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Carol Nolan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2709. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address concerns regarding the eligibility criteria currently being applied to EU fees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45463/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2710. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to visit the east coast of the United States before year end 2025. [45540/25]
Paula Butterly Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2711. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices that have completed Phase 1 and are awaiting a Phase 2 placement; the average and projected waiting times if the pause on new Phase 2 classes continues in 2025; if there are any budgetary constraints; and whether supplementary funding is being sought to address delays. [45589/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2712. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in Roscommon and the timeframe for their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45605/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2713. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to visit (details supplied) before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45606/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2714. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for capital investment in the higher education facilities in Kilkenny over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45607/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2715. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors employed by the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to conduct commis chef apprenticeship training in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45608/25]
Barry Ward Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of provision of online versions of course material in some college courses that are supported under SUSI, for prospective students with medical conditions that prevent them from attending in person classes; if this is something that is under revi…
Michael Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2717. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for the recent changes to the Research Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme which prevent second-year PhD students, who were unsuccessful in their first application, from reapplying; if he will consider transitional arrangements to allow current students who had a legitimate expectatio…
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2718. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider increasing to 60 credits the maximum credits that a part-time student at undergraduate level can study in a single academic year in order to be eligible to receive a SUSI grant, given that the maximum amount of credits that a student can study in a single academic year and be in receipt of a SUSI …
Jen Cummins Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2719. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to expand the amount of biomedical science degrees that are accredited with relevant professional bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46030/25]
Pat Buckley Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2720. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding will be allocated to a service (details supplied) to allow this service to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46141/25]
John Lahart Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2721. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports, grants or alternative financial assistance available to students commencing a master's in social work; if he will review the SUSI criteria in cases where applicants have modest incomes but face prohibitive fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46156/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2722. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in view of volatile CAO points locking students out of medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, the number of additional places that will be created for 2026, particularly in UCC and MTU. [46264/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2723. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46349/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2724. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from the Republic of Ireland who enrolled in undergraduate allied health professional courses, such as radiography, radiation therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics, orthotics, and nursing, in the Britain and the north of Ireland, for eac…
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2725. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of undergraduate students studying in Irish universities in allied health professional courses (such as radiography, radiation therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics, and nursing, in each of the past ten years; and the number of each that are Irish c…
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2726. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to establish an undergraduate programme in orthotics, given that none currently exists in the State. [46422/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2727. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local authority of the location that the property is in; to provide a similar list of properties for agencies or bodies under its remit that are also abso…
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2728. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to increase the compensation of Board members who sit on ETB interview panels boards. [46478/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2729. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of recent closures of evening classes in some ETB colleges (details supplied); if he will assist ETB’s in continuing to provide evening classes in north Dublin given they are of huge benefit to the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46537/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2730. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places being provided as part of the recently published 2025 Springboard+ programmes for courses covering artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; cloud computing; software development; e-commerce; and traditional ICT courses; and the cost of providing the courses for this year. [46687/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2731. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he visited the National University of Singapore during his visit to Singapore. [46711/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2732. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the review of QQI Level 5 awards for healthcare assistants and pre-nursing students in the further education sector; the work carried out to date; the timeline for completion of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46801/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2733. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the revenue raised from apprenticeship fees, including pro-rata registration fees, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/25]