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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: The fee payable by a student can vary depending on a variety factors including the type of course and the student's access route including previous education. Entry to medicine in Irish HEIs is provided through both undergraduate and graduate entry routes. Under the Department's Free Fees Initiative, the Exchequer pays tuition fees on behalf of eligible first time undergraduate students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: In accordance with the principles associated with the Common Travel Area, students from Northern Ireland, and other parts of the United Kingdom, will not be liable for international fees, should they pursue their higher education studies in Ireland. They will be treated on the same basis as ‘home’ students in terms of fees.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (21 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: Eduroam is a service provided by HEAnet, the Education Sectors Shared Service provider of ICT Services including the provision of the Education and Research Network. This service is a mature solution across Irish higher education where students have used it to access on line services at any higher education institution not just the institution they are attending. The service is possible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (21 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: Eduroam is a service provided by HEAnet, the Education Sectors Shared Service provider of ICT Services including the provision of the Education and Research Network. This service is a mature solution across Irish higher education where students have used it to access on line services at any higher education institution not just the institution they are attending. The service is possible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (21 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Government contains commitments to, among other things, review SUSI eligibility criteria, adjacency rates and postgraduate grant supports. This Department will oversee the implementation of the review through a steering group with student representation as well as representation from SUSI. It is intended that the review will commence early this year and will report in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (21 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is not available at present. The Higher Education Authority, who collect this data from the higher education institutions, have advised that the breakdown of students, by year of study, for the 2019/2020 academic year is expected to be available in a number of weeks. The collection of the data for the 2020/2021 academic year has yet to begin, and would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: I am conscious of the impact that Covid-19 has had on the leaving certificate class of 2021, and will take action as necessary to ensure that a full range of further and higher education options are available to them. In 2020 more students than ever before were offered a place in higher education with more than 49,000 accepting an offer of a place. There is no indication that a higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: In recognition of the challenges facing full time third level students the Government has approved once off funding of €50m to provide additional financial assistance in this academic year. The funding was provided in Budget 2021, in recognition of the exceptional situation they have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial assistance will be provided to all SUSI...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: All of the information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department and in some cases is not easily accessible due to the restrictions currently in place as a result of the current public health crisis. However, the information is currently being collated, insofar as possible, and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: I announced the appointment last year of a programme executive director to progress relevant aspects of the TUSEI consortium’s proposals to develop a technological university in the south east, however the appointment was made by the TUSEI consortium comprising IT Carlow and Waterford IT. As such, the Deputy’s queries should be directed to and are matters for the consortium.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is in the attached file. The file includes the allocations to each HEI and net payments made by the HEA to HEIs in respect of Student Assistance Fund in academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21, which takes into accounts balances in HEIs. Expenditure by individual HEIs in 2019/20, as reported to the HEA, is also included. The amount of funding given to each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 582 and 584 together. According to a HEA report on supply and demand of student accommodation published in 2017, in 2014 the breakdown of HEI-owned and privately owned student accommodation was as follows: HEI-owned Private Total 11,114 20,182 31,296 My Department began tracking the completion of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: This information is not available in my Department, as information on rent paid by students for purpose-built student accommodation is not collected.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: The fee payable by a student can vary depending on a variety factors including the type of course and the student's access route including previous education. Higher education institutions are autonomous institutions as provided for in legislation. The determination, as to the total level of fees to be charged for undergraduate and postgraduate course is a matter for each institution in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: I am conscious of the challenges faced by students regarding student accommodation this year due to both financial pressures, and the blended learning format of the 2020/21 academic year. The Deputy will be aware that the university sector has been actively engaging with students on the issue of accommodation refunds. As a result of the decision to minimise on-site teaching, all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: In recognition of the challenges facing full time third level students the Government has approved once off funding of €50m to provide additional financial assistance in this academic year. The funding was provided in Budget 2021, in recognition of the exceptional situation they have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial assistance will be provided to all SUSI...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (27 Jan 2021)

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: Third Level Admissions (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 589 and 590 together. I am conscious of the impact that Covid-19 is having on the leaving certificate class of 2021, and will take action as necessary to ensure that a full range of further and higher education options are available to them. In 2020 more students than ever before were offered a place in higher education with more than 49,000 accepting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 and 593 together. The Projections of Demand for Full-Time Third-Level Education 2018 – 2040, published in November 2018, are the most recent projections currently available for higher education. It is intended to publish an updated set of projections for higher education later this year. The scenarios outlined in the projections are driven...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (27 Jan 2021)

Simon Harris: The latest year for which finalised enrolment figures are available is the 2018/2019 academic year. Enrolments for 2018, along with enrolments for 2017 which were used as the baseline for the Projections of Demand for Full-Time Third-Level Education are attached. These figures are taken from the statistics section of the HEA's website: