€507,500 to improve education and training facilities in Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim

MAYO, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board is in line to receive €507,500 in funding to further improve and develop training facilities across the three counties.

“News of extra funding for MSLETB is hugely welcome and will have a really positive impact on the learners and staff in each education and training facility across County Mayo,” said Fine Gael Councillor Donna Sheridan.

“The continued investment in our education and training facilities in County 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.

“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 Alan Dillon, in also welcoming the funding, 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.

“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 two years.”