Parliamentary questions

865. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the next evaluation meeting for the College of the Future Major Projects Fund, targeted for Q1 2025 has taken place. [27298/25]

866. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress of the Standardised Design Study. [27299/25]

867. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress of the TU Feasibility Study. [27300/25]

868. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress of his Department on the development of the new student accommodation strategy 2025-2030; and when he expects the strategy to be finalised. [27301/25]

869. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report when he expects the independent expert panel appointed by his Department in March 2024 to conduct an evaluation of FET practitioner staffing structures in ETBs against international comparators will complete its work and publish its report. [27302/25]

870. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department in implementing the 2023 OECD review of Ireland's national skills strategy's recommendations. [27303/25]

871. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of officials within his Department, particularly the skills policy and enterprise engagement unit in the creation of a career guidance and information portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27304/25]

872. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of officials within his Department and update on the launch date for the proposal currently under development on a pilot scheme to incentivise SMEs to participate in lifelong learning, which had previously been expected to be launched at the end of Q1 2025; and if…

873. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress of officials within his Department towards developing a successor to Technology 2022, the third action plan for technology specialists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27306/25]

874. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department in implementing the spotlight actions published by his Department's strategic policy Unit in 2022. [27307/25]

875. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and names of institutions that have been the subject of statutory processes by the Higher Education Authority under the HEA Act 2022, in tabular form; and if any institution has been the subject of such processes on multiple occasions. [27308/25]

876. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how the national training fund will be used to support enhanced core funding for higher education over the period to 2030. [27309/25]

877. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Higher Education Policy and Reform Unit within his Department have yet split into two separate units as planned in 2025. [27310/25]

878. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department on the implementation of the National Access Plan 2022 - 2028. [27311/25]

879. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to update on the progress of the disabilities pilot project in Further and Higher Education, as provided for in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/25]

880. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on if a support team has been created to ensure the completion of the disability pilot project. [27313/25]

881. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report if the midterm review of the national access plan 2022 – 2028 has commenced. [27314/25]

882. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of officials within his Department on the reform of the funding allocation model for Higher Education to ensure the model aligns with Government priorities and adequately underpins sectoral reform, as set out in ‘funding the future’. [27315/25]

883. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department to further extend the ceiling of core-funded posts in Higher Education with regard to the 2011 employment control framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27316/25]

884. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to update on the expansion of the part-time pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27317/25]

885. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department in advancing technological university reforms. [27318/25]

886. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress of the higher education strategy 2025+. [27319/25]

887. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report if his Department has clarified if approval has been secured for the recruitment of senior management teams of Technological Universities following the submission of detailed business cases by Munster Technological University, Atlantic Technological University, Technological …

888. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department to establish a consistent process for prioritisation and advancement of requests to expand provision in key areas of public sector workforce planning for critical skills. [27321/25]

889. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work by officials within his Department's corporate services to reduce the reliance on the Department of Education and expand the number of processes performed in house across a range of functions. [27355/25]