Parliamentary questions

1408. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will urgently review the case of a Leaving Certificate student (details supplied); if flexibility or discretionary measures can be applied in such exceptional cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47957/25]

1409. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the next phase of the development of the College of the Future project at the Kickham Barracks site in Clonmel, which was given the green light October 2024; the timeline for same; the expected impact of this pioneering co-located campus for both further and higher edu…

1410. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if accommodations will be made to support international students studying third-level courses in Ireland who have to deal with unforeseen and unexpected changes, the opportunity to facilitate completion of their courses (details supplied)); and if he will make a statement on the mat…

1411. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of pipe fitting apprentices who registered their four-year apprenticeship in 2021; and the number that have completed their course, in tabular form. [48117/25]

1412. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the nature of capital works projects funded either by his Department and or SOLAS at an education centre (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48118/25]

1413. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students ordinarily resident in the State who enrolled in third-level education institutions; the number of international students who enrolled in third-level education institutions in each of the past five academic years; the total revenue generated by the State from stude…

1414. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider retaining the €1,000 college-fee reduction introduced as part of the cost-of-living measures, in light of the ongoing financial pressures facing families due to the high cost of food, utilities and housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48308/25]

1415. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department have in place to promote the DiscoverEU travel programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48373/25]

1416. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average time it took from phase 1 to completion of each apprenticeship, by trade in County Tipperary in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48408/25]

1417. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the involvement he or his Department had in reaching a settlement with the former director of an agency (details supplied); the cost to the Exchequer, inclusive of the settlement, legal fees and other costs associated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48530/25]

1418. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to expand the skilled workforce required to meet the Government’s annual housing delivery target of 50,000 homes; and the way in which apprenticeship programmes and training pathways are being scaled to address shortages in key trades such as carpentry, plumbing, and…

1419. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when funding for non-apprenticeship training will be released to ETBs from the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48575/25]

1420. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeframe for funding to be made available to the Technological University Dublin to develop its campus at Broombridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48626/25]

1421. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all Statutory Instruments signed by him in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48678/25]

1422. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated timeline for the delivery of the DCU student accommodation project for the promised funding of 405-beds, which is currently undergoing ongoing procurement through internal university governance structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48766/25]

1423. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department announced and made public to the schools or student population in the North the recommended equitable CAO points conversion system for A level students there; if so, when this occurred; the way in which this was communicated; and if he will make a statement on the m…

1424. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans for students to get full recognition for the 4th A level instead of the current 24 CAO points, particularly as many students in the North were unaware of the process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48768/25]

1425. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the abolition of third-level fees and apprentice contributions as a means to reduce financial pressures on students, in view of recent research showing that 81% of young people are fearful for their future in Ireland. [48783/25]

1426. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial supports in place for students who travelled recently from Gaza; the fees that they must pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48819/25]

1427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students studying graduate education medicine by institution for each year from 2015-2016 to 2024-2025; if statistics on progression and non-completion as well as the socio-economic profile of students on the programme are available; and if he will make a statement on the …

1428. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the full economic cost of the graduate education medicine programme; the fees charged to students; the financial supports available to those students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48898/25]

1429. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on a building project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48934/25]

1430. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason students and their families are expected to pay the full student contribution charge if they are on an internship year, and not utilising college facilities or in receipt of teaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49050/25]

1431. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to supporting and funding further QQI-certified training programmes specifically designed for members of the deaf community, given that a charity (details supplied) has successfully trained the first two deaf individuals in Ireland through the City and …

1432. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider introducing measures to help families with more than one child going to college in terms of the fees. [49222/25]