providing investment in the upgrade of ICT infrastructure and business applications for the higher education sector.
**The amount above includes €0.5m for SOLAS Agency capital costs.
In respect of planned expenditure set out above in 2023 in the higher education sector, this includes universities, technological universities, IOTs, and some other small colleges.