Parliamentary questions

462. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the current situation with respect to the payment of non-EU third level fees for Irish citizens educated outside of the EU and returning to study at third level in Ireland; if his Department has any engagement with Irish third level institutions in such instances; and if he wi…

463. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Statutory Instruments he envisages being brought forward and signed by his Department during the first six months of 2025; to highlight in particular those concerned with the transposition and or implementation of further implementation of EU law requirements; those Statutory In…

464. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what plans he has for grants or other financial assistance for students who are studying primary school teaching outside of the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10464/25]

465. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budget allocated to the MentorsWork scheme in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [10473/25]

466. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of capital investment allocated to each technological university in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [10474/25]

467. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science [10483/25]

216. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9902/25]

217. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage further with an institute (details supplied) to ensure that courses funded under the free fees' initiative and therefore eligible for the €1,000 reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9916/25]

218. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of funding utilised by the Higher Education Authority from the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9935/25]

219. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9973/25]

220. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on a study (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9993/25]

221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will allocate funds for financial assistance to radiation therapy students, who are currently under pressure and receiving no financial support, uniform allowance, travel allowance or payment for clinical placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10022/25]

222. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that students that study remotely are deemed ineligible for the SUSI grant even though it can have a life-changing impact on them (details supplied). [10032/25]

223. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students attending full-time degree courses in a fully online capacity (details supplied) are eligible for SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10176/25]

224. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10230/25]

783. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are any supports for students who decide to study abroad in the form of funding, grants, sponsorships or bursaries,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9208/25]

784. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that will be taken to address the anomaly created by the new adult educator contract, which has resulted in some educators in further education and training centres being classed as non-teaching staff, to ensure those who do the same job all have similar terms and conditions…

785. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on a request by a higher education institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9310/25]

786. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the issues surrounding the implementation of the new adult educator contracts in Cork (details supplied); the measures he is taking to ensure the process is consistent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9366/25]

787. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that there will be an increase in dental training places at University College Cork dental school, in view of the substantial increase in population and need for additional dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/25]

788. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that there will be an increase in dental training places at Trinity College Dublin dental school, in view of the substantial increase in population and need for additional dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9643/25]

789. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason full-time online students, who receive the same education and qualifications as on-campus students and who qualify for the €1,000 fee refund, remain ineligible for the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9644/25]

427. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the budget allocated for free sanitary products for higher education facilities since its launch in 2022; the details of the institutions that availed of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/25]

428. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the supports available to those undertaking apprenticeships; if any specific support is available to assist with the purchase of tools and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8764/25]

429. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of continuing the €1000 reduction in the student contribution fee for undergraduates for the 2025-26 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8775/25]