1253. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending phase 2 PATH 4 pilot funding until the end of the National Access Plan in 2028, which would provide job security for programme staff and ensure a further cohort of learners can benefit from course offerings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9803/26]
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1254. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to expedite a site in Killarney, County Kerry as a centre for training and education to service the hospitality sector, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10016/26]
1255. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount held in the learner protection fund for English language schools in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10039/26]
1256. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount paid out to students from the learner protection fund for English language schools in each of the past ten years; the average paid out per student in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10040/26]
1257. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of English language schools that suddenly collapsed in each of the past ten years; the number of students impacted in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10041/26]
1258. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of English language schools paying into the learner protection fund in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10042/26]
1259. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason SUSI grant benefits are not offered to Irish students studying in the UK; whether the rent tax credit is available to Irish students/guardians paying student accommodation rent in a UK institution; the plans his Department have to support Irish students studying in UK institutions; and if he wi…
1260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10156/26]
1261. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views that the 225-day calendar poses serious industrial relations risks due to long standing disparities in contracts, entitlements and workload between Youthreach staff and their post primary counterparts. [10169/26]
1262. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on discussions regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the post-primary level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10170/26]
1263. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to provide a guaranteed routine for neurodivergent learners in Youthreach, particularly when routine is looser during the summer months. [10171/26]
1264. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if rather than enforcing the full programme during the summer months, he would consider if this time could be used more strategically to allocate resources where they have the greatest impact, such as optional targeted supports for high-needs learners in Youthreach centres. [10172/26]
1265. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason some Youthreach centres remain open during midterm breaks and summer, while others close; and the measures he is taking to ensure that all Youthreach centres have a uniformed approach to opening and closing days. [10173/26]
1266. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is an update on the matter raised by the Workplace Relations Commission regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar with that of post primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10174/26]
1267. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an updated version of the table on page 26 of the National Student Accommodation Strategy (2017), that details the actual supply and demand figures for purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces, broken down by cities, in the years 2017, 2019 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
1268. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an updated version of the table on page 18 of the National Student Accommodation Strategy (2017), that details existing purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces, broken down by cities, for the academic year 2025-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10211/26]
439. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, given the urgent need to increase the number of qualified medical doctors in Ireland, he will strategically direct SUSI to consider graduate medical courses not to be an additional QQI level 8 qualification, for the purposes of assessing grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
440. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process for the way in which HEI’s can seek designations to enable their graduates to become Seanad electors. [8911/26]
441. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has any plans to develop a college (details supplied) [8913/26]
442. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual amount in fees which third level institutions received from students on Stamp 2 permissions in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8967/26]
443. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the detail of any assessments or reports on the fees generated by international students in third level education carried out or received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8977/26]
444. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9036/26]
1194. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide financial supports for Irish students studying in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/26]
1195. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given that 3rd level institutions produce lists of counsellors/psychotherapists for their students who wish to engage in personal therapy, his views on the way in which these institutions choose these counsellors/psychotherapists, given that there is no existing set of professional standards; and if he …
1196. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given that 3rd level institutions produce lists of counsellors/psychotherapists for their students who have to engage in supervision, his views on the way in which these institutions choose these counsellors/psychotherapists, given that there is no existing set of professional standards; and if he will …