Parliamentary questions

892. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to the National College of Ireland from the estimated €2,886,000 in 2022 to the estimated €2,728,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36013/25]

893. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to the Royal Irish Academy from the estimated €7,463,000 in 2022 to the estimated €7,062,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/25]

894. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to Griffith College from the estimated €1,801,000 in 2022 to the estimated €1,336,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36015/25]

895. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in recurrent grants paid to St. Angela’s College from the estimated €8,795,000 in 2022 to the estimated €7,655,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36016/25]

896. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in recurrent grants paid to the Royal Irish Academy from the estimated €6,167,000 in 2022 to the estimated €5,596,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36017/25]

897. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for details as to the reason there has been no increase in recurrent grants paid of the estimated €1,105,000 for Maynooth University since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36018/25]

898. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in skills grant payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36054/25]

899. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in the skills grant payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36055/25]

900. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for detailed information regarding the decrease in Skills Grant Payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36056/25]

355. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of successful SUSI applicants in each of the 32 counties in the 2024-2025 academic year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35118/25]

244. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 19 June 2025, if he will provide supplementary information in relation to highlighted matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34577/25]

245. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of newly qualified dentists who qualified in Ireland, the number who were Irish/EU students and those who were non-EEA students but who qualified in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34761/25]

246. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with all third level institutions with a view to increasing the total number of places available for the training of both dental nurses and dental hygienists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34764/25]

247. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department can make additional funding available to third level colleges which are providing dental training courses in order that they may increase the total number of places available for Irish students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/25]

248. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of the total number of Irish/EU students and the total number of non-EEA students who have qualified from University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin for each of the years ending 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement…

935. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33642/25]

936. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33660/25]

937. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33678/25]

938. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Marino Institute of Education will be brought under the auspices of the Higher Education Authority like all other ITE providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33709/25]

939. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department will take to implement the recommendations of the Sahlberg report on the structure of teacher education in Ireland in respect of the integration of Marino Institute of Education with the Higher Education Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

940. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by his Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of his Department that became …

941. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will examine the feasibility of better aligning repeat PLC exam timelines with CAO offers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33819/25]

942. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support Muslim students in accessing financial support to continue their education in line with their faith. [33824/25]

943. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a school (details supplied) is not eligible for the free fees initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33958/25]

944. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliament Question No. 297 of 12 February 2025, for an update on the status of the discussions with a union (details supplied); the reasons for the delays in these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33990/25]