Results 341-360 of 394 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 969. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will be capping the current grants to Solas for further education and training, to the welcome increase from €537,474 to €589, 221 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 970. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no consistency in numbers from his Department of Skillnet Ireland learners from the 2023 outturn target of 96,646 to the 2024 output target of 82,800 to the slightly increased output target of 84,000 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 971. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department’s programme expenditure has decided to decrease the outrun target numbers of places for Skillnet Ireland learners upskilling who are unemployed from the outrun target of 2,650 in 2023, 1,800 in 2024 and only 1,500 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32541/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 972. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has continued to decrease the number of Springboard places available from the 2023 outturn target of 9,245 places; 8,225 places in 2024 and just 8,000 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32585/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 973. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information on the six further education building projects marked as output targets for 2025; the reason there were no building projects planned for the years 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 974. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has in addressing the numbers of SOLAS beneficiaries on training courses for those seeking employment, which significantly decreased from 78,502 in 2021 to 64,426 in 2022, in tabular form for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32587/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 975. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has to address the shortage and dramatic decrease of QQI-registered further education and training providers from 345 in 2021, 317 in 2022 and just 176 in 2023; to provide updated details for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32588/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 976. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has to address the shortage and dramatic decrease of the number of QQI-registered further education and training providers that issued certification/certificates within the years 2021 (251), 2022 (216) and 2023 (169); if he will provide updated details on certification numbers for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 977. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an increase of funding from the National Training Fund for training grants to industry from the current amount of €6,500 since 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32590/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 978. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to increase the current estimate of funding from the National Training Fund for Springboard of €27,550 since 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32591/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 979. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has to address the significant decrease in funding for the financial and human resource inputs for universities, technological universities and other bodies from €1,615,464 in 2024 to €1,468,309 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32592/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 980. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department intends to cap the welcome increase in funding of public private partnership costs from €39,000 (NTF) in 2024 to €70,000 (NTF) in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32593/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 981. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department intends to cap the welcome increase in funding of €7,807 from 2024 €5,559 for miscellaneous grants and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32594/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 982. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has to build on and expand the numbers of higher education students in the State, with the last figure from 2023 is at 202,450; if he will provide updated figures for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 983. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the current percentage of full-time higher education international students, with the last figure from 2023 showing they make up just 17% of students; to provide updated percentage figures for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32611/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 984. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills His Department's plans in addressing the significant decrease in numbers for Springboard enrolments with 11,033 enrolments in 2021, 10,545 in 2022 and just 9,444 in 2023; to provide updated figures for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32612/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 985. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to address the demand for English-language students; and for an update on the number of English-language students for 2024 and 2025. [32613/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 986. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has significantly reduced digital and capital investment and IT expenses from his programme allocations budget by 80% from €1,750 in 2024 to €349 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32614/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (18 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make SUSI available to students studying full-time online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33003/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (19 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 17. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that according to the UN trade database Comtrade, Ireland imported €2.89 billion worth of goods from Israel in 2024, making us their largest trading partner in Europe (details supplied); and what measures he will undertake to reduce this level of trade with Israel. [32228/25]