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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is not available as SUSI do not collate information by socioeconomic group or the distribution of such grants between rural and urban applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Student Grant Scheme, administered by SUSI, provides grant assistance to 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 report of the Action Group on Access to Third Level Education made detailed recommendations concerning the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The matter of health workforce planning and ensuring an appropriate pipeline of qualified healthcare workers within Ireland, is a major priority for my Department. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. With regard to the residency criterion, in order to be eligible for a grant, a "student", as defined in Section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011, must demonstrate that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: As part of Budget 2023, in recognition of the cost of living financial challenges facing full time third level students funded through my Department, I have secured a significant cost of living package for third level students including a once-off €1,000 state financial support towards the undergraduate student contribution fee for higher education students eligible for my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 and 518 together. I can only respond to the Deputy’s question in terms of the student numbers supported by my Department through Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council, and on student numbers as reported by the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey (HERD) survey. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medical Research and Training (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below, retrieved from the HEA Student Records system, including enrolment by academic year from 2017/2018 to 2021/2022, breakdown of Irish and not from Ireland enrolment and percentage of male and female students. This is inclusive of Graduate Entry Medicine students. HEI 2017/2018 2018/2019 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I was pleased to announce as part of Cost of Living measures in Budget 2023 a once off increase in the Post Graduate fee grant by €1,000 from €3,500 to €4,500. Postgraduate students who meet the eligibility criteria for a Postgraduate Fee Contribution will benefit from this measure. Postgraduate students who receive the Special Rate of grant will not receive this as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department is strongly committed to supporting the mental health of the population through the provision of graduates with the key competencies and skills to be effective in the health workforce, and support a range of clinical teams in our health services. The main support available to students is the statutory based Student Grant Scheme administered by SUSI. The Student Grant Scheme...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: From the Seanad (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: For all the changes and amendments we have made to this Bill, this is just a simple spelling mistake. I request that the Chair would direct the Clerk in accordance with Standing Order 196 to make the following minor correction to the text of the Bill on page 80, line 25: to replace the word “reprsentatives”, which is misspelt, with the appropriate spelling of the word...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: From the Seanad (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Higher Education Authority Bill 2022, as Members will know, was published in January of this year. I genuinely want to thank all the Deputies involved for very intensively engaging on this Bill. We have had a lot of engagement and I believe we have made a lot of improvements together. The Bill completed its Final Stage in the Dáil in June with a total of 179 amendments made. We...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: From the Seanad (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: There is enough argy-bargy, ruaille buaille and points of disagreement in the House from time to time, so it is nice to be here - let us keep this between ourselves - when we are all getting along well on this legislation. It has been a good example of teasing through legislation, working across party lines and trying to arrive at the best outcome. As the Deputies mentioned, there will be...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: From the Seanad (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Hear, hear.

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

Simon Harris: Maynooth University recently informed my Department that its’ Governing Authority has taken the difficult decision to terminate the Maynooth University Student Centre contract. My Department does not have any direct involvement in the project in question, as no direct exchequer funding was being provided by my Department for this project, which was solely being funded by European...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Following the publication of the Blended Working Policy Framework for the Civil Service by my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, my Department has developed a draft blended working policy based on the overarching framework, tailored to its business requirements. Consultation on this policy is currently underway with staff representatives. Once agreed and rolled out,...

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

Simon Harris: The student grant scheme is a statutory based scheme administered by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). To qualify for student supports under the scheme, students must be attending an ‘approved course’ at an ‘approved institution’. The definition of an approved institution is set out in Section 7 of the Student Support Act 2011 and Regulation 3 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department is strongly committed to supporting the health and well-being of the population through the provision of graduates with the key competencies and skills to be effective in the health workforce, and support a range of clinical teams in our health services. My Department understands there is a longstanding arrangement in place under which the HSE recruit Trainee Clinical...

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

Simon Harris: My Department is strongly committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of the population through the provision of graduates with the key competencies and skills to be effective in the health workforce, and support a range of clinical teams in our health services. My Department understands there is a longstanding arrangement in place under which the HSE recruit Trainee Clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: As part of Budget 2023 I have secured a significant cost of living package for third level students including a once-off €1,000 state financial support towards the undergraduate student contribution fee for higher education students eligible for my Department’s free fees schemes. Under my Department’s Free Fees schemes the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition fee...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (5 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has no current or prior contracts (including subcontracted) or procured services with Top Security.