Questions

663. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 855 of 4 November 2025, if her Department will provide an update on the discussions with University College Cork about a proposed course (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12397/26]

198. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether migrants and refugees will be discouraged from accessing education, training and upskilling supports that require people to be in receipt of a social welfare payment in light of proposals from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to penalise migrants and refugees who rely on essential social welfare supports such …

74. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if students of the upcoming educational psychology course in Maynooth University will undertake their placements in health and social care settings; and, if not where exactly will they be undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39738/25]

75. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the course accreditation for the upcoming educational psychology course in Maynooth University will be amended to reflect concerns over graduates being limited to careers in the NEPS; if such an amendment will be informed by a proper consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39739/25]

403. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reverse austerity measures made during the financial crash regarding FET learners payments, as many prospective students are not able to take up places on suitable courses as the payment they would receive is well under that of a full weekly social welfare payment, despite them having travel and food costs and other costs associated with a…