Parliamentary questions

1244. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budgeted cost of the further education and training college planned for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23586/25]

1245. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the target date to open the planned further education and training college in Swords, Fingal, where the population is increasing, the labour market is at full employment, and there is a need for a training college to upskill persons of all ages in Fingal; and if he will make a statement …

1246. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether funding has been identified and set aside to build the further education and training college planned for Swords as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23588/25]

1247. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the location of the site in Swords where the planned further education and training college will be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23589/25]

1248. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to increase education and training of new planners, including upskilling and conversion courses for professionals with relevant suitable experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23611/25]

1249. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an Irish citizen, who completed their second-level education abroad, in a non-EU country, that intends to return and pursue their third-level education in Ireland, will meet the criteria for SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/25]

1250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science about, for example, football, boxing, athletics, youth services, social services, health and well-being, community outreach, and cultural activities. [23816/25]

1251. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programmes they provide (details supplied). [23834/25]

1252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department's aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, Departments or any other public b…

1253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of the number of NGOs under his Department's aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while receiving public funding, and …

1254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to NGOs under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23889/25]

1255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy and administrative costs of state funding for NGOs under the aegis of his Department; if such a review or audit has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for impleme…

1256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline NGOs, under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may compete for similar grants or operate in the same areas with little co-ordination (details supplie…

1257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the or…

1258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23961/25]

1259. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is considering any policy measures to remedy the "replication crisis" in the life sciences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23992/25]

1260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for details of any policies in place, or in development, to mitigate "p-hacking" and other forms of scientific malpractice in research and publishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23993/25]

1261. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an overview of the primary and secondary legislation regulating the rights and entitlements of third level students in respect of the institutions they attend, in particular any recourse against exclusion from an institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23…

1262. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) who has been denied a SUSI grant due to complex circumstances not of their making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/25]

1263. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the SUSI postgraduate contribution to €10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24177/25]

1264. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to allow anyone over the age of 18 to be eligible to be assessed as an independent student if they meet all other criteria in SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24179/25]

1265. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost so SUSI covered100% of postgraduate fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24180/25]

1266. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to fully implement the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 in all higher education institutions, HEIs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24185/25]

1267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration has been given to offering teaching or research posts in Ireland to academics in the US who have experienced or are at risk of facing political discrimination by the Trump Administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24337/25]

1268. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of further education and training places in 2024, and the estimated cost of increasing the number of places by 1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/25]