Results 381-400 of 645 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 890. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to St. Angela’s College from the estimated €10,464,000 in 2022 to the estimated €9,483,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 895. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in recurrent grants paid to St. Angela’s College from the estimated €8,795,000 in 2022 to the estimated €7,655,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36016/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 891. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to the Irish University Association from the estimated €9,049,000 in 2022 to the estimated €4,066,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 892. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to the National College of Ireland from the estimated €2,886,000 in 2022 to the estimated €2,728,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36013/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 893. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to the Royal Irish Academy from the estimated €7,463,000 in 2022 to the estimated €7,062,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 896. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in recurrent grants paid to the Royal Irish Academy from the estimated €6,167,000 in 2022 to the estimated €5,596,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36017/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 894. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in total grants paid to Griffith College from the estimated €1,801,000 in 2022 to the estimated €1,336,000 in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36015/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 897. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details as to the reason there has been no increase in recurrent grants paid of the estimated €1,105,000 for Maynooth University since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36018/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 898. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in skills grant payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36054/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 899. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in the skills grant payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 900. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for detailed information regarding the decrease in Skills Grant Payments for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36056/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (2 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason external authenticators for Further and Higher Education are subject to tax on travel and subsistence fees (details supplied), unlike those examiners carrying out similar work from the State Examinations Commission, who are not subject to this tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36273/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (2 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures and strategies his Department undertakes in addressing the reasons behind a decline of HEI student numbers in 2023 and 2024 from certain institutes, primarily MTU’s and TU’s e.g. TU Dublin Blanchardstown saw a decline of 225 students in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36370/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (2 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures and strategies his Department undertakes in addressing the reasons behind certain programme or study types in 2023 and 2024 seeing a decline in student numbers, most notably a decrease from 16,085 of students taking up ordinary degrees to a decrease of 15,750 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36371/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) can expect to sit a driving test, which he needs in order to start his apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36903/25]

Student Fees: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes: — comments by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless T.D. on RTÉ where he indicated that in the absence of a cost of living package this year student fees will rise; and — the Minister's statement coupled with the refusal of Government to provide a cost-of-living...

Student Fees: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Does the fact that we have to repeatedly bring forward this motion not show the Minister how important it is to us? It repeatedly has to be brought forward because of repeated broken promises by the Minister and the Government. That is why we have to come here, year in, year out, and that is why the students in the Visitors Gallery have to come here to watch us do this again. I was the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on developments from his and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage's refusal to provide a second-year cost-of-living package for students, despite the cost-of-living crisis continuing, resulting in student fees increasing by €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37827/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: The decision of the Minister’s Department and the Department of housing not to step in and offer urgent protection for students is seriously misguided and out of touch. Students are already at breaking point and now must face this cost that many cannot afford. Can the Minister not see that this is a deterrent and not an incentive to continue their education?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Earlier on, the Minister lauded one-size-fits-all for secondary education, so why can he not say the same for this?