735. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the take-up of the supports to help achieve a better gender balance in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53508/25]
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736. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to reach the target of 750 apprenticeships in the Public and Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53509/25]
737. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his department is supporting the use and adoption of modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53510/25]
738. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the national demonstration park for modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53511/25]
739. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the type and number of units planned at the national demonstration park for modern methods of construction; the number envisaged for completion this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53512/25]
740. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how successful demonstrator projects from the modern methods of construction demonstration park will be scaled up and adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53513/25]
741. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who benefited from the reduction in the student contribution charge in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53514/25]
742. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional students who qualified for SUSI assistance following the increase in income level thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53515/25]
743. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if grant assistance is available to part-time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53516/25]
744. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the focus of Springboard in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53517/25]
745. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the availability of courses in Springboard in expanding areas, such as AI and renewable energy technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53518/25]
746. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is satisfied that current communication methods are adequate to ensure employees are aware of the courses available to upskill or for continuous professional development given the increasing volatility of the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53519/25]
747. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the legislation to amend the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53520/25]
748. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a detailed plan on how the National Training Fund will be expanded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53521/25]
749. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress of supporting higher education institutions in developing on campus student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53522/25]
750. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are statistics on the uptake of the rent-a-room scheme with particular reference to students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53523/25]
751. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is sufficient support in place to assist mature learners to attend further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53524/25]
752. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plan to ensure that people living here on stamp 3 visas can access SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53588/25]
753. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has considered freezing student contribution fees for students who are participating in an internship and do not avail of college facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53629/25]
475. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a SUSI grant application for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [52626/25]
476. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he supports the introduction of a national training voucher scheme that would support employers, and particularly SMEs, in addressing both the direct and indirect costs of training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52660/25]
477. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on proposals to introduce professorship grades at technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52683/25]
478. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met formally with the CEO of Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board in the past three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52805/25]
261. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent changes in the eligibility criteria for funding of current PhD candidates who commenced their research prior to 1 September 2025; his views on the impact this will have on this cohort of candidates who would have had a reasonable and legitimate expectation of being ab…
954. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for the 16% reduction in Reach funding for 2025, and the impact assessment carried out before this cut was made to community education providers and learners. [51132/25]