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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (28 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: Following the revised estimates for 2021, and as previously advised, exclusive of further education (programme A) and research allocations (programme C) total planned exchequer (programme B) and NTF funding of the HE sector for 2021 is in the order of €1.98billion. Within this allocation funding the following items are included in response to COVID 19 impacts: - 20million for expected...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (28 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The National Training Fund (NTF) Act, 2000 provides for a levy on employers to be used to fund the development of and raising of skills amongst those in, or seeking, employment. The reserve surplus of the NTF by 2025 if expenditure remained stable (excluding Covid emergency spending) is €1.8 billion. See table below for further details. Table – NTF projected surplus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department has not incurred any expenditure on public relations advice or media advice.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising (28 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department has conducted three paid advertising campaigns in 2020 and 2021. There were two campaigns around COVID-19 safety messaging for young adults and students, and one to advertise The Right Course, a one-stop shop for training and learning opportunities for employers and employees. Campaign Channels Company Amount Year ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (28 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: Officials in my Department are liaising with the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to confirm the position and the details will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electric Vehicles (28 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department does not lease or own any vehicles. The information in respect of state bodies within the scope of the Deputy’s question is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with his query. Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (29 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: As part of an Erasmus+ mobility period, students are provided with an ‘individual support’ grant. This grant is a contribution towards their travel and living costs for the duration of their period abroad.   If, due to the pandemic, a student was forced to cancel their mobility and incurred expenses such as non-refundable flight costs, they may...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The University of Limerick is an autonomous institution within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997. Under this legislation UL is independent and is entitled to regulate its own academic affairs and administrative processes, including in relation to graduations. It is not within my remit to intervene in these matters. Level 5 measures designate higher and further education as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority (29 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions via the recurrent funding model. Top sliced, ring fenced funding for specific strategic or important purposes is a component of the funding model in addition to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (29 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The Student Grant Scheme is the principal support for students in financial terms by my Department. It provides grant assistance to eligible students attending approved full-time courses in approved further or higher educational institutions who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria of the relevant scheme. The Scheme is administered on behalf of my Department by the national student grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (29 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The provision of funding for Higher Education on an annual basis is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy. In 2021, exclusive of further education (programme A) and research allocations (programme C) total planned exchequer (programme B) and NTF funding of the HE sector for 2021 is in the order of €1.98billion. Calculations in relation to conventional measures...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (29 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: Officials in my department are engaging with the HEA to confirm the allocations and the details will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible. Seperately my Department provides funding to institutions outside the remit of the HEA. Funding provided in the period 2014 to 2020 is outlined in the table below.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019 was signed into law on 23rd July 2019. While many of the provisions of the Act have been commenced, a number of Sections have yet to be. These are Sections 9, 14, 23, 25 to 33, and 38. A considerable amount of preparatory work is required to facilitate the full implementation of the remaining Sections...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous and manage their own 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. Applications for free fees are assessed by higher education institutions. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: Civil servants recruited to my Department are subject to the Civil Service Code of Standards & Behaviour which outlines that in the course of their duties honesty, impartiality and integrity must be paramount. On commencing duty officials are presented with a suite of documents relating to their employment one of which is an I.C.T. Usage Policy which outlines the conditions they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: Section 34 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act2019 was commenced on 8thNovember 2019. Section 34 of this Act amends Section 80 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012, which authorises the charging of fees for certain services provided by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), the national agency...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 451 and 452 together. In line with the Universities Act, 1997, third-level institutions have autonomy in relation to human resource policies, subject to compliance with Government policy in respect of employment numbers and pay policy. Employers in the higher education sector are also required to operate in accordance with the provisions of national...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The following table shows the total number of learner enrolments on level 5 pre-nursing courses from 2016-2020. Year Number of enrolments on level 5 pre-nursing courses 2020 3,699 2019 3,789 2018 3,911 2017 4,033 2016 3,582

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is not available to my Department. The basis on which a student is admitted to a course is not currently recorded on the HEA’s Student Records System (SRS) which is my Department’s primary source of student enrolment data. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous with regard to their academic affairs, including in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions are autonomous with regard to their academic affairs, including in relation to the degree programmes and modules they offer. It is my understanding that a number of HEIs currently offer courses or modules involving Irish Sign Language (ISL). Trinity College Dublin, through its Centre for Deaf Studies offers a number of courses that allow students to learn or...