The announcement was made by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris.
The project envisages the refurbishment of a building in TU Dublin's satellite facility in Broombridge in order to utilise it for core academic space to address capacity. It is anticipated that the proposed state-of-the-art campus would build capacity for the greater Dublin Area and beyond.
Minister Harris confirmed that TU Dublin has been successful under the Technological Sector Strategic Projects Fund (TSSPF) and is now approved to proceed to develop the preliminary business case for a multi-disciplinary teaching and learning facility at Broombridge. It is envisaged that the new building will serve students in the areas of Architecture, Engineering and Construction.
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Minister Harris said: "Today is a key milestone as we see TU Dublin emerge from the first part of a robust strategic assessment process, and move to the next phase of the project life cycle development, which will see the development of preliminary business case.
"This proposed new building would accommodate 1,400 new learners in key skills demand such as retrofit, low carbon technologies, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), and in energy efficiency.
"It is anticipated that its creation would be a Beacon for Sustainability and Climate Action, creating a Retrofit hub in one of the largest residential areas requiring retrofit in the city.
"Investment will play an important role in supporting the technological sector as drivers of regional development by allowing them to better meet the needs of learners in their region, to deepen existing and forge new relationships with business and enterprise and to respond in an agile fashion to future developments.
"The HEA in advancing these capital proposals, is playing a crucial leading role in rolling out the Technological Sector Strategic Projects Fund ensuring a pipeline of key strategic projects delivers for our learner, economic and societal needs, and we need to keep these objectives at the heart of all our decision making. The outcomes of the preliminary business case stage will inform the development of a pipeline of projects and future capital investment decisions.
"The proposal developments to be advanced under the Technological Strategic Projects Fund, including 5 nationwide already announced, will complement significant investment right across the technological sector and further education and training sector."
