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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: For the Deputy’s information please see figures below: Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) Core Funding €8,040,900 Cost to Exchequer by increasing FSD by 25% €10,051,125 Cost to Exchequer by increasing FSD by 50% €12,061,350 Cost to Exchequer by increasing FSD by 75% ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a higher education admissions scheme for Leaving Certificate students (under 23) whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level education. The scheme is run by the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) participating in the scheme and is not within the remit of my Department. The Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: In October 2022, an independent and comprehensive National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers was announced; the first time that this issue has been considered holistically in this manner. The first report of the Co-Chairs, Dr Andrea Johnson and Mr David Cagney, was published in summer 2023. In it, they recommended an increase towards an optimum PhD stipend level of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Funding for the National Apprenticeship programme is determined through the annual Estimates process, led by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. In advance of Budget 2025 on the 1st October, my department published the Funding the Future - An annual options paper on the cost of higher education 2024, on the 16th September, which can be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The main support in place at present for part-time students on master’s courses is Springboard+. This is managed by the Higher Education Authority on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. It offers free and heavily subsidised upskilling and reskilling higher education opportunities in areas of identified skills need. Courses range...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: We are working on compiling a response to the question raised, and have reverted to the Deputy's Constituency Office seeking further information. We will respond to the Deputy once this information has been provided to my officials.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Engagements (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Since the establishment of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in 2020, five invitations from the Israeli Embassy or officials have been received for the Minister to attend official and other Embassy cultural events. However, the Minster has not attended any event.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Since my Department's formation in 2020, there have been 2 engagements with a consultancy company as outlined in the Deputy's question, namely Crowe, who developed reports prepared to inform the internal departmental decision-making, organisation design and policy development. Further detail can found below in tabular form. Section Year Title Cost ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The data requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and is rounded to the nearest five for data protection purposes. The data for the academic year 2023/2024 is not yet available from the HEA as they are currently in the process of gathering and auditing this data. It is expected the data will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The graduate data requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and is rounded to the nearest five for data protection purposes The data for the academic year 2023/2024 is not yet available from the HEA as they are currently in the process of gathering and auditing this data. It is expected the data will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together. My officials are working closely with the Department of Health to expand the healthcare workforce capacity of the country, including oral healthcare. My Department does not place a quota on dental courses, and therefore the number of places offered is a matter for the higher education institutions, in line with their autonomy. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled by Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI), who have noted that it will not be possible to facilitate this request by the given deadline. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The number of craft apprentices waiting over 6 months for all phases of off-the-job training at the end of August 2024 is 2,629 (Breakdown: Phase 2 2484, Phase 4 116, Phase 6 29) A plan put in place by the National Apprenticeship Office and overseen by this Department to reduce waiting times for apprentices has nearly halved the number of craft apprentices waiting more than 6 months for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The table below provides a list of the names of each special adviser employed by my Department since I became the Minister in this Department on 08th April 2024. These special advisers are both appointed to the Minister and their salaries are on the Principal Officer pay scale, in line with DPENDR guidelines. Advisor Start date Duration Grade ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy may wish to note that the annual rates of maintenance and the income thresholds applied are the same for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Student Contribution is not payable Postgraduate Students, as they are not eligible for free fees. The annual rates of maintenance grant for postgraduate students, income limits for postgraduate maintenance grants and postgraduate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: As the Deputy is aware the decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the awarding authority, SUSI to determine. Under the Student Grant Scheme for full-time courses, income from employment which represents holiday earnings outside of term time (Easter, summer and Christmas holidays) can be deducted when determining the reckonable income of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I made comments regarding single sex schools during the course of an interview and that is my personal opinion, and in the context of being a qualified teacher and parent.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department currently has three means-tested grant schemes in place to provide support to students. The main support available to assist students with the cost of attending higher education is the Student Grant Scheme as administered by the awarding authority, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by an appeals officer in SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in their case, an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.