40. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is considering extending the Human Capital Initiative Programme; if not, if replacement programmes are being developed in lieu of an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55835/25]
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293. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list the 11 institutions where students with disabilities can enrol in path 4 phase 2 courses under the national access plan. [36410/25]
295. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the distribution of new core funding posts under budget 2025, by institution. [36412/25]
297. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students enrolled in each of the 19 programmes under the National Tertiary Office. [36414/25]
815. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of officials within his Department to deliver Ireland's first Tertiary Education Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27245/25]
816. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he expects the Tertiary Education Strategy's development to conclude by November 2025 as set out in the Higher Education Authority Act 2022. [27246/25]
817. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on when he expects the public consultation process for the Tertiary Education Strategy to begin. [27247/25]
835. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on when the transfer of functions relating to Further Education and Training from the Education and Training Boards Act 2013 and the Education Act 1998 will be completed. [27268/25]
837. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to update on the development of an appropriate governance framework for the new FET College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27270/25]
838. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to update on the work of officials within his Department on agreeing a detailed blueprint for FET provision in the FET College of the future driving integration, consolidation and specialisation of existing provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27271/25]
839. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to update on whether the management and reporting structures for the new FET College have been finalised; and if not; when does the Minister expect this to be done. [27272/25]
840. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department in the development of a long-term sustainable funding model for tertiary programmes allowing learners to complete further education degrees in a higher education setting. [27273/25]
844. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make statements on the board vacancies for the HEA and higher education institutions. [27277/25]
845. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he expects the appointment of the new chairperson of the Higher Education Authority to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27278/25]
846. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he expects the appointment of the new CEO of QQI to be made. [27279/25]
847. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he expects his Department to publish the 2025 annual options paper. [27280/25]
848. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the 16 established sexual violence and harassment prevention and response manager posts in higher education institutions have been filled. [27281/25]
849. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on any plans or further actions under consideration by his Department following the conclusion of the Race Equality Implementation Plan in 2025. [27282/25]
850. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the name and details of each of the 50 major projects in the higher education sector receiving Exchequer funding; the name and details of the 65 projects in the FET sector receiving Exchequer funding; and the amount of funding received in each instance, in tabular form. [27283/25]
851. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the name and details of each capital project currently set for delivery through the use of public private partnerships in the third level sector, in tabular form. [27284/25]
853. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the sectoral decarbonisation strategy. [27286/25]
854. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on his Department’s work in the development of a decarbonisation capital investment programme. [27287/25]
855. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on his Department’s work in the development of a new capital investment framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27288/25]
856. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his officials within his Department are working to address the implications of section 64 governance reports on capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27289/25]
857. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the name and stage of each project under the Technological Sector Projects Fund; and to list the Exchequer funding provided for each project, in tabular form. [27290/25]