Questions

1138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether a post-campaign evaluation, value-for-money assessment, cost-benefit analysis, or internal review was completed in respect of the “Build Back Home” advertising campaign in 2024 and 2025; if so, to provide the date completed, the author, the methodology used, and the principal findings; and if he will…

1139. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to set out the evidential basis and methodology used by his Department to describe the “Build Back Home” campaign as having had a contributory effect on increases in the construction workforce, the specific CSO series and tables relied upon; the definitions used by the Department for “All Construction Workfo…

1140. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that have been taken to ensure the proposed €60 million investment in a supercomputer will provide researchers with access to the latest computing technologies compared with cloud-based services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15036/26]

1141. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Fund for Students with Disabilities will be expanded to include students who attend agricultural colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15072/26]

686. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Mi…

687. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1268 of 10 February 2026, if he will provide an updated table (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13925/26]

309. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13087/26]

310. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a commitment that his Department will adequately fund the Traveller apprenticeship incentivisation programme on a permanent basis as a feature of the national apprenticeship programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13238/26]

1248. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the new national action plan for apprenticeships which set out an objective of developing a single model for apprenticeships, which would bring together craft and consortia into one model; the role the National Training Fund will play in the regard; and if he will make a statement on th…

1249. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of contracts with his Department in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the nature of services this company (details supplied) provided to the Department in the years in question; the amount his Department paid this company for such services in each of those years in question, in tabula…

1250. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by his Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11799/26]

1251. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by his Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11817/26]

1252. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from his Department on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11835/26]

1253. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding any direct lobbying he has received from any NGO in relation to his annual funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11859/26]

1254. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of cases where Irish citizens who have lived abroad for a period are being classified as non-EU students for fee purposes on returning to Ireland for postgraduate study; the rationale for the residency requirement that results in such classifications; if any flexibility, review mechanism,…

1255. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the systems in place to agree performance metrics of chief executives of agencies within the aegis of his Department; the way in which these are measured; the person or body that carries out the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11960/26]

1256. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the workings of the national training fund; to provide examples of the assistance it has given to date; the funding that has been spent to date; the amount which is expected to be expended by the fund to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12132/26]

1257. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on Skillnet Ireland; the areas in the country where Skillnet is operational; the courses and training provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12133/26]

1258. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the new national action plan for apprenticeships (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12135/26]

1259. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when details of Springboard+ 2026 courses will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12136/26]

1260. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has visited Dublin City University to-date in 2026; if so, the purpose of each visit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12237/26]

1261. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he last met the Dean of the University of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12238/26]

1262. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide pathways to enable mobility between the health and education sector to transition into special education posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12287/26]

1263. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all organisations and projects that received matched and-or partner funding from his Department in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the amount of funding allocated to each organisation or project; what was achieved and the stated outcomes from the funding provided in each case; the plans his Depa…

1264. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the current delays wood manufacturing and finishing apprenticeship students are experiencing due to waitlists for being called for phase 6 of their course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12800/26]