Capital funding has been secured to replace the roof of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) campus in Castlebar, the Minister for Higher Education has confirmed.

Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor also announced that ring fenced funding of €750,000 is to be provided to sustain the campus over the next five years.

She made the announcement after the Working Group published its report on the future of the Castlebar campus.

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Minister Mitchell said: "I welcome the report of the Working Group. It provides a roadmap for the sustainable future of GMIT in Castlebar. My Department will be working with the HEA and GMIT to ensure that the recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. I am pleased to announce today that I will be providing ring fenced funding of €750,000 for the Castlebar campus for each of the next five years while the plan is being implemented. I will also be providing capital funding for the replacement of the roof of the GMIT campus that is currently in need of repair. These, along with the implementation of the other recommendations by GMIT, will ensure that the future of the GMIT Castlebar campus is secured."

(CD/MH)