264. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports for disabled students who do not qualify for a SUSI grant and cannot work due to their disability to afford third level education. [74853/26]
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265. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants currently awaiting a Youthreach placement in County Kilkenny; the current capacity of Youthreach provision in the county; whether the Department is satisfied that existing provision is sufficient to meet demand; and if he will outline any plans to expand Youthreach capacity in…
266. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being considered by his Department and Research Ireland to strengthen doctoral education and research capacity in offshore renewable energy; if he will consider establishing a national centre for doctoral research and training in this field; whether technological universities, including S…
1107. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people who applied for SUSI grants in 2026; the number who were successful and unsuccessful, respectively; the reasons applicants were unsuccessful; and the amounts awarded to successful applicants. [73482/26]
1108. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he visited Peking University in Beijing during his recent visit to China. [73525/26]
1109. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is concerned that it appears Irish universities have spent hundreds of thousands of euros on animal testing outside the jurisdiction (details supplied). [73411/26]
1110. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current status of a €50 million loan provided by the European Investment Bank to University College Cork for the development of a new business school; if his Department or the Higher Education Authority has received correspondence from the EIB regarding the loan; the amount, if any of the loan has been dr…
1111. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of meetings that have taken place between the Higher Education Authority and University College Cork subsequent to the submission by UCC of its report of a matter under section 64 of the HEA Act 202; if the HEA is still monitoring UCC; and if specific controls related to capital spending were or ar…
1112. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the name and location of buildings currently under the ownership of University College Galway for its "Nun’s Island masterplan" on Nun’s Island in Galway city; the progress of this plan to date; and when the plan is expected to be completed. [73749/26]
1113. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73987/26]
1114. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74442/26]
1115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether SOLAS, his Department, or the National Skills Council has any commercial, sponsorship or data-sharing arrangement with any AI provider in connection with AI Ready; whether any AI provider contributed to the course content; and whether a procurement process was held for its content or tools. [74062/26…
1116. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether the AI Ready courses direct learners to specific commercial AI products (details supplied), without referring to alternative providers; the criteria by which any such products were selected; and whether he considers this consistent with neutrality between competing providers. [74059/26]
1117. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department will engage with the Department of Social Protection to review barriers to maintenance grant eligibility for social welfare recipients living with their parents, including lone parents unable to secure independent accommodation; and whether he will undertake an assessment of the c…
1118. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI maintenance grant applications from recipients of the one-parent family payment refused because parental income exceeded the applicable threshold in each of the past three academic years, broken down by county, where available; and whether these data are collected. [74206/26]
1119. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for including parental income in the assessment of SUSI maintenance grant applications from mature students who are lone parents, receive one-parent family payment and reside in their parents' home; and whether this approach adequately reflects their financial circumstances and responsibil…
1120. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider reforming the student grant scheme to allow students receiving the one-parent family payment or other core means-tested social welfare payments to be assessed for maintenance grants on their own means, without reference to parental income, subject to existing rules on overlapping edu…
1121. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures, if any, taken or planned to offset or mitigate the additional energy use and emissions arising from the AIReady.ie target of upskilling one million people; and how the programme is consistent with the Government’s legally binding climate targets. [74065/26]
1122. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether the AIReady.ie course content addresses the energy use and carbon emissions associated with AI services, and the guidance, if any, given to learners; and whether any assessment of the environmental impact of the programme was carried out or considered. [74063/26]
888. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71356/26]
889. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to review correspondence (details supplied); and whether he is satisfied that Gaza students holding full scholarships from Irish institutions were refused visas, while Government of Ireland scholars submitting comparable documentation were granted them. [71363/26]
890. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a schedule of EU Presidency events being hosted by his Department broken down by name of the event, location, date, State agencies or other departments involved in the organising of the event; and cost or budgeted cost of same (including costs borne by state agencies under its aegis), in tabular …
891. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a university student who has been refused progression to fourth year. [71587/26]
892. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science If he will review the case of a person (details supplied) and provide an update on their SUSI application. [71676/26]
893. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on his recent visit to China. [71730/26]