845. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for each year since 1 January 2020, the cost of operation of e-college; the number of Solas staff who work on e-college projects; the process for evaluating value; the completion rate and number of participants in each course; the cost per head of each course per completing student; and if he will make …
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846. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will undertake one of the shorter e-college courses so that he might better understand the user experience of the platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/25]
850. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update regarding the new campus for Kilkenny College of Further Education and Training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15641/25]
423. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the up to date progress with the Pretty Polly site in Killarney, County Kerry as a centre for training and education. [14974/25]
1933. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people who attained qualification in early years childcare in each of the years from 2004 to 2024; and the QQI/FETEC level attained, in tabular form. [12831/25]
855. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position with respect to the development and expansion of green and sustainability-focused skills across all tertiary education programmes. [5567/25]
295. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expected timeframe for a conclusion of discussions between a union (details supplied) and officials from his Department on the alignment of the Youthreach calendar with the second-level academic year calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4909/25]
297. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of discussions between a union and officials from his Department in respect of a matter related to academic calendar alignment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5187/25]
713. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline his Department’s plans for expenditure of monies allocated in the Budget 2025 skill package for training to support digital transformation. [4069/25]
714. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for his plans for investing in digital skills such as basic digital literacy and in increasing education in areas like AI and quantum computing in further and higher education institutions. [4070/25]
716. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the anticipated impact on training courses in the 2025-2026 academic year of the end of the human capital initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4159/25]
717. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €50 million increase in funding for ‘enterprise-focused higher education’ under the National Training Fund, as set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025, will be made available to training courses currently funded by the human capital initiative, given that the initiative is due to come…
721. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the establishment of an electric mobility capability centre in Mullingar. [4346/25]
1697. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current surplus in the National Training Fund; the impediments to its spend; the spending that was applied in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46318/24]
1706. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a detailed up-to-date report on a site in Killarney (details supplied) earmarked for development as a training college for the hospitality industry; if this important project for Killarney and County Kerry will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46910/24]
1709. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of surplus in the SOLAS national training fund. [1165/25]