1650. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants to commis chef apprenticeship level 6 programme in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29371/25]
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1651. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will acknowledge the importance of the hospitality industry to County Kerry and Ireland by expediting the development of a training centre for the hospitality sector at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29437/25]
1652. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a reply will be issued to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29456/25]
1653. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when discussions regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year will conclude; when an announcement will be made regarding those discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29587/25]
1654. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason further education and training funding to the LMETB was cut (details supplied) for service plan 2025; if he will immediately reverse this cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29673/25]
1655. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Research Ireland (RI) criteria for applications deemed 'high-risk' and the reasons for rejection without any constructive feedback on same (details supplied); the criteria for qualifications of those tasked to approve the applications relevant to the application itself; the RI policy, if any, in term…
1656. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a breakdown of third level courses for several roles (details supplied); the number of students that selected these courses as their first preference on their application to the CAO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29994/25]
1657. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if under-23-year-olds who are living independently but not estranged from their parents can apply for SUSI independently of their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30101/25]
1658. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider expanding social care qualifications through the Springboard+ initiative for staff working in Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30161/25]
1659. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he last met formally with the Dean of UCD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30291/25]
1660. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the nature of capital works funded either by his Department and or the Higher Education Authority at Dublin City University in 2024 and to-date in 2025; when will each of those capital works project be completed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30292/25]
1661. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to Youthreach Services in Cavan-Monaghan in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30293/25]
1662. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he last met formally with the Dean of Trinity College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/25]
1663. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new, targeted measures that have been introduced since the publication of the 2023 Funding the Future – Options Paper on the Cost of Higher Education to directly reduce the financial burden of graduate entry medicine tuition fees for socio-economically disadvantaged students; and if his Department consid…
1664. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department holds or has requested data on the socio-economic background of applicants and entrants to graduate entry medicine programmes over the past five years; and if so, to publish a breakdown by income decile or deprivation index to allow analysis of equity in access. [30489/25]
1665. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a formal mechanism within his Department to monitor socio-economic equity in access to graduate entry medicine programmes; and if not, whether he intends to establish one in light of consistent Higher Education Authority data showing the underrepresentation of disadvantaged students in medical ed…
1666. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is any available information in relation to the cancellation of intake for apprenticeship phase 2 classes at certain specific SOLAS training centres due to the lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30588/25]
1667. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the publication of the strategic plan for student accommodation will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30589/25]
1668. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason mental health is not considered under exceptional circumstances by the Student Grant Appeals Board where a student seeks a SUSI grant for a repeat year at third level; if there is an understanding that mental health is difficult to prove as regards medical evidence which makes it much more diff…
1669. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a SUSI grant where it is clearly shown that their repeat year was under exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30666/25]
1670. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the budget allocation for Charities Regulator in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [28905/25]
1671. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of the Dormant Accounts Fund; when it will reopen for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28950/25]
1672. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for costings of setting up a fund to cover the capital costs of setting up social enterprise hubs similar to a named example (details supplied) in Tallaght. [29038/25]
1673. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the timings for the next round of the community recognition fund allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29092/25]
1674. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the timings for the next round of the community centres investment fund allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29093/25]