Questions

1231. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he will take to ensure that South East Technological University can deliver on its potential as a driver of regional development in the south east, as highlighted in the CINNTE review, whether he intends to address structural constraints such as the absence of a borrowing framework for capi…

1232. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ways his Department plans to monitor and support implementation of the CINNTE review recommendations at South East Technological University, given the review’s finding that while some progress has been made, significant challenges remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23409/25]

1233. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount his Department have spent on encouraging Irish construction workers to return to Ireland; if he will outline any financial incentives for those workers to return; the amount of construction workers that have returned to Ireland in the each of the past five years and if his Department has done a …

1234. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware of a proposal to close the Saint Vincent's, Sunday's Well, music department and relocate; the timeline for same; and the future plans for the building. [23571/25]

1235. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of removing the mature dependent section of SUSI treating all over the age of 23 as independent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23574/25]

1236. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many students would become eligible for SUSI if the student earnings was removed, and how much this would cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23575/25]

1237. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of paying all apprentices a living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23576/25]

1238. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of reducing all international fees by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23578/25]

1239. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of allowing SUSI to cover micro credentials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/25]

1240. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the criteria of the special rate of SUSI for all those earning under €50,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23580/25]

1241. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new further education and training college announced on 12 December 2022 in Swords will proceed to a formal planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23583/25]

1242. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what has happened in the last 26 months to advance the badly needed further education and training college planned for Swords and provide 1,000 campus places and 6,000 outreach or online places to service the Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23584/25]

1243. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the construction timeline for the new further education and training college planned for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23585/25]

1244. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budgeted cost of the further education and training college planned for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23586/25]

1245. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the target date to open the planned further education and training college in Swords, Fingal, where the population is increasing, the labour market is at full employment, and there is a need for a training college to upskill persons of all ages in Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2358…

1246. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether funding has been identified and set aside to build the further education and training college planned for Swords as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23588/25]

1247. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the location of the site in Swords where the planned further education and training college will be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23589/25]

1248. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to increase education and training of new planners, including upskilling and conversion courses for professionals with relevant suitable experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23611/25]

1249. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an Irish citizen, who completed their second-level education abroad, in a non-EU country, that intends to return and pursue their third-level education in Ireland, will meet the criteria for SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/25]

1250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science about, for example, football, boxing, athletics, youth services, social services, health and well-being, community outreach, and cultural activities. [23816/25]

1251. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programmes they provide (details supplied). [23834/25]

1252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department's aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, Departments or any other public bodies; grants provid…

1253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of the number of NGOs under his Department's aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while receiving public funding, and how this practice is…

1254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to NGOs under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23889/25]

1255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy and administrative costs of state funding for NGOs under the aegis of his Department; if such a review or audit has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensiv…