Results 201-216 of 216 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

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

Donna McGettigan: 2537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to expand the student assistance fund to allow international students to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19753/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Apr 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 2538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to abolish apprenticeship registration fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19755/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (29 Apr 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 2539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to fully fund the provision of 30,000 student beds to bridge the gap in student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19756/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 2540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to completely abolish the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19757/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 2541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to remove the mature dependant category in SUSI and treat all those over the age of 23 as independent regardless of their living situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19758/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Living Wage (29 Apr 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 2542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to pay a living wage to all students engaging with mandatory placement as part of their study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19762/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 2543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to extend the SUSI postgraduate maintenance rate to the summer months also as they are still students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19764/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 2544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to extend the SUSI maintenance rate to the summer months for students on placement as they are still students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19765/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 2545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide students on SUSI who partake in mandatory placement an additional maintenance grant of €250 similarly to the grant for Erasmus students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19767/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 2546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to abolish all postgraduate fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19770/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 2561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his plans to review the financial supports available for the 1,255 third level students from Ukraine studying in Ireland; for an update on tuition fees being paid by his Department through the temporary tuition fee support scheme, which was implemented at the beginning of the war in Ukraine (details supplied);...

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

Donna McGettigan: 2562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs towards the temporary tuition fee support scheme for 2025 (details supplied); the length of time his Department will be paying for this temporary scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20182/25]

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

Donna McGettigan: 2563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Ukrainian students on the temporary tuition fee support scheme for 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20183/25]

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I speak today about something that touches every community, family and sector of our economy. I refer to the power of further education in an ever-changing Ireland. We are living in a time of profound transformation, technologically, economically and socially. In such a dynamic world, education is not just a tool for personal development; it is the backbone of national resilience and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: We are treading a precarious line when it comes to our National Ambulance Service and its duty of care. I was recently contacted by the parent of a 21-month-old boy who had a seizure out of nowhere. This young child was unconscious for several minutes, but it took 66 minutes for an ambulance to reach him. Time and again we have instances like this where people are experiencing unimaginable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (15 May 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the waiting times for long-stay visa applications under the "join family" category are influenced by the permit type of the person they are joining in Ireland; the current waiting times for families of those on critical skills employment permits and those on general employment permits; and if he will make a statement on...