A grant of €1,305,496 has been secured for DKIT to improve access for people with disabilities and to invest in necessary campus upgrades.
Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd, has welcomed today’s announcement from the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD.
O’Dowd said “DKIT is an ever expanding facility and this central grant will certainly assist the institute in making the campus more accessible, inclusive and modern.
“Campuses across the country are having to consider investment in key areas such as energy efficiency and decarbonisation and this grant will also give DKIT the flexibility to look at improvements in this key area.
Minister Simon Harris said: “This is a substantial devolved capital grant for higher education institutions to support a variety of capital priorities. It is the second year it has increased to €40 million – a signal of Government’s commitment to higher education and to delivering world class facilities.”
“Seven universities, five Technological Universities, two Institutes of Technology and six other colleges are benefitting from this devolved grant.”
