€500,000 funding to improve education and training facilities in MSLETB

A Mayo TD has confirmed that Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) is in line to receive €507,500 in funding to further improve and develop their training facilities.

Deputy Alan Dillon said: “News of extra funding for Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim ETB is hugely welcome and will have a really positive impact on the learners and staff in each education and training facility across County Mayo.

“The continued investment in our Education and Training facilities in Mayo has been exceptional and shows Fine Gael’s commitment in Government to ensuring young learners are placed in state of the art, comfortable and environmentally friendly facilities to develop the skills of the future.

“Fine Gael will always invest in education to safeguard the future of this country and build on the progress made over the past decade,” Deputy Dillon said.

“We have built together a thriving economy where whoever wants a job has a job and we will continue to invest in our communities to make sure we have a resilient society equipped to face any of the challenges that come our way in years to come.”

Deputy Dillon added: “ETBs around the country are playing a huge role in making sure we have a skilled workforce. If we want to build more homes, we need to train more people and to do that we need to invest in our education and training facilities.

“If we want to meet our climate targets and make a greener economy we need to invest in our education facilities to be decarbonised and become more energy efficient.”

Deputy Dillon concluded: “The funding announced today will deliver stronger communities across the country and most importantly my colleague Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris has announced this level of funding will be maintained for at least the next 2 years.”