2531. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students were on waiting lists for mental health services in the years 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19542/25]
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2532. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average length of time for waiting lists for higher level students wanting to access mental health services in the years 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19544/25]
2533. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 27 March 2025, the length of time SOLAS has been engaging with Kerry ETB; the estimated timeframe for completion of the centre for training and education at a site (details supplied) in Killarney, County Kerry. [19615/25]
2534. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will clarify recent reports that there will be no further reductions to student fees; if this represents a departure from the commitment in the Programme for Government to reduce the student contribution fee over the lifetime of the Government; the rationale for this shift; and if he will make a sta…
2535. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost for SUSI to introduce a dedicated translation service for students and their documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19750/25]
2536. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to restore the adjacency grant rate to 24 km rather than the current 30km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19752/25]
2537. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to expand the student assistance fund to allow international students to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19753/25]
2538. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to abolish apprenticeship registration fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19755/25]
2539. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to fully fund the provision of 30,000 student beds to bridge the gap in student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19756/25]
2540. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to completely abolish the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19757/25]
2541. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to remove the mature dependant category in SUSI and treat all those over the age of 23 as independent regardless of their living situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19758/25]
2542. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to pay a living wage to all students engaging with mandatory placement as part of their study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19762/25]
2543. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to extend the SUSI postgraduate maintenance rate to the summer months also as they are still students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19764/25]
2544. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to extend the SUSI maintenance rate to the summer months for students on placement as they are still students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19765/25]
2545. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to provide students on SUSI who partake in mandatory placement an additional maintenance grant of €250 similarly to the grant for Erasmus students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19767/25]
2546. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to abolish all postgraduate fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19770/25]
2547. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current Government policy on the ability of higher education institutions, including universities, technological universities and institutes of technology, to borrow funds for capital or infrastructure investment; and whether such institutions are required to obtain approval or sanction before engaging …
2548. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the borrowing framework or restrictions that apply to publicly funded higher education institutions, including technological universities and institutes of technology; and whether any approval process, legislative limitations, or fiscal rules constrain such institutions from borrowing to invest in infrastru…
2549. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether higher education institutions, including universities and technological universities, are permitted to borrow or raise finance independently to develop student accommodation; and any policy, guidelines, or restrictions currently in place that may limit or regulate such borrowing. [19852/25]
2550. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his policy or strategic approach to enabling or supporting the delivery of student accommodation by higher education institutions; and whether any capital funding, borrowing flexibility or public private partnership models are under consideration to expand student housing supply. [19853/25]
2551. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason Technological University of the Shannon is not permitted to borrow for the purpose of developing student accommodation; and if there are plans to review borrowing restrictions to enable technological universities to support the delivery of on-campus housing. [19854/25]
2552. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the policy or legislative basis for restricting technological universities, including the Technological University of the Shannon, from borrowing to fund the construction of student accommodation; and whether any such restriction is under review. [19855/25]
2553. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there have been any recent developments in the implementation of the borrowing policy for technological universities; if a timeline has been established for when technological universities will be permitted to access borrowing facilities; how this policy is expected to support capital investment and strat…
2554. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being taken to increase research funding and infrastructure for technological universities; how his Department is supporting their development into research-intensive institutions on par with traditional universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19871/25]
2555. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a progress update on the implementation of financial supports for students undertaking unpaid or underfunded mandatory placements, as committed to in the programme for Government; if his Department has engaged with SUSI or the HEA to develop a targeted funding mechanism; when students can …