Questions

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]

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]

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]

894. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department or the HEA has had with China General Technology Research Institute. [71728/26]

913. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of money that has been spent since 2020 by his Department or by HEI's on procurement or consultancy on student accommodation that has not proceeded; and the reason the projects have not proceeded. [68482/26]

920. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for capital investment in higher education facilities in county Leitrim over the next three years. [68644/26]

921. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount detailed in HEI's 2025 annual accounts for non-compliant procurement, revenue payments and write-offs; and if he is concerned by this amount. [68641/26]

685. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will remove the mature dependent category in SUSI and treat all those over the age of 23 as independent regardless of their living situation. [66408/26]

690. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the income and expenditure of the National Training Fund in 2025 [67020/26]

691. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the next review of SUSI income thresholds is due to take place. [67018/26]

1485. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of interest there has been from HEI's to build PBSA on their lands as per the new Student Accommodation Strategy. [64297/26]

1491. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has undertaken an assessment of the financial sustainability of the higher education sector in light of indications from the Higher Education Authority (details supplied); the findings of any such assessment; the measures being considered to address the financial sustainability of the sector; and …

1492. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if supplementary funding will be provided in 2026 to address recognised legacy shortfalls in funding for public sector pay awards in the higher education sector; the estimated value of any such outstanding shortfall; and the measures planned to address these costs on a recurring basis through core grant…

1493. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding provided towards closing the identified funding gap of €307 million per annum since the publication of Funding the Future in May 2022; the remaining annual funding gap each year; and the cumulative value of these funding shortfalls over the period for each year, in tabular form. [6…

1501. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and percentages of HEAR-DARE scheme applicants from fee-paying schools compared to those from DEIS schools, and other non-fee-paying schools, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [64896/26]

1502. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who applied to the HEAR-DARE scheme; and the number who were accepted and not accepted in each of the years from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [64893/26]

613. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will confirm that appropriate adult guidance is available in each ETB; the qualification requirement expected to be held by such guidance officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54521/26]

939. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to comment on the HEA's 2026 budget & accountability report for higher education institutions, and in particular in relation to the reference to institutions reporting significantly heightened financial fragility (details supplied). [53568/26]

940. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his view on the sustainability of the HEIs to have borrowing levels in excess of €1.2bn in September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53569/26]

941. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to ensure that HEI's are adequately funded, on an annual basis, to cover nationally agreed pay awards, both currently and legacy pay awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53570/26]

258. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that there is an inconsistency in entry requirements for Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programmes across State-funded providers (details supplied); whether he considers this inconsistency to be consistent with the founding purpose of the PLC programme, which was established to serve as a …

879. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in view of his Department's role in coordinating Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2026, if the EU Presidency programme includes any citizen science initiative, in line with the role of citizen engagement in the EU missions. [52339/26]

895. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list each funding instrument, PhD programme, fellowship, award, public engagement programme or research infrastructure programme under his Department or Research Ireland, that has supported citizen science, citizen-generated data, public participation in data collection, or open-source research infras…

896. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the options available to a person (details supplied) to allow them to complete their education course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51667/26]

897. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 17 June 2025, the reason only 30 of the 45 SALI posts have been funded (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to ensure that they are continued; the way in which the level of support provided to them will be monitored during and after the ten y…