Parliamentary questions

598. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the development of the new Galway college of further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67101/25]

599. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if an avenue is available for them to seek a review or appeal of the decision in question; if the specific questions set out in correspondence will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67218/25]

357. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of international students studying in Irish universities and institutes of technology in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66502/25]

358. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total funding allocated to student mental health supports in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66503/25]

359. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department, or any bodies under its remit, rent space in a building (details supplied) in Tralee; if so, the annual rental cost; the total rent paid since the commencement of the lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66706/25]

955. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the upcoming situation facing adult educators who will have to draw down the dole for the Christmas period closure of their classrooms; if he will engage with FET colleges on the matter; and his plans to resolve this shortfall for those impacted; and if he will make a statemen…

956. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of student places each for medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and pharmaceuticals and life sciences in Irish Universities, by college, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of international students studying each of these subjects in each of these coll…

957. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65305/25]

958. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is working with community organisations, libraries, or Age Friendly Ireland to provide targeted digital literacy training and support, in order that older people can confidently use online services if they wish to, rather than being forced to because there’s no alte…

959. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science as part of the body of work being undertaken by his Department on the provision of Irish-medium education at third level, if he will consider conducting a survey of teaching staff in Irish universities who are proficient in the Irish language and interested in teaching through I…

960. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if assistance can be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65547/25]

961. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a university can terminate a student due to poor attendance, despite them passing all examinations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65897/25]

962. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s position on the recent announcement of Dundalk Institute of Technology’s agreement with Queen’s University Belfast. [65988/25]

963. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the new agreement between Dundalk IT and Queen’s University Belfast will have any impact on the fees charged to current or future students of Dundalk IT. [65989/25]

964. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city/county managers or those of a similar grade in his Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66007/25]

965. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount his Department and any body under his aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66080/25]

966. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount his Department and any body under his aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66098/25]

967. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the procedures in place for determining verification of full-time status of programmes for the purpose of eligibility for the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66171/25]

968. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that discrepancies appear to exist between SUSI’s classification of what constitutes a full-time third level course and ATU’s official designation of the same course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66172/25]

969. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a SUSI grant application and subsequent appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed on the basis that verifiable factual errors in identifying the course concerned were included by the awarding authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66173/25]

970. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans in place to develop national standards and certified qualifications for legal interpreters, in line with the requirements of EU Directive 2010/64/EU, to ensure that all interpreters working in legal settings have a verifiable and consistent level of competency; and if he will…

971. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Justice to establish a State-accredited national qualification and training programme for legal interpreters, to ensure that a verified supply of qualified professionals is available for the justice system; and if he will mak…

972. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the Department’s annual expenditure on State Claims Agency costs for the years 2020–2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66360/25]

368. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the efforts his Department is making to address the low uptake of apprenticeship places for the Travelling community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64039/25]

369. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the efforts his Department is making to address the low uptake of suitable apprenticeship places for Travelling women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64040/25]