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Donna McGettigan Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
200. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify if reductions made in student fees in previous budgets will remain in place for the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34729/26]
Joe Neville Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
201. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has engaged with the NTA to ensure that there is sufficient bus and train routes, and capacity for students who commute to college particularly at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34850/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
202. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the work of his Department in making graduate entry medicine courses more accessible; and if his Department is considering any new initiatives, schemes or bursaries to this end. [34831/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
203. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his proposals to ensure adequate provision of accommodation for students. [34825/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
204. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of the primary school teaching course now offered by the National Tertiary Office to include the number of places that will be available this year; the selection process for prospective students; the cost to students of the course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34600/2…
Conor D McGuinness Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
205. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will cut college fees for third level students before September 2026. [34732/26]
Brendan Smith Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
206. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the proposed major building project at Cavan Institute will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34848/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
207. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to update the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34829/26]
Grace Boland Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
208. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made to date by the Government in reducing the student contribution fee; to confirm that it remains Government policy to continue reducing the fee over the lifetime of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34690/26]
Joe Neville Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
209. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are any planned large-scale investments in higher education infrastructure at Maynooth University; the predicted benefits of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34851/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
210. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline proposals to introduce a loan scheme for those undertaking graduate entry medicine courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34809/26]
Barry Ward Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the merits of requiring all third level institutions to install solar panel installations to support the operation of the institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34392/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
212. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on plans to deliver new, permanent accommodation for Dunboyne College of Further Education, Dunboyne, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34339/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
213. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has had engagement in relation to policies in HEIs that allow for students who have suffered sexual violence or harassment to be supported in the continuation of their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34399/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
214. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the targeted reskilling or upskilling programmes that are currently being developed or expanded for workers in sectors most exposed to AI-driven automation; the way in which affected workers are being identified and supported to access these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34…
Brendan Smith Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
215. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the projects in the Further and Higher Education Sector that will progress under his Department's Capital Programme in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34849/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
216. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on student accommodation in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34710/26]
Pa Daly Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to improve pay and working conditions for apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34854/26]
Matt Carthy Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
218. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given his comments (details supplied), the steps he is taking to ensure enforcement of regulations in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34561/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
219. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on his plans for a new funding scheme for students on graduate entry medicine programmes. [34390/26]
Paul Lawless Written 12 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
220. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of people who are working from home in the State. [35331/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 12 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
221. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if his Department or any bodies and agencies under his aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33729/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 12 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
222. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Taoiseach the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33959/26]
Barry Ward Written 12 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
223. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme. [34431/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 12 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
224. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Taoiseach the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to his Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within his Department; and if he will provide a breakdown of the areas against which the levy is being applied. [35089/26]