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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 and 434 together. Equity of Access to Further and Higher Education continues to be a national priority for the Government and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Inclusion is a key goal in my Department's Statement of Strategy. It is important to state the National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: In the Further Education and Training, FET, sector, the Specialist Training Provision (STP) programme addresses the identified training needs of people with both physical and intellectual disabilities who are experiencing exclusion and labour market disadvantage in the form of vocational training programmes. Courses are generally one to two years in duration, are delivered all year round and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Government commits the Department of Health to working with the education sectors, regulators, and professional bodies to improve the availability of health professionals and reform their training to support integrated care across the entire health service. My Department is strongly committed to supporting the health of the population through the provision of graduates with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (9 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: The funding allocated to my Department, as set down in the annual Estimates, is used to meet costs associated with the provision of further and higher education, labour market initiatives including skills, and Irish research and development. The allocation is provided both directly and through my Department’s aegis bodies to fund: 1. the salaries and pensions of public sector workers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (10 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science came into existence in 2020. Prior to the department's establishment the information was managed and published by the Department of Education and is available at www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-o f-education-and-skills-expenditure-on-consultancy/. The data in respect of 2021 is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337, 338, 339 and 341 together. I aware of this group  of Irish students, and a small number of others, who were studying Medicine and Dentistry in Ukraine whose studies have been disrupted as a result of the invasion.  I am working closely with the higher education sector to see what can be done to support them and facilitate their studies. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (10 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: Apprenticeships are training whilst in employment. The system operates on the basis of an apprentice being hired as an employee by an employer. The employer can be located anywhere in the country. The particular course in this case, carpentry and joinery, is a craft apprenticeship programme. These courses take place over seven phases, with alternating on- and off-the-job training. The latter...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will appreciate, the situation in Ukraine has developed very rapidly over the past fortnight and events are continuing to unfold on a daily basis. In this uncertain environment, officials of my Department are continuing to gather as much information as possible in order to formulate recommendations for appropriate policy responses across a range of areas. This would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the training rate paid to an individual attending training as a carpentry apprentice in Finglas training centre is being investigated and compiled by SOLAS. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was formed on the 2 August 2020. Please see table below which provides the details requested in relation to the supply of Covid-19 related face masks and face coverings for my Department.  Face Masks and Face Coverings – D/FHERIS Supplier Total ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was formed on the 2 August 2020. Please see table below which provides the details requested in relation to the supply of Covid-19 related hand sanitiser for my Department.  Hand sanitiser – D/FHERIS Supplier Total Bunzl Cleaning &...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: I aware of this group  of Irish students, and a number of others, who were studying Medicine and Dentistry in Ukraine and whose studies have been disrupted as a result of the invasion.  I am working closely with the higher education sector to see what can be done to support them and facilitate the continuity of their studies. My Department is in contact with a group of over 50...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: I welcome the publication of the Final Report of the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community last November. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Deputy and other members of the Joint Committee for their work in highlighting issues affecting members of the Traveller community and for the publication of this comprehensive report. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: World Economic Forum (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: After an thorough and extensive examination of Departmental records I can inform the Deputy that neither I nor officials  from my Department have had any communication with the World Economic Forum or its representatives since 1 January 2019 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 710 and 711 together. The people of Ukraine have had a horrendous war thrust upon them and the Government and the EU have been united and unequivocal in our condemnation of Russia's aggression. I am particularly proud of the generous spirit the Irish people have displayed to those displaced by the war, and this has been mirrored in the response by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) hosts NARIC Ireland which provides advice on the academic recognition of a foreign qualification by comparing it to a major award type and level on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). The QQI NARIC database currently lists 14 Ukrainian qualifications, comparable to levels 3-10 on the NFQ, including general professional and higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: The Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 sets out a new structure for the management and governance of apprenticeship and provides for a migration to a single apprenticeship model. This is in order to increase engagement with and awareness of apprenticeship as a valued proposition for both employers and prospective apprentices. As part of the transition, the proposed National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 2022)

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.  The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine. Assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: In 2021 the Department secured additional temporary funding during the Supplementary Estimates. Within Programme B, voted higher education, the Department secured €227 million additional temporary funding in 2021: - €147 million for University pension schemes and to strengthen University balance sheets  - €80 million for the safe re-opening of the higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: Apprenticeship is a demand driven educational and training programme which aims to develop the skills of an apprentice in order to meet the needs of industry and the labour market. Consequently, the number of apprentices being registered is determined by employers in the sector. The number of new apprenticeship registrations for wet trades, the family of apprenticeships to which this...