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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (11 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: In line with Circular 31/06 - Implementation of the Regulations of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004, available at circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/finance/2006/31.pdf, staff returning to my Department from maternity leave who are breastfeeding are entitled to paid breaks from work (one hour per day taken as a one hour break, two 30 minute breaks or three 20 minutes breaks, as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Judicial Reviews (13 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was established in August 2020. There have been no judicial reviews taken against the Department since its formation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (13 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. The once off €1,000 support relates specifically to the student contribution payable by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2023 (13 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. The once off €1,000 support relates specifically to the student contribution payable by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The awarding authority Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) does not have a record of an application by a student under the details provided by the Deputy. We require confirmation that the name provided by the Deputy is that of the student who made an application to SUSI and the SUSI W Reference Number for this student if available, in order to provide an answer.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (12 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. Students attending part time courses are not eligible for the free fees schemes and therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (12 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (12 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: In addition to support from a number of policy units in my Department, the response to the needs of those seeking temporary protection is led by a Principal Officer (part-time), Assistant Principal Officer (full-time) and a Higher Executive Officer (full-time). While they have been mainly focussed on the matters associated with access to further and higher education, they also acted as a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Following the decision by the college referred to by the Deputy to withdraw its Applied Social Care degree from consideration for approval by CORU, engagements have been ongoing between my Department's officials, the Department of Health, CORU, Quality and Qualifications Ireland and the college to work to identify alternative options for the affected students. The options available to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Estimates for Public Services 2023 were published as part of the Budget 2023 Expenditure report.The Higher Education allocation for 2023 includes an increase of Higher Education Funding in the amount of, €40 million, to address the sustainable funding of Higher Education as laid out in Funding the Future, including - Improved staffing and capacity building in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Estimates for Public Services 2023 were published as part of the Budget 2023 Expenditure report. The Higher Education allocation for 2023 includes an allocation of €21million towards Technological University development under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan Allocation (NRRP). The 2023 allocation is the year 2 allocation under the NRRP Priority Component 3: Social...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: For student grant purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students. A student may be assessed as an independent student (i.e. assessed without reference to parental income and address) if he/she has attained the age of 23 on the 1st of January of the year of first entry to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2023 (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science's non-pay allocation as at Budget 2022 was €1,647.9 million (€1,488.6 million core funding and €159.3 million temporary funding) and not €1,612.2 million as shown on Chart 1(a), page 59 of Part II - Expenditure Allocations 2022publication which was printed in error. This figure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The capital allocation for my Department for 2022 was €552 million: €538 million funding under the National Development Plan (€534 million core funding, €4 million temporary National Recovery and Resilience (NRRP) Funding) and €14 million funding from the Shared Island Fund. As at Budget 2023 the capital allocation to my Department increased to €588...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I will be bringing a paper outlining proposals to increase the supply of student accommodation before the Cabinet Committee on Housing shortly, including proposals relating to a new model approach whereby for the first time the State would assist directly in bridging the gap between development costs and rental affordability in relation to the provision of additional student accommodation....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Apprentices waiting for Phase 2,4 & 6 at end of September 2022: Trade Family Trade Phase 2 Phase 4 Phase 6 Overall Total Construction Brick and Stonelaying 67 10 4 81 Carpentry and Joinery 704 35 98 837 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 145 together. I was pleased to be able to allocate a once off payment of €500 in 2022 to PhD students currently supported by Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council, and an increase of €500 to the stipend baseline of €18,500 for 2023 for PhD students currently supported by Science Foundation Ireland and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (12 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: Further and Higher Education (12 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. Students attending part time courses are not eligible for the free fees schemes and therefore...