Questions

3397. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of his Department’s annual funding of €900,000 to support the expansion of the Irish language by students and staff in HEI’s for 2024 and 2025, specifically the amount allocated as block grants per institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42996/25]

3398. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of the annual funding of €1.8 million from the HEA for the development of Acadamh na hOllscolaiochta Gaeilge at University of Galway for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42997/25]

3399. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost to extend the SUSI grant system for postgraduate fee contribution of €5,000 for qualifying students for the upcoming academic year 2025/2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42998/25]

3400. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grants or supports available to students completing their third level college course in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43018/25]

3401. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the one legacy action due as outlined in the Q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); to outline which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the status of the progress to date; the timeline for completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43043/25]

3402. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given the important work done by teachers and staff in Youthreach facilities, if there have been any discussions regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43055/25]

3403. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding p…

3404. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding p…

3405. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to each HEI and ETB as part of the fund for students with disabilities in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43203/25]

3406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to 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. [43463/25]

3407. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his 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. [43464/25]

3408. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made in colleges of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43465/25]

3409. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans for a colleges of the future in county Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43466/25]

3410. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for new apprenticeships and the timeframe to have them up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43467/25]

3411. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in county Louth and the timeframe to have them up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43468/25]

3412. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to streamline apprenticeship access and training; whether there has been engagement with ETBs and the further higher education sector on these streamlining plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43469/25]

3413. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the funding issues for SOLAS and ETB’s; the position regarding 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. [43470/25]

3414. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on plans to deal with issues being faced by adult educators across the ETB sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43471/25]

3415. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that the same income eligibility limits for SUSI grants are applicable for students attending recognised courses in colleges outside this State, such as in Northern Ireland, as are applicable for students attending recognised courses in colleges in this State; and if he will make a statem…

3416. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43661/25]

3417. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43679/25]

3418. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the special educational accommodations, such as rest facilities, flexible scheduling or assisted learning support that have been implemented in further and higher education institutions for students diagnosed with narcolepsy post-pandemrix vaccination; whether additional funding is planned to support thes…

3419. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is an opportunity, or any avenue, whereby a third level student can receive fee support to repeat a year, where the student suffered a severe mental health episode during the initial term and had to drop out; and if his Department can support a student in these circumstances where the issue is clear…

3420. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been any progress in expanding the number of dental college places offered to students in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin in light of the 2023 announcement by his Department to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44017/25]

3421. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of funding allocated to dental colleges in University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin for the academic years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44018/25]