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Barry Ward Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1062. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to students completing the Leaving Certificate in June 2025 in relation to the CAO process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17002/25]
Mark Wall Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1063. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is satisfied that all available opportunities for trade apprenticeships within each Government Department are being allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17031/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1064. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17056/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1065. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the pathway to designation as a higher education institution by the higher education authority; if any applications for designation were received; the timeline for a designation application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17103/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1066. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the role QQI play in the designation of institutions as higher education institutions by the HEA and if QQI can recommend institutions for higher education designation. [17104/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1067. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a statement on the eligibility criteria for funding under the national training fund (NTF); if funding will be restricted to higher education institutions, and if so why; and when institutions can apply for funding under the NTF. [17105/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1068. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the case of an apprentice (details supplied) in relation to the difference in rates; if he will examine the policies in place regarding apprentice pay and training allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17243/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1069. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates in speech and language therapy from Irish higher education institutions in each of the years 2020 to 2024; the projected number in each of the years 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17245/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1070. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates in occupational therapy from Irish higher education institutions in each of the years 2020 to 2024; the projected number in each of the years 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1071. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of full time students in Irish higher education institutions in receipt of a SUSI grant in each of the years 2020 to 2024, broken down by category of grant (details supplied). [17247/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
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]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
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]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1074. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of CAO places available for undergraduate medicine, by institution for the years 2020 to 2024; the planned number for 2025, noting any significant additional funding that has been provided over the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1075. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of an issue (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17422/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1076. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of pipefitting places available at phase 4 and phase 6, nationally, by institution; the number of registered pipe fitting apprentices at phase 3 and phase 5 on 1 March 2025; if there are any plans to increase spaces for this vital trade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1077. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the issues raised in correspondence relating to adult education tutors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17446/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1078. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17479/25]
Liam Quaide Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1079. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to help mitigate the impact on the distribution of college places offered to applicants sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2025 of changes to the grading system between those who will sit the Leaving Certificate in 2025 compared to those who sat the Leaving Certificate in years previous; and if he …
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1080. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline those adult education courses which were either postponed or cancelled in the 2024-2025 academic year; those which have since recommenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17512/25]
John Connolly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1081. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any consideration has been given in his Department towards the provision of funding for the establishment of a further cycle of the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17526/25]
John Connolly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1082. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proportion of applicants to the CAO for 2025 completed the Leaving Certificate between 2020 and 2024; the efforts he is making to ensure equity in the CAO application process for Leaving Certificate candidates of 2025 who will not benefit from the same level of grade inflation as candidates who sat the…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1083. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Departmen…
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
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…
Barry Heneghan Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
332. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in light of the 20% recruitment target in the Official Languages Acts for the State system, if his Department has spoken to any university regarding third-level courses through the medium of Irish, and training in the language available to students across the country; and if so, when we can expect that at …
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
348. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update in relation to the proposed new veterinary college in Kildalton, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15875/25]