Questions

708. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual funding provided to each of the universities in the State, broken down by institution, for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49674/25]

709. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will carry out a consultation on the way in which to shape the agenda of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/25]

710. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on measures taken since the beginning of the 34th Dáil to enhance the supply of therapists available to provide direct support to children with additional needs in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49979/25]

711. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the options paper that will inform budgetary decisions in relation to further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50105/25]

712. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department covers the cost of any unitary charges arising from public private partnership contracts for further or higher educational institutions; and if so to list the institutions and the cost associated. [50195/25]

713. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a course (details supplied) has been considered for MTU Tralee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50250/25]

714. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will carry out a consultation on how to shape the agenda of Ireland's presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50299/25]

715. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50494/25]

386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of student accommodation units available in Cork city, Blarney, Mallow and Glanmire, as of September 2025; the number of units currently under construction or with approved planning; and the projected shortfall against third-level enrolments for the 2025-2026 academic year. [49410/25]

387. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 589 of 7 May and 2693 of 8 September 2025, if the total number of places for ICT and digital training on Springboard+ courses has decreased from 2,183 in 2024 to 1,471 in 2025; and the reason there have been decreases in the number of places on courses relating to cloud …

388. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to give urgent consideration to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49394/25]

389. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when ETB employees who accepted adult educator contracts will be moved to the appropriate point on the salary scale; when all back pay owing to these employees will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49484/25]

1395. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on timelines, budgets and the terms of reference for a review of disability issues across further and higher education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47616/25]

1396. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of plans for capital investment in further and higher education facilities in Louth over the next number of years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47617/25]

1397. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the progress made on Colleges of the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47618/25]

1398. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline any plans for a Colleges of the Future in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47619/25]

1399. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline any plans for new apprenticeships; when will they be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47620/25]

1400. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline any plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in County Louth; when will they be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47621/25]

1401. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to streamline apprenticeship access and training; whether there has been engagement with ETBs and the further and higher education sector on these streamlining plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47622/25]

1402. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the funding issues for SOLAS and ETBs, and any delays in apprenticeships or cuts to courses or staff across all aspects of the ETB education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47623/25]

1403. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on any plans to deal with issues being faced by adult educators across the ETB sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47624/25]

1404. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the web links to his Department’s Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 published reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements); to confirm whether these reports have been published in full and are publicly accessible; and to st…

1405. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will publish the procurement related payment reports (details supplied) in machine-readable formats such as CSV or excel on a quarterly basis, in line with open data standards; if not, the legal, technical, or operational constraints that prevent compliance with the requirement under S.I. …

1406. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places currently available in veterinary medicine in each institution across the country; if he intends to make more spaces available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47823/25]

1407. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether funding has been allocated by his Department, or by bodies under its aegis, for research on new treatments for triple negative breast cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47896/25]