32. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline his plans on the expansion of pathways to be introduced into higher education through tertiary programmes and new apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25650/25]
Topics / Further and Higher Education
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFurther and Higher Education
415 questions from 87 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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398 written, 17 oral
87
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 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 48 |
| April 2025 | 11 |
| May 2025 | 75 |
| June 2025 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 54 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 11 |
| October 2025 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 32 |
| January 2026 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 24 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 14 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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The questions
36. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the proposed new further education college in Galway city; if the evaluation which was scheduled to take place in the first week of April has now concluded; the outcome of that evaluation; the timeline for the delivery of the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2617…
37. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to assist young people who grew up in State care in accessing third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25487/25]
40. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department plans to expand access to traditional third-level education in counties such as Offaly, which currently do not have a university or institute of technology campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25973/25]
42. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position in relation to CAO places given the adjustment in grades due to the class of 2025, to give the students of 2025 the same opportunity for access to their selected courses when competing against students from previous years particularly 2020-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
49. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider providing additional financial supports for students undertaking postgraduate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26264/25]
51. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking to mitigate the penalties faced by young carers who may miss mandatory labs or exams due to care responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25801/25]
54. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will consider working with higher education institutions to expand access to remote learning with a view to increasing accessibility to further education for students in rural and isolated communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26277/25]
55. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proposals, in place to develop further education on a cross-Border/All Ireland basis. [26225/25]
56. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the plans to enhance disability supports for students at further and higher education centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25307/25]
59. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department's efforts to further reduce the burden on families who have to pay for their children's further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26322/25]
390. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a policy for corporate sponsorship of further and higher education campuses; if so, the frequency with which it is reviewed; and the stakeholder consultation for same. [26526/25]
190. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans for capital investment in further and higher education facilities in Galway during the remainder of 2025. [26136/25]
228. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether there are any other pathways for a child in county Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24635/25]
1241. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new further education and training college announced on 12 December 2022 in Swords will proceed to a formal planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23583/25]
1242. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what has happened in the last 26 months to advance the badly needed further education and training college planned for Swords and provide 1,000 campus places and 6,000 outreach or online places to service the Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23584/25]
1243. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the construction timeline for the new further education and training college planned for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23585/25]
1244. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budgeted cost of the further education and training college planned for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23586/25]
1245. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the target date to open the planned further education and training college in Swords, Fingal, where the population is increasing, the labour market is at full employment, and there is a need for a training college to upskill persons of all ages in Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2358…
1246. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether funding has been identified and set aside to build the further education and training college planned for Swords as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23588/25]
1247. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the location of the site in Swords where the planned further education and training college will be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23589/25]
580. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if provision can be made for the dependent children of critical skill permit holders who are living in Ireland with their parents, and with stamp 3 status, will be enabled to attend further or higher-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22023/25]
582. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for the dramatically increased required levels of demonstrated financial support to study in Ireland for non-visa required international students (details supplied); the means by which students booked to arrive in July and August can be expected to secure the additional funds at such short…
584. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the level of State funding for Irish university-backed research; if he will consider increasing this annual funding under forthcoming budgetary negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22145/25]
585. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding streams and grants that may be available for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22266/25]