1294. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a detailed update in relation to any communications or engagements he or his Department officials have had in relation to the use of Mount Melleray as an educational campus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29622/26]
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1295. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he visited University of Sydney during his visit to Australia for the recent St. Patrick's Day. [30010/26]
1296. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding streams available for institutions to implement universal design for learning; the amount of funding that was provided in the past five years; what that funding was spent on. [30109/26]
1297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30269/26]
1298. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the comprehensive and disaggregated breakdown of the National Training Fund (NTF) expenditure for the 2025 fiscal year and planned allocations for 2026 across the specific categories of Higher Education, Further Education and Training (FET), apprenticeships, Skillnet Ireland, and other workplace training …
1299. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific proportion of the €1.5 billion National Training Fund surplus package which will be used to support businesses and particularly SMEs to participate in upskilling and reskilling staff in areas such as AI, the programmes funded by the NTF supporting workforce upskilling, future plans to support…
1300. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average time it took from phase 1 to completion for each apprenticeship, by trade, in County Kildare in 2025, in tabular form. [30441/26]
1301. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30479/26]
1302. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to reduce the third level contribution fees over the next number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30546/26]
1303. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase the SUSI grant given current levels do not fully reflect the rising cost of living for students and families. [30547/26]
1304. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on…
1305. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30617/2…
1306. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific budgetary allocation from the National Training Fund (NTF) surplus under the National Training Fund (Amendment) Act 2025, earmarked for capital expenditure on buildings, laboratory and equipment upgrades versus direct investment in work-based training, upskilling and reskilling; the projected ex…
1307. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific proportion of the €1.5 billion National Training Fund surplus package which will be used to support businesses and particularly SMEs to participate in upskilling and reskilling staff in areas such as AI; the programmes funded by the NTF supporting workforce upskilling; future plans to support wo…
1308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30698/26]
1309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30716/26]
1310. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30736/26]
1311. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30753/26]
1312. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30774/26]
1313. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30796/26]
1314. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30814/26]
1315. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30844/26]
1316. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if student fees will be covered or reduced for medical students going into practice upon completion of their undergraduate degrees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30936/26]
1317. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the status of the Athenry Public Realm Enhancement Project; the level of engagement his Department has had with Galway County Council in relation to the progression of the project to delivery stage; the funding streams available to support its advancement; and the actions he will take to ensure that the…
1318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30274/26]