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Budget 2025 Response

Ms Sinead Heneghan, CEO of Learning and Development Institute (L&DI), welcomes the education and training measures announced in Budget 2025. These include the utilisation of the National Training Fund for a funding package of €1.485bn over six years (2025-2030) for the tertiary sector, comprising: 

  • €650m core funding package for Higher Education, addressing Funding the Future by increasing core funding by a further €150m by 2030.  
  • €600m capital uplift, including €150m to provide essential training facilities in Veterinary, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Dentistry.
  • €150m for the Further Education and Training sector.
  • €150 million for the Research sector.
  • €235m for the tertiary sector as one-off current funding including skills and apprenticeships. 
  • €20 million has been released from the NTF for a skills package that will increase investment in employment-focused skills and training, assisting and enhancing the competitiveness and productivity of businesses. This includes funding offalse

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