905. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the provision of a borrowing framework for the technological universities. [72275/26]
Topics / Technological Universities
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTechnological Universities
74 questions from 26 TDs, between 18 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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899. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he last visited Letterkenny Atlantic Technological University; and the purpose of the visit. [51713/26]
81. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to carry out a full review of the technological universities to ensure that they are reaching the targets set out for them when they were established. [49642/26]
106. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with SETU to deliver on the commitment in the original agreement establishing a university in the south east to include a significant campus in Kilkenny city; and his views on establishing a Norman study centre as part of the campus.- [50200/26]
327. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital funding allocated to each technological university in each of the years from the date of their establishment to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47928/26]
332. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware of a specific date that either his Department or SETU formally advised the senior management a college (details supplied) that its staff and programs would not be transferring into SETU. [48010/26]
333. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when and the way in which the Minister notify a college (details supplied) following the due diligence process; and at what point was senior management advised to engage with staff. [48011/26]
334. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether formal notice given to the CAO that a college (details supplied) would not be in a position to accept students for the coming academic year (2026/27); and if so, when. [48012/26]
335. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether an independent valuation was conducted on a college's (details supplied) land and buildings; and the exact terms of the agreement transferring this multi-million-euro asset to SETU [48013/26]
336. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason and when did his Department decide that Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) did not apply to a college (details supplied) given that prior press releases strongly implied employees would transfer. [48014/26]
337. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his exact understanding was of the original merger plan between SETU and a college (details supplied); and the reason he permitted a total pivot from an active integration to an outright asset liquidation. [48015/26]
338. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether a college (details supplied) senior management actively requested that students and staff transfer directly to SETU for the duration of the two-year teach-out phase to guarantee employment and academic security. [48016/26]
339. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department will commit to full transparency and cooperation with the Freedom of Information (FOI) requests submitted by union representatives regarding the undisclosed MOU (details supplied) [48017/26]
1512. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline plans for a college (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40115/26]
471. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a detailed progress report on the learner centre proposed for the Munster Technological University to be located in the north campus in Tralee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31684/26]
250. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on progress of the SETU Wexford campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22121/26]
254. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of system failures relating to registration issues in TU Dublin, and subsequent delays in the publication of exam results during the first semester and winter exam period; whether he has engaged with the university on this issue; if he can guarantee that this situation will not arise again fol…
255. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of exam result delays in TU Dublin as a result of a transition to a new records system; the date on which all students in TUD can expect their exam results; if he is assured that students will receive their results on time following upcoming summer exams; if his Department has engaged with T…
3449. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the circumstances which led to the write off expenditure amounting to €427,000 incurred on professional fees relating to a building that did not go ahead in Atlantic Technological University in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24374/26]
3452. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress on the Wexford campus of the South-East Technological University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24475/26]
3474. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to address the significant and ongoing delays in the release of examination results at Technological University Dublin; the reason students who sat repeat examinations in January 2026 have still not received their results; the measures being put in place to ensure timely communicatio…
516. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress on the Wexford campus of the South-East Technological University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23479/26]
354. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that students at TU Dublin have not yet received their results this semester, when they are typically released by the second week of February; if he will investigate the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17391/26]
1165. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which the €65.8million Targeted Enhancement Fund will be allocated to technological universities and specialist colleges, particularly in under-resourced regions, to recruit staff, expand research capacity, and support local economic development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62…
202. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there are no professors at technological universities (TUs); if his Department will review this; if not, the reasons not to include professors under the remit of TUs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67913/25]