45. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions that have been taken by him since 2024 to protect apprenticeships in Ireland due to the over-reliance on employer stability leaving the system vulnerable to fluctuations in the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56054/25]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
Showing questions under the heading Apprenticeship Programmes.
334 questions match, newest first.
48. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to introduce apprenticeships into further business sectors similar to the existing apprenticeship in insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55610/25]
49. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to encourage more uptake in apprenticeships in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55310/25]
54. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the progress towards the PfG target of 12,500 annual apprenticeship registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55565/25]
55. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his Department will invest in apprenticeships following the significant allocation made in Budget 2026. [55836/25]
71. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the uptake of apprenticeships across the country in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56029/25]
74. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people currently employed to provide training to apprentices, by apprenticeship programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55738/25]
75. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has examined the option of widening the apprenticeship routes to include routes into engineering; if his Department will provide greater information and training to guidance counsellors on engineering careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55833/25]
401. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when his department WILL publish a renewed strategy to replace the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56316/25]
720. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to address the rise in unregulated hairdressing services operating from homes and informal settings, in view of the impact on legitimate businesses and loss of revenue to the State; if he will consider introducing regulation and formal apprenticeship schemes for the hairdressing industry to ensure proper t…
732. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress of the expansion of apprenticeships since the publication of the action plan on apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53505/25]
733. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the target of 10,000 annual apprenticeship registrations by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53506/25]
734. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work on increasing the number of craft apprenticeships, given how crucial these are in meeting our national and housing retrofit targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53507/25]
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]
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]
971. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the current waiting times for apprentices registered under the GRETB, including those on the manufacturing engineering programme; if he will outline the average and longest waiting times for block release training across all trades nationally; the reasons for these delays; and the measures b…
983. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of apprenticeship options to be available for enrolment in the coming academic year; and the level of respective enrolment in each of these options for the most recent period for which data is available. [51903/25]
984. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the serious delays in completing college phases of apprenticeship (details supplied); the steps being taken to remedy the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51909/25]
206. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current number of first year, second year, third year, and fourth year apprentices who have completed the required on-the-job training for that year, but have yet to be called by Solas to undertake their block release training, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50833/25]
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]
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]