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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I wish to advise the Deputy that within the Ireland Fellows Programme, delivered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, there is a specific strand - the Ireland-Palestine Scholarship Programme - which provides the opportunity for successful candidates to complete a one-year Master’s-level programme in Ireland. This currently supports 25 Palestinian students attending 15...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (29 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) is a pathway for degree holders who want to pursue a medical career on an accelerated four-year programme. Students pursuing GEM programmes do so as second degree courses and consequently are not eligible for free fees funding. They are also not eligible for funding under the Student Grant Scheme as they do not meet the progression criteria of the Scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2579 and 2580 together. The provision of qualified graduates in therapy disciplines is a priority for my Department. The postgraduate pathway in therapy disciplines provides an important route for students who have previously completed an undergraduate degree to the entry requirement standard. It is important to note that Higher Education Institutions set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (29 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: Research, innovation and skills play a central role in strengthening the Irish economy. Continuing to build Ireland’s knowledge driven economy is a priority strongly underpinned by the commitment to enhance Ireland’s research and innovation system in the Programme for Government. Ireland’s reputation as a reliable and principled research partner is recognised by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: My officials are liaising with Kerry ETB and I will follow up with the Minister in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: The Central Applications Office (CAO) is a not-for-profit company created by the Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It processes applications for undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses on the behalf of HEIs. Neither I nor my Department have a role in the operation of the CAO, and queries on points ascribed to Leaving Certificate results are a matter for the CAO and HEIs. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: The administration of the visa policy is a matter for the Department of Justice, and I would advise that this matter be taken up with my colleague, the Minister for Justice.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: My officials were in contact with the Deputy’s Staff who stated that they were going to withdraw this question and re-consider.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 and 436 together. My officials are currently considering potential application and adoption of AI in its work. An internal working group has been established to progress and consider the potential future beneficial use of AI. Limited circumstances in which AI is currently used include summarising text and workshop structuring. All text is reviewed and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 434 and 435 together. CeADAR is the National Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence and the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) for AI in Ireland. CeADAR has more than 90 member companies ranging from multinationals to indigenous SMEs spanning every industry vertical. The primary work of the Centre is on cutting-edge applied AI innovation and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 and 440 together. My Department is currently considering potential use cases for the adoption of AI in its work, and a working group has been established to progress this. Limited circumstances in which AI is currently used include summarising text and workshop structuring. All text is reviewed and verified by a human. There are no AI systems in place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: The information that the Deputy has requested is not readily available, my staff are currently collecting and collating this information and I will come back to you as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: The information that the Deputy has requested is not readily available, my staff are currently collecting and collating this information and I will come back to you as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (9 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283, 284 and 285 together. As Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science my sphere of responsibility extends only to publicly funded Further and Higher Educational Institutions and consequently I would advise the Deputy to seek a response regarding the other sectors to my respective Cabinet colleagues. I note and share...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (9 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 289 and 290 together. I propose to take questions 17788/25 and 17789/25 together. The English language school referred to by the Deputy is a private institution and does not come under the remit of my Department. Issues arising from contracts between students and private English language schools are a matter for the parties involved. Education providers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (9 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: There is a comprehensive and ambitious set of commitments for research and innovation in the new Programme for Government. This work will be progressed via a number of national policies and strategies, under the national research and innovation strategy Impact 2030. The formation of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland in August 2024 is designed to build a more effective and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: The Higher Education Authority's Student Records System is my Department's primary source of statistics related to the higher education sector. The HEA can only provide the count of course names that were provided by the higher education institutions for the academic year 2023/24 as part of the student data returns. It is possible that some course are double counted due to the course changing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: The Higher Education Authority's Student Record's system is my Departments primary source of statistics related to the higher education sector. The HEA can only provide the count of course names that were provided by the higher education institutions for the academic year 2023/24 as part of the student data returns. It is possible that some courses are double counted due to the course...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: Currently, there are 77 national apprenticeship programmes available. Of these, 75 have a National Framework Qualification (NFQ) level between 6 and 10. That is to say, from Advanced Higher Certificate to Doctoral Degree. The remaining two programmes are in scaffolding and butchery, and are offered at NFQ level 5. The number and variety of apprenticeship programmes has increased since the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (9 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: The Deputy will be aware that the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (the Act) was enacted on 24th December 2017 and commenced on 23rd December 2020. The Act recognises the right of Irish Sign Language (ISL) users to use ISL as their native language, and to develop and preserve it. The Act places a statutory duty on all public bodies to provide ISL users with free interpretation when availing of or...