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Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I apologise. I will move on. That will save me saying it later.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I am sure the Senator will come back in but how we define social classes and how we envisage that working is the question I had. Amendment No. 156 proposes to include an additional provision that an t-údarás shall have regard to in assessing the demand for higher education at regional and national level. We believe this is covered by the provision in section 34(3)(d)(iv), which...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I have only a very brief point. My colleagues have provided me with a copy of the Universities Act 1997, which might be useful in respect of the question of Senator McDowell, who will be very familiar with the Act, and the question of Senator Mullen. I presume Senator Mullen is going to consider the matter more between now and Report Stage, as will I. In Chapter I of Part III of the Act,...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I doubt that.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Some of my most enjoyable moments in this House have been when I have been corrected on grammar, typos, punctuation and verbosity-----

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I learn a lot. It is a very valid question that Senator Norris asks regarding where these words came from. The challenge with defining anything is that you have to define it. Once you decide you are going to have a definition, you have to put words to it. The definition we have used on research is one that is generally used internationally. The definition included in this Bill, which the...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Therefore, I am not in a position to accept the Senator's amendment.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I do not mean to be rude but I have to vote in the Dáil again.

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The Senator must follow the news because-----

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I will also endeavour to be co-operative. I will provide the House with a note on the issue of students' unions. I believe we all accept each other's bona fides on this matter. The intention is not to be exclusionary but to be inclusive and to provide for students to be consulted regardless of the scenario. I will provide a note on that in advance of Report Stage in the interests of being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy has also been provided in PQ 35410/22 of 5th July 2022. Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students), the estimated cost of a 10% increase in full-time undergraduate dentistry students is c.€513,000 - €539,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Communications between officials and the Higher Education Institution (HEI) concerned have been continuing in the case raised by the Deputy. The HEI concerned has informed officials that it is keeping the individual concerned abreast of matters. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The backdrop to current wait-lists for essential practical training for craft apprentices is the extended shutdown of on-site learning activity from March 2020. The closure of education and training facilities in response to the Covid pandemic precluded access to off-the-job training. The very welcome growth in registrations has compounded these pressures. Implementation of a major...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The information sought by the Deputy in regard to the bodies under the aegis of my Department is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: My officials contacted TU Dublin to request data on the number of full time equivalent staff employed in the requested grades and TU Dublin have provided the data which can be examined in a tabular format in the attached file. TU Dublin Full Time Equivalents - 01/01/2019 01/01/2020 01/01/2021 01/10/2021 01/01/2022 01/04/2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department does not retain this information. The information attached which was sought by the Deputy was sourced directly from TU Dublin  as an autonomous institution, via the Higher Education Authority (HEA). Any subsequent queries on this matter should be directed to the Institution in the first instance.  Organisation Design Consultant Spend to Date - 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I am pleased that, on 23 June, the Government agreed a range of measures I proposed to facilitate their attendance in Irish universities and colleges. In this context, and with the need to respond quickly, I have secured agreement for the following schemes; - A new temporary administrative Tuition Fee Scheme for those granted permission for protection under Section 60 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students), the estimated cost of a 10% increase in Nursing and Midwifery students is c.€1,954,000 - €2,052,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by other agencies and departments. An additional 10% increase would achieve 197more entrants. The total...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students) and excluding graduate entry, the estimated cost of a 10% increase in Medical students is c.€3,489,000 - €3,663,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by other agencies and departments. An additional 10% increase would achieve 125more entrants....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The following information requested by the Deputy has been provided by the Higher Education Authority  (HEA). Social Work:  Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students) and excluding graduate entry, the estimated cost of a 10% increase in social work students is c.€955,000 - €1,002,000 This includes all full-time...