96. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which fair pension entitlement is being ensured for ETB adult education tutors, given pensions are based only on contract hours; to assess the impact of non-pensionable work on long-serving staff; the steps she will take to improve access to full-time hours for tutors on CID contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44…
Topics / Education and Training Provision
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEducation and Training Provision
219 questions from 71 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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215 written, 4 oral
71
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 10 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 11 |
| May 2025 | 16 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 41 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 23 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
1390. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the eligibility rules and regulatory framework governing access to full-time further education and training , such as post leaving certificate courses for those holding stamp one-g or stamp three immigration permissions; if individuals with these stamps are permitted to enrol in full-time academic courses; and if he will make a sta…
1505. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to expedite the Kerry Marine Education and Training Campus to be established in Cahersiveen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/26]
490. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of eligible referrals to the iScoil programme that were refused in each academic year since 2022/2023; the principal reasons for refusal; whether alternative educational provision was offered in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36729/26]
491. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is satisfied that the absence of a waiting list for iScoil provides adequate transparency and accountability in circumstances where eligible referrals are refused due to funding or capacity limitations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36730/26]
492. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the need for an interim educational pathway for children on reduced timetables, limited home tuition or without a secured school place who do not meet current eligibility criteria for iScoil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36731/26]
494. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports that are currently in place and provided by her Department or agencies within her Department to support BOTPs and Ukrainian citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36906/26]
1349. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timelines for when the PBC will be completed for the Swords College of the Future; when the due diligence for the preferred site option will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37872/26]
242. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the cost to the HSE to develop and run a CPD training module specifically looking at addressing bias in healthcare; the cost to develop a HSE module on HSeLanD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35468/26]
192. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the current status of the proposed Swords College of the Future; the progress that has been made since the project received Government approval to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34691/26]
196. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the progress in developing the new further education and training campus in Kilkenny; the expected completion date of the new campus; when the first intake of students will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34805/26]
206. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the proposed major building project at Cavan Institute will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34848/26]
212. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on plans to deliver new, permanent accommodation for Dunboyne College of Further Education, Dunboyne, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34339/26]
573. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to reduce the time it takes to achieve a Professional Master's in Education (PME) from two years to one year, taking into account the cost of undertaking a PME; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34402/26]
1268. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of times the NTF Advisory Group has met since July 2022; the number of employer representatives who attended each meeting; and the specific recommendations from an organisation (details supplied) on enhancing enterprise input into governance and prioritisation of NTF expenditure that have been imp…
1269. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether the National Training Fund has been leveraged to implement a dedicated Lifelong Learning Strategy to prepare workers for the digital and green twin transition, as recommended by an organisation (details supplied) in 2022; the total NTF expenditure on digital skills, green skills and lifelong learning…
1270. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will introduce a national training voucher scheme, as proposed by an organisation (details supplied) in 2022 and supported by the Indecon Review, to reimburse employers (particularly SMEs) for accredited in-company training; and if not, why the €283 million unspent in the NTF in 2025 has not been used …
1272. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the additional funding allocated to employer-led Skillnet networks and Regional Skills Fora Managers since 2022 to boost SME engagement and regional capacity, as called for by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will provide a regional breakdown showing expenditure in rural and agri-food areas. [34…
1273. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether all NTF-funded programmes now meet the core statutory objectives of close-to-labour-market skills, upskilling those in employment and preparing people for employment, as insisted upon by an organisation (details supplied); the amount of NTF money reallocated to non-employer-aligned programmes (includ…
1274. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he accepts the conclusion in the report of an organisation (details supplied) of July 2022 that the accumulation of NTF surpluses is not caused by EU fiscal rules but is instead a political choice on expenditure prioritisation; whether he will now increase the Department's expenditure ceiling to utilise t…
1275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total funding allocated from the National Training Fund to Farm Business Skillnet and other agriculture-focused Skillnet networks in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of farm businesses and participants supported by Farm Business Skillnet in those years; and whether he will now increase c…
1276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he accepts that practical, sector-specific training delivered through Farm Business Skillnet in areas such as farm management, sustainability, leadership and rural skills is exactly the type of close-to-labour-market investment that an organisation (details supplied) called for in its 2022 report on the F…
1282. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline what additional pharmacy training places are expected to be made available at University College Cork as part of the Government's €28.5 million investment in healthcare education announced as part of recent Dáil debates on cancer services; if he will provide a breakdown of how the 1…
1283. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to ensure that the new pharmacy programme established at South East Technological University is supported by adequate clinical placement infrastructure across all regions, including Munster; whether the model of collaboration formalised through the recent Memorandum of Understand…
1284. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department provides any financial support or incentives to encourage practising pharmacists to undertake postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualifications such as the part-time MSc in Clinical Pharmacy offered by University College Cork; if he will outline whether places on such programmes are supp…