Parliamentary questions

2569. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will intervene in the case of QQI level 5 courses in healthcare/nursing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73975/25]

2570. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has sought the exclusion of Israel from EU-related funding opportunities related to defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74009/25]

2571. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department has taken in order to ensure that EU research funding is not allocated for defence purposes in order to ensure Ireland's neutrality is not compromised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74010/25]

2572. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in relation to the deferral of the proposed review of personal assistant services funded from the Fund for Students with Disabilities until the Demonstration Project has concluded, whether it is the Department’s view that the deferral will delay the WRC conciliation process currently …

2573. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans for examinations for craft apprentices, including electricians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74047/25]

2574. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which the recent funding issues between SOLAS and the ETBs have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74048/25]

2575. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74135/25]

2576. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of any proposals to progress student accommodation for the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), Dún Laoghaire; the details of any on-campus or IADT-linked accommodation projects under consideration; the current stage of development of any such proposals; the engage…

2577. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces in Dublin currently available to students; the number delivered in each year from 2020 to date; the number of additional bedspaces in the pipeline in Dublin, including those at planning, permitted, under construction, and due f…

2578. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his current targets for new student accommodation provision in Dublin over the next five years; the policies and measures in place to achieve these targets; the role of the Higher Education Authority and engagements with relevant Departments and local authorities; whether updated demand…

2579. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports and funding streams available to progress the delivery of student accommodation in Dublin; the capital funding, loan, or partnership models open to higher education institutions; the affordability requirements or conditions attached to State-supported delivery; the rent set…

2580. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available to students in Dublin who face acute accommodation difficulty; the role of the Student Assistance Fund and any emergency or hardship measures operated through higher education institutions; the funding allocated for these supports in each year from 2020 to date; t…

2581. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new student housing strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74235/25]

2582. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement he has had with the Minister for Health on workforce planning for speech and language therapy, psychology, oncology, and occupational therapy; the current shortfall of qualified workers in each of those sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74237/25]

2583. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates there were in speech and language therapy, psychology, oncology professions and occupational therapy in 2025 and the previous 3 years with a breakdown by institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74238/25]

2584. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the numbers starting apprenticeship courses and qualifying as apprentices by county and course for 2025 and previous three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74239/25]

2585. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether standards or service-level targets exist for his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to corresponde…

2586. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the successful applications under the European Social Fund Plus for the years 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74290/25]

2587. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a community-based, survivor-led not-for-profit organisation established to provide free, confidential, trauma-informed support to survivors of sexual violence, rape, and gender-based violence, can access ESF+ allocations to support their work; and if he will make a statement on t…

2588. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74450/25]

2589. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students applying to the CAO using the Baccalaureate. [74522/25]

2590. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the payroll cost of his Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74628/25]

2591. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of data breaches recorded by his Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74897/25]

2592. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding arrangements for courses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74969/25]

2593. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to ETB soccer courses over the past five years; and the future plans for sports-related education and training programmes. [74970/25]