Education and Training Provision

213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelscoileanna operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36748/25]

214. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelcholáistí operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36749/25]

215. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of children attending Gaelscoileanna within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36750/25]

216. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of students attending Gaelcholáistí within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36751/25]

217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelscoileanna as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36752/25]

218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of students attending Gaelcholáistí as a percentage of overall secondary school students, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36753/25]

285. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of participants in Springboard+ programmes in each of the past five years; the Government funding provided to the programme in each year; the Government’s targets and plans to increase the numbers in Springboard+ programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

291. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in what quarter of 2025 is the Sligo NZETB training centre, MSLETB set to be complete. [36408/25]

571. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Springboard courses delivered by further and higher education institutes nationwide for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31429/25]

1651. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will acknowledge the importance of the hospitality industry to County Kerry and Ireland by expediting the development of a training centre for the hospitality sector at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29437/25]

1658. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider expanding social care qualifications through the Springboard+ initiative for staff working in Section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30161/25]

888. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the work of his Department to establish a consistent process for prioritisation and advancement of requests to expand provision in key areas of public sector workforce planning for critical skills. [27321/25]

895. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there are still the same number of dental students as 25 years ago; the reason most of these are from overseas; to provide details on how many dental students are registered per year, for the past 25 years, including nationality, in tabular form. [27577/25]

23. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to introduce additional supports to students undertaking construction related training and upskilling in order to assist in addressing the housing crisis. [25828/25]

58. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the provision of a new Youthreach facility in Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/25]

393. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the application of the GRETB to develop a new campus for further education and training in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26511/25]

394. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the development of the further education and training college for Galway city; the current status of the project; the expected timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26538/25]

926. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science where the payment is drawn from for QQI levels 1-3 and 4-6 respectively, having regard to Circular 0027/2011- Payment to Assessors for Locally Devised Assessment, which was issued in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25198/25]

927. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25265/25]

229. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in the context of the statement in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report that all Prison Education Centres meet the quality assurance standards demanded by QQI, the number of meetings of the Prison Education Taskforce that took place over the period 2015-2025; the current priorities o…

1224. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional supports will be provided for individuals undertaking construction related training and upskilling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23250/25]

1225. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the financial supports available to a person (details supplied); the options open to them to assist them in their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23268/25]

1248. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to increase education and training of new planners, including upskilling and conversion courses for professionals with relevant suitable experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23611/25]

1268. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of further education and training places in 2024, and the estimated cost of increasing the number of places by 1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/25]

1269. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of free part-time further education and training courses; if there are plans to expand the number of free part-time courses; if so, the proposed increase; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/25]