1063. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason TrustEd applications were invited and processed before final PEL requirements were published and costed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4429/26]
Topics / Third Level Education
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsThird Level Education
188 questions from 65 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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171 written, 17 oral
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 10 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 35 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 11 |
| December 2025 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 17 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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1064. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when full PEL details will be published; if he will provide the details of the cost structure for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4430/26]
1065. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if further TrustEd rounds will be paused until all remaining regulatory elements are fully finalised and transparent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4431/26]
1066. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which ongoing TrustEd staffing ratios will be verified between inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4507/26]
1067. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if TrustEd includes restrictions or checks on employing Stamp 2 English-language students as teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4510/26]
1068. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the checks that exist to ensure ELT schools employ suitably qualified staff and do not rely on student-visa holders to undercut wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4511/26]
1073. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a list of all capital projects underway; the campus and the timelines in each case, in tabular form. [3718/26]
1075. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how effective PATH and other programmes have been in improving participation among under-represented groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3720/26]
1077. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he will legislate to ensure that personal assistants in third level institutes and education training boards are given permanent contracts for their services to disabled students. [3818/26]
1080. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for capital investment in further education facilities in Kildare in each of the years 2026 and 2027, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3844/26]
1084. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department’s current systems can identify the number of students enrolled in each individual English language education provider at present; if so, whether it can be published in an anonymised format (details supplied) to avoid identifying individual organisations and to ensure that no comme…
1085. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4188/26]
1086. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no 2026 springboard courses available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4216/26]
1087. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available for students undertaking part time higher and further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4219/26]
1088. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Irish-based community media and community-led media organisations that have been successful applicants under the Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe programmes in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the total value of funding awarded to such organisations under each programme in each of those…
445. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to encourage greater participation by Australian students in third level institutions and continuing educational opportunities in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72837/25]
1153. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial supports available to students from Gaza who are accepted into programmes in Irish universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71333/25]
200. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking in relation to the reports that a €17 million business school at University College Cork has been permanently shelved; and for an update on the status of the matter. [67912/25]
210. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action that will be taken to increase the percentage of places available on the dental training course in UCC given that less than half are currently occupied by Irish students given the need for more dentists to reduce public waiting list in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
212. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to vary, expand or deepen the Erasmus programme for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67790/25]
213. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an outline of the engagement there has been with his Department, Dundalk IT and Queen's University Belfast about their recent partnership to create Dundalk university college; the plans for the future development and enhancement of the partnership; and if he will make a statement on the…
243. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the planned additional course provision in high demand areas such as medicine, pharmacy and nursing. [67598/25]
251. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who did not take up their CEO offer of a university course in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67804/25]
254. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the progress of the review of personal assistance services funded from the fund for students with disabilities across tertiary education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67773/25]
257. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he has met with UCC and MTU and discussed the need for a northside university campus in Cork city. [67566/25]