Department says position on withheld €1.7m UL funding 'under consideration'

The Higher Education Authority plans to meet with the university shortly and will “seek continued assurance” from the governing authority. 

It previously emerged that the university proceeded with the purchase of the former Dunnes Stores site despite concerns raised by members of its own governing authority. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

The Department of Further and Higher Education has said its position remains "under consideration" in relation to the almost €1.7m in capital funding it withheld from the University of Limerick due to governance concerns.

As previously reported, the payment, which makes up the majority of the university’s devolved capital funding for the current academic year, was paused last year by the department’s chief Jim Breslin.