Parliamentary questions

882. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what dealings his Department has had with Coleg Cymraeg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13956/25]

883. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail which courses are currently taught through the Irish language across the university sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13957/25]

884. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and…

885. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to address the shortage of tutors for phase 6 pipefitting apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14090/25]

886. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of pipefitting apprentices currently affected by the delays and expense of extended studies due to only one tutor operating at phase 6 level in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14091/25]

887. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budgetary amount allocated to the provision of a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable period products in all educational publicly funded settings including colleges and higher education institutes for 2025; if the service will be continue to be funded; and if he will make a st…

508. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12987/25]

509. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 20 February 2025, when a response to the query will issue to this Deputy; and the reason no substantive response has not issued to date. [13024/25]

510. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of a new building for an adult education centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13033/25]

511. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of WTE legal advisors employed by his Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13121/25]

512. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13184/25]

513. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details supplied) or have had any discussions, or received any offers, in respect of using this premises for any reason; the details of same; and if he wi…

1899. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices who started their apprenticeships, by type, in each of the years 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10733/25]

1900. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list the academic scholarship programmes available to Palestinian students in each of Ireland’s higher education institutions; the funding available for each programme; the amount of spaces available and occupied in each programme; and the qualifying criteria for each programme, in ta…

1901. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to a research report into the prevalence of neurodiversity among people accessing addiction services (details supplied); if he will commit to working with further and higher education institutions to ensure that all relevant educational programmes in healt…

1902. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when funding or a loan facility will be made available to Atlantic Technological University (Sligo Campus) to start construction of student units; when it is expected that the first units will be available for students to take up residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

1903. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11085/25]

1904. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to address the higher costs for students of University College Limerick, to repeat exams, modules and years given they appear to be substantially higher than comparable colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11137/25]

1905. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an unfair situation that has arisen (details supplied) will be addressed; if he will intervene and allow for the processing of this application in light of the fact that the delay in the person’s eligibility was a direct result in the delay in the processing of their mother’s workin…

1906. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the level 6 and level 7 bridging programmes designed for those seeking advanced entry to stage 2 or stage 3 of the B.Ed Montessori Education, last offered in 2021, will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11293/25]

1907. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates from undergraduate- and graduate-medicine programmes from all higher education institutions in the State for each of the years 2020 to 2024; the projected number for each of the years 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/25]

1908. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning ETB personal assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11324/25]

1909. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the fact that certain students have had their €1,000 fee refund revoked due to them attending class remotely; if he will instruct his Department to ensure that these refunds are reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11435/25]

1910. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the rules for the SUSI grant scheme could take into account the transience of the rental market and in particular have cognisance of the fact that families availing of the defective concrete blocks scheme may have to relocate whilst construction works are ongoing at their home and thi…

1911. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11520/25]