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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is not available. The key source of statistics on students in higher education is the HEA's student records system (SRS) which records enrolments as at March of every academic year, giving a single point of reference. Therefore data is not available on a national level on students who leave their programme during the course of the academic year....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578, 586, 588 and 589 together. On 21 January, the Government announced the lifting of a number of restrictions previously in place to curb the rate of infection and transmission of COVID19. On that basis, planning for the opening up of society, including the further education, higher education and research sector, has commenced. Arising from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The Climate Action Plan 2021 provides a detailed plan for taking decisive action to achieve a 51% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and setting us on a path to reach net-zero emissions by no later than 2050, as committed to in the Programme for Government and set out in the Climate Act 2021. It will put Ireland on a more sustainable path; cut emissions; create a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The Climate Action Plan 2021 provides a detailed plan for taking decisive action to achieve a 51% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and setting us on a path to reach net-zero emissions by no later than 2050, as committed to in the Programme for Government and set out in the Climate Act 2021. It will put Ireland on a more sustainable path; cut emissions; create a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutions of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 and the Technological Universities Act 2018. Under this legislation the institutions are academically independent and are entitled to regulate their own academic affairs and administrative processes, including in relation to admissions and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The Central Applications Office (CAO) is a not-for-profit company created by the Irish higher education institutions, who have delegated to the CAO the task of centrally processing Irish and EU applications for their undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses. The higher education institutions retain decision-making powers in relation to admissions, and instruct the CAO to make offers to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Sections 9, 14, 23, 25 to 33 and 38 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019 are yet to be commenced. These sections pertain to new statutory functions for Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) which will empower the agency to conduct Corporate Fitness assessments of education providers, to establish a new national fund for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The data requested by the Deputy is not available. The key source of statistics on students in higher education is the HEA's student records system (SRS) which records enrolments as at March of every academic year, giving a single point of reference. Therefore data is not available on a national level on students who leave their programme during the course of the academic year. However...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The data requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. These figures reflect the total of all medical graduates for the years in question and cover all EU and non-EU students. The figures for 2021 graduations and number of expected graduates in 2022 are not currently available. HEI Course Name 2018 2019 2020 NUI Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to eligible 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. The Student Grant Scheme provides maintenance grants to eligible undergraduate students pursuing approved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (2 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware the new Engineering, Computing and General Teaching which is planned for Waterford Institute of Technology and the new Science and Health Building planned for Institute of Technology Carlow are progressing as part of bundle II of the Higher Education PPP (HEPPP) Programme HE PPP Bundle II projects are currently at procurement stage, with construction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (2 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: I have been clear in my commitment to expanding the imprint of higher education across the south east region. This includes achieving a larger footprint for higher education in Waterford - a city which is targeted for a compact and sustainable population growth of 50% under Project Ireland 2040. Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has been undertaking an appraisal process, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (2 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) continue to work closely with Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in relation to options for expanded campus provision and are dedicating significant investment towards technological university (TU) development and progression. WIT has been undertaking an appraisal process, in accordance with the requirements of the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (3 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 355 to 357, inclusive, together. My Department's primary source of statistics is the HEA's Student Records System (SRS) which records enrolments of students, rather than planned places. First year enrolment data for undergraduate occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy courses is available in the table below. The data is for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Play therapy is a form of counselling or psychotherapy in which play is used as a means of helping children to better express and communicate their feelings. Play therapy can be used by a range of education, health and welfare professionals. As such, there are no undergraduate degrees specifically in play therapy. Postgraduate qualifications are available and aimed at individuals who have a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (3 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions are autonomous bodies within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006, and the Technological Universities Act 2018. As such they are autonomous in relation to their administrative and academic affairs, and the courses offered by any institution, and the level at which they are offered, are a matter for the...