47. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the FET strategy for 2025-2029 will be published and implemented. [56016/25]
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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parties and groups
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 |
Who asks, by party
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
51. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made in the setting up of a hospitality education college at a site (details supplied) at Upper Park Road, Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55956/25]
68. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the Kilkenny further education and training centre. [56028/25]
73. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide clarification in relation to Local Training Initiative Operating Guidelines (details supplied); if this policy means that LTIs are not financially independent and cannot generate or retain income to improve wages or conditions, given all funding is fully controlled and accounted for thr…
921. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the salary and terms and conditions of staff on local training initiatives are less favourable than those on Youthreach; the plans in place to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55191/25]
328. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to expand semiconductor related education and training pathways, including apprenticeships, post leaving certificate programmes and postgraduate research, in order to meet the workforce requirements of advanced chip manufacturing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54157/2…
730. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the establishment of a national skills observatory as per recommendations made by the National Skills Council. [53328/25]
748. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a detailed plan on how the National Training Fund will be expanded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53521/25]
452. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in correspondence regarding primary education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51461/25]
954. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for the 16% reduction in Reach funding for 2025, and the impact assessment carried out before this cut was made to community education providers and learners. [51132/25]
962. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for significantly reduced numbers allocated to the vocational training opportunities scheme programme for 2025/2026, when there is huge numbers of applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51378/25]
980. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress of the development of a traineeship in modern methods of construction, as is expected to launch in quarter 3 of 2025. [51695/25]
986. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of courses and places available in the coming academic year under Springboard and under the human capital initiative; whether new general areas of skill shortage have been added to the range of courses being offered under these options; the payments to be made by students; and if participants on…
987. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is responsible for the funding of ongoing operational costs (rent, rates, staffing, administration, etc.) of publicly funded programmes such as music generation and ETB music services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52018/25]
530. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the opposite trends in the direction of preschool (decreasing) and school age (increasing) services over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49783/25]
496. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding plans for the provision of secondary school places in Cherrywood, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48187/25]
1427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students studying graduate education medicine by institution for each year from 2015-2016 to 2024-2025; if statistics on progression and non-completion as well as the socio-economic profile of students on the programme are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48897/25]
1431. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to supporting and funding further QQI-certified training programmes specifically designed for members of the deaf community, given that a charity (details supplied) has successfully trained the first two deaf individuals in Ireland through the City and Guilds programme, an…
972. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the engagement she has had with Marino Institute of Education to bring its Bachelor of Science in Education Studies and its Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education courses under the free fees initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46590/25]
1035. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the feasibility study for a shared education campus proposed by the DDLETB has been completed; the next steps in terms of planning and funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47305/25]
1036. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures that are being taken to ensure DDLETB services are inclusive and responsive to the needs of ethnic minority learners and those with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47309/25]
1037. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to publish performance indicators and outcomes from the DDLETB’s Statement of Strategy 2022–2026, and how these are being monitored across its 100+ locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47310/25]
1038. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement that has taken place between the DDLETB and local authorities to align education planning with regional demographic trends, particularly in rapidly growing areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47311/25]
1724. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if green cert courses are running in Teagasc Grange in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44626/25]
1725. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc green cert courses will run in the Meath area in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44627/25]