263. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the necessary funding will be provided to the dental school in UCC, which has submitted a proposal to the Department for the expansion of their training programme, which would involve the development of a new hub in which additional students could be trained and practice; and if he will make a statement on …
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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questions
171 written, 17 oral
65
TDs have asked
10
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 | 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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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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
264. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, in the light of decreases in funding for academic institutions in the United States, his Department has considered an initiative which can attract talent to Ireland’s universities through means such as creating new courses and projects. [67306/25]
265. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his Department is supporting Ireland’s digital transformation through research, innovation and tertiary-education initiatives. [67832/25]
710. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports to be provided to graduate medicine students who receive no SUSI grant, no Government support, and no access to student loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67819/25]
715. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to improve access to graduate entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67899/25]
357. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of international students studying in Irish universities and institutes of technology in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66502/25]
962. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s position on the recent announcement of Dundalk Institute of Technology’s agreement with Queen’s University Belfast. [65988/25]
377. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount that was spent in each of the past five years, and in 2025 to date, in promoting Ireland as a destination for foreign students to study at either in third level or in English language schools in the State, broken down by the country in which the promotion took place, in tabular form; and if he will…
508. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students studying graduate entry medicine, by institution, for each year from 2015/2016 to 2024/2025; the total and per capita funding his Department provided for each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62425/25]
1130. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated average cost to the State of training a medical student and a nursing student to graduation; and to itemise these costs by component, undergraduate education, clinical placement funding, intern training, postgraduate specialist training, and any State subsidy to hospital training sites, in eac…
1131. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total annual public expenditure on training medical, nursing, and midwifery students in Ireland, including grants to higher education institutions and payments to the HSE for clinical placements, for each year since 2010 to date in 2025. [61187/25]
1136. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any universities in Ireland have or currently receive funding from China and/or have been persuaded not to study certain subjects or topics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61291/25]
1137. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the south campus Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61332/25]
1158. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is aware that a recent Speak Out report states only one in eight third-level students who anonymously disclosed experiences of bullying, assault or sexual violence over a two-year period felt comfortable making a formal report to their higher education institution; the steps he will ur…
494. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his position on institutes (details supplied); and the way in which he will ensure that academic freedom and independence is ensured in such institute [60763/25]
855. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue regarding a proposal from University College Cork (details supplied); for a timeline when the Department’s decision on the application can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59664/25]
976. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is planning to regulate the prevalence of 'exploding licences' for ebooks and journal subscriptions for further and higher educational institutions. [51691/25]
1409. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the next phase of the development of the College of the Future project at the Kickham Barracks site in Clonmel, which was given the green light October 2024; the timeline for same; the expected impact of this pioneering co-located campus for both further and higher education on learners, …
585. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage increase in core funding to third-level institutions planned over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40313/25]
586. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any structured link-up programmes between local third-level institutions and industry are planned to support employment outcomes for new graduates. [40314/25]
268. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount being allocated for core funding for the 2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38264/25]
100. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will create a centralised third level information hub for students. [37814/25]
108. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the impact of the increases in the SUSI grant levels introduced in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37308/25]
1660. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the nature of capital works funded either by his Department and or the Higher Education Authority at Dublin City University in 2024 and to-date in 2025; when will each of those capital works project be completed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30292/25]
1668. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason mental health is not considered under exceptional circumstances by the Student Grant Appeals Board where a student seeks a SUSI grant for a repeat year at third level; if there is an understanding that mental health is difficult to prove as regards medical evidence which makes it much more diff…