Questions

753. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that the number of students taking courses taught through the medium of Irish stands at less than 1%; to provide an update on the work his Department is doing to reach the 20% public service recruitment target under the National Plan for Irish Language Public Services; to provide an update…

186. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the role his Department is playing in ensuring we meet the objective of 20% of recruits to the public sector being competent in Irish by 2030, as set out in the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021. [34709/26]

589. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress his Department has made in developing a comprehensive Irish-language strategy to support the implementation of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 and the Official Languages Act 2003, with particular reference to the provision and expansion of further education and training opportunities in Gaeltac…

590. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in view of the commitments under the Gaeltacht Act 2012 and the Official Languages Act 2003, whether his Department has identified specific funding streams or partnerships with SOLAS and ETBs to ensure that further education and training programmes in Gaeltacht service towns are delivered through I…

959. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science as part of the body of work being undertaken by his Department on the provision of Irish-medium education at third level, if he will consider conducting a survey of teaching staff in Irish universities who are proficient in the Irish language and interested in teaching through Irish; and if he will…

21. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider setting out a target for the level students studying through the medium of Irish language at third level, considering the very low proportion at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55564/25]

991. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will support the roll-out of free Irish language classes based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to all third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52049/25]

992. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will support increasing the number of Irish language courses at third level to 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52050/25]

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]

418. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first and full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher in every local authority area to provide Irish classes free of charge to members of the public, based on the academic year starting in September. [27995/25]

419. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual expenditure on Irish medium higher education in each year from 2015 to 2025. [27997/25]

436. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the investments planned for funding for Irish language education at third level, supporting the promotion and preservation of the Irish language. [28392/25]

46. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the need to further incentivise teaching through Irish; if additional grants or scholarships could be considered for any prospective teacher pursuing that career; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25112/25]

1266. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to fully implement the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 in all higher education institutions, HEIs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24185/25]

332. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in light of the 20% recruitment target in the Official Languages Acts for the State system, if his Department has spoken to any university regarding third-level courses through the medium of Irish, and training in the language available to students across the country; and if so, when we can expect that at …

16. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the need to further incentivise teaching through Irish; if additional grants or scholarships could be considered for any prospective teacher pursuing that career; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14511/25]

46. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide funding for Irish-language conversation classes in third level institutions to support those wishing to learn Irish and also provide an opportunity for those who speak Irish, especially those who attended Gaelscoileanna, to continue to use their Irish within the educational system [14514/25]

271. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will commit to increasing the percentage of Irish-language courses at third level to 5% within the next five years, in order to ensure the success of the Government’s 2030 goal of 20% of the public sector working through Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14560/25]

881. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are being taken to increase the teaching through the Irish language in third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13955/25]

882. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what dealings his Department has had with Coleg Cymraeg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13956/25]

883. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail which courses are currently taught through the Irish language across the university sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13957/25]