Parliamentary questions

430. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of reducing the student contribution fee to €1,000 for undergraduate students for the 2025-26 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8776/25]

431. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of abolishing the student contribution fee for undergraduate students for the 2025-26 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8777/25]

343. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if she will support Kerry ETB adult education teachers, tutors and students in a campaign (details supplied) for better pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8323/25]

344. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the outstanding issue of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/25]

345. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the third level fee supports that exist for graduate medicine students who have attended third level college in Ireland; if none are in place, if he will outline future plans for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8237/25]

346. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if online learners enrolled as fulltime undergraduates still qualify for the free fees initiative. [8420/25]

985. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to introduce grant funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7167/25]

986. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the works undertaken by the Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made in delivering a new apprenticeship training centre at this location; for which craft apprenticeships; and if h…

987. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged.…

988. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract a…

989. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7525/25]

990. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to adult education teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7699/25]

991. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and …

992. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Education if he will engage with SUSI on its ‘applicant classes’ whereby students are required to be out of education for three years before they can be classified as independent (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8034/25]

993. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8062/25]

994. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the situation described (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8143/25]

995. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science His Department's engagement with the Higher Education Authority since his Department's March 2014 advice that education institutions should charge the more moderate rate of EU fee for full-time undergraduate students that commence their first undergraduate course and hold EU/EEA/Swiss nati…

384. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of young people emigrating; and the professions from which those emigrating are leaving. [6933/25]

250. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide radiation therapy students with a payment and travel allowances during their final-year internship in line with supports offered to student nurses, particularly in light of the finding of the National Radiation Therapist Review that there is a 30% shortage of ra…

251. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of any overspends exceeding €500,000 on projects undertaken or commissioned by his Department or by any State or semi-State body under the aegis of his Department in each of the past five years; if so, the number and extent of any such overspends, in tabular form; to outline…

252. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no movement on apprentices (details supplied) waiting on their next phase of training. [6575/25]

253. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has had any meetings, engagements or correspondence with any third parties on the potential of providing third-level courses in either new-build or expansion of current providers via satellite venues or similar in Mullingar or anywhere else in the country; and if he will make a stat…

254. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details of any planned changes to remote working arrangements applying to staff in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6692/25]

845. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board tutors will receive proper employment contracts with guaranteed hours and improved conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6312/25]

846. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what third level fee supports exist for non-EU nationals who have attended secondary school in Ireland where their parents are awaiting a decision on their citizenship application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5484/25]