Parliamentary questions

2568. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20329/25]

2569. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20347/25]

2570. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20365/25]

2571. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20383/25]

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]

2573. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are pathways to third level education for individuals without a leaving certificate; to outline these pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20630/25]

2574. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update in relation to the provision of a new veterinary course in Kildalton in conjunction with SETU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20688/25]

2575. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the locations overseas where new talent and innovation attachés have taken up duty; and the locations where these posts are being considered, in tabular form. [20923/25]

2576. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of WTE senior mechanical engineers and senior quantity surveyors employed by his Department in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [20925/25]

2577. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available to those students fleeing Palestine; if he will lay out plans to increase supports going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21052/25]

2578. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if she will extend the SUSI grant to include graduate entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21140/25]

2579. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of score requirement to apply for admission to a course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/25]

2580. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans in place to increase the number of places available to undertake a MSc occupational therapy (professional qualification) in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21223/25]

2581. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to attract world-class researchers to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21271/25]

429. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science about a matter concerning a course in an Education and Training Board (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18325/25]

430. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has considered weighting the CAO points of former students to ensure parity with this year’s Leaving Certificate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18189/25]

431. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18208/25]

432. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether an educational welfare officer can intervene to first work with the family to address the issue of improving attendance for 15 yea- olds currently enrolled on the Youthreach programme, or issue a school attendance notice to the parents prior to escalating the matter to the Distric…

433. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a …

434. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/25]

435. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18396/25]

436. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18413/25]

437. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18430/25]

438. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18455/25]

439. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18472/25]