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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Nursing Education (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Any financial supports for student nurses and midwives on clinical placements arranged by the relevant higher education institutions with health service providers are matters for the Health Service Executive and neither i nor my Department has a role in this regard. However, I am concerned at the difficulties faced by those students who find themselves in the types of situation described by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Directives (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: My Department has not incurred any fines as a result of non-transposition of EU Directives into Irish law in the last ten year period.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, matters relating to 2021 funding form part of budgetary discussions that are currently ongoing between the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and other Government Departments and Offices. I am liaising closely with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as part of this process to secure additional funding for the Further and Higher Education sectors,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The nationality requirements for the student grant scheme are set out in section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011 and regulation 5 of the Student Support Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have been undertaking detailed planning and contingencies for their re-opening and communicating these to students, moving from emergency remote learning towards a mode of blended learning, combining both online and onsite provision. In July I announced a €168 million funding package to support the sector and students, including a €15 million...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Students (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions are autonomous bodies and are responsible for their own day-to-day management and operational affairs, including the management of academic affairs. They retain the right to determine their own policies and procedures including the matters you have raised. The determination of international status and level of fee payable is a matter for the relevant institution...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: The Department has not engaged a third party to conduct online or social media monitoring.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. The regulations governing sick leave in the Public Service are SI 124 of 2014. Limits for sick leave are 92 days full pay in a rolling one year period followed by 91 days on half pay subject to a maximum of 183 days in a rolling four year period. The figures provide below are in relation to the Department of Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The nationality requirements for the student grant scheme are set out in section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011 and regulation 5 of the Student Support Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (7 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. However, Section 14(1) of the Student Support Act 2011 states: In this Act “student” means a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (7 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous with regard to management of their academic affairs including admissions procedures. The CAO process applications for undergraduate courses on behalf of the HEIs Decisions on admissions are made by the HEIs who then instruct the CAO to make offers to successful candidates. As such, neither I nor my Department have a role in the operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (7 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: The main support available to students is the statutory based Student Grant Scheme where students are studying for the first time or are progressing to study at a higher level e.g. progressing to postgraduate study. To qualify for grant support, a student has to meet various criteria such as means, residency, nationality and progression. The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Requests for funding for agriculture college students is a matter for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. I have been in contact with my colleague the Minister for Agriculture on this matter and I will refer your query to him for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: My Department is closely monitoring any potential impact that the results of Leaving Certificate 2020 may have on entry to further and higher education in 2021. This year more students than ever before were offered a place in higher education, with 52% of these students being offered their first preference Level 8 course in Round 1. As of the end of Round 2, more than 49,000 students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (7 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous and determine their own procedures for admission. The CAO process applications for undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses on their behalf. Decisions on admissions are made by the higher education institutions who then instruct the CAO to make offers to successful candidates. Therefore neither I nor my Department have a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: The HEAR and DARE schemes are operated by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) who set the policy criteria for the schemes. Admissions under the schemes are regulated by the higher education institutions themselves. Each institution determines its own admissions policy in relation to the schemes, the number of places they reserve and the allocation of those places. Applications to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (7 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Springboard+ complements the core State-funded education and training system and provides recent graduates with either free or 90% funded upskilling and reskilling higher education opportunities in areas of identified skills need. One-year full-time and two-year part-time ICT Skills Conversion courses, which are funded through Springboard+, are open to the unemployed, returners to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: Since the discovery of the errors in the Calculated Grades algorithm, my officials have been engaging regularly with representatives from the higher education sector, with meetings held with representatives from the Irish Universities Association (IUA), Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) and TU Dublin on Wednesday 30th September and Friday 2nd October. I myself met with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (8 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: In order to help mitigate the impact of the changes to the grading system I announced the creation of an additional 2,225 places on high-demand courses in Higher Education Institutions. These places were provided in order ensure that as many students as possible could be accommodated on a course of their choice, given the unprecedented circumstances they are facing. 5 of these places were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (8 Oct 2020)

Simon Harris: The student grant scheme, administered by SUSI, provides maintenance grants to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. Student maintenance grants are payable at either the adjacent or non-adjacent rate. The distance to be measured is the shortest non-tolled most direct route from the...