2529. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students nationally at third level have dropped out from their studies due to mental health issues in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19539/25]
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2530. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students nationally at third level have dropped out from their studies due to mental health issues in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19540/25]
2531. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students were on waiting lists for mental health services in the years 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19542/25]
2532. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average length of time for waiting lists for higher level students wanting to access mental health services in the years 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19544/25]
2535. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost for SUSI to introduce a dedicated translation service for students and their documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19750/25]
2536. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to restore the adjacency grant rate to 24 km rather than the current 30km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19752/25]
2537. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to expand the student assistance fund to allow international students to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19753/25]
2538. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to abolish apprenticeship registration fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19755/25]
2539. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to fully fund the provision of 30,000 student beds to bridge the gap in student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19756/25]
2540. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to completely abolish the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19757/25]
2541. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to remove the mature dependant category in SUSI and treat all those over the age of 23 as independent regardless of their living situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19758/25]
2542. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to pay a living wage to all students engaging with mandatory placement as part of their study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19762/25]
2543. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to extend the SUSI postgraduate maintenance rate to the summer months also as they are still students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19764/25]
2544. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to extend the SUSI maintenance rate to the summer months for students on placement as they are still students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19765/25]
2545. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to provide students on SUSI who partake in mandatory placement an additional maintenance grant of €250 similarly to the grant for Erasmus students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19767/25]
2546. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to abolish all postgraduate fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19770/25]
2561. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on his plans to review the financial supports available for the 1,255 third level students from Ukraine studying in Ireland; for an update on tuition fees being paid by his Department through the temporary tuition fee support scheme, which was implemented at the beginning of…
2562. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the costs towards the temporary tuition fee support scheme for 2025 (details supplied); the length of time his Department will be paying for this temporary scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20182/25]
2563. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Ukrainian students on the temporary tuition fee support scheme for 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20183/25]
2572. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students nationally at third level that have dropped out from their studies due to their mental health issues in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20472/25]
1072. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to fund an allocation of at least 30% of beds for vulnerable groups of students such as SUSI Recipients, HEAR, and Access Students and so on such as in UCD, DCU and Maynooth University. [17334/25]
1073. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how he will expand implementation of student accommodation in other HEIs in Ireland, in particular, within the Technical University sector; and if this will become standard under the National Student Accommodation Strategy, given is to be completed this quarter. [17335/25]
1084. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to amend the grade inflation for the Leaving Certificate from the pre-pandemic era, which unfairly puts 2025 Leaving cert students in competition for university places against previous years students who have benefitted from more generous grading; and if he will make a statement on th…
1. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made with regard to the current challenges in the apprenticeship system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14864/25]
3. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to close the funding deficit in the university sector, first identified in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14865/25]