Minister John Paul Phelan says Kilkenny has not been left out of the Technological University for the South East plans.
Capital funding for a purpose built campus for IT Carlow in Wexford was revealed on Friday as part of the Project Ireland 2040 announcement.
But there was no specific mention of a Kilkenny campus prompting criticism locally of the framework.
However Minister Phelan says that doesn’t mean its been excluded as there is still a long way to go in that project.