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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: I would like to make progress in the budget. Again, you get into trouble if you announce what will be in the budget-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: -----but I will put it like this. Making progress in respect of PhD researchers is a priority ask from me in the conversations I will have with the Government. Often, not everything is done in one budget but I want to put us on a pathway to get to a better place. It is important to say that many Departments are involved in this and have an interest in us succeeding in this agenda....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: I acknowledge the good work done by the British Irish Chamber of Commerce. Quite frankly, the Windsor Framework now provides opportunity and clarity for these issues to be addressed. Up until that point, the conversation was always about the protocol issue needing to be resolved before those other issues, which were all tied in with Brexit, in respect of Horizon and others, could be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: We have gone global.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: It does, indeed. The programme runs according to a European year, so it has just kicked off and does not run just for the calendar year. Therefore, we have a little longer than it might seem. "Yes" is the short answer. We now have a website in place but are also kicking off the public awareness campaign on skills and encouraging all people to adopt a skill. We are examining the idea of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: I will obtain a detailed note for the Chair on that. We have been increasing mental health funding for third level significantly. We are conscious that universities are autonomous in how they decide to deliver supports but we have worked to put in place several initiatives and examples of best practice, including the text support service. We have established the mental health website that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: We are very proud in our Department to have at least three management board members who are STEM graduates. It is one of the real reasons we have been soaring as a Department. I really welcome the report and look forward to working with the committee on the recommendations because this is a key area of focus for our economic wellbeing as a country. Only as recently as this week, I turned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Minister responsible for science, I believe the earlier children are exposed to science and innovation, the better. Every year at the BT Young Scientists & Technologists of the Year competition, we are blown away by the ideas of the secondary school students and even more blown away by the projects of the primary school students. The more that young people are immersed in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: The nationality requirements for the Student Grant Scheme are set out in Section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011 and Regulation 5 of the Student Support Regulations 2023. The candidate's nationality or immigration status in the State determines whether or not they meet the nationality requirement outlined in the Act and Regulations, and would be therefore eligible to qualify for a student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (21 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: Officials from the Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth are engaging on this matter currently.

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: At the outset, I apologise, as I will not be able to stay for all of the debate. The Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, will be present for most of it. I will have to leave to attend a Cabinet committee. I welcome the opportunity to update the House on important issues regarding apprenticeships and further education and training, FET. I am pleased we have the opportunity to...

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: They are. That is what I have just acknowledged. I acknowledge this in the House because is not enough to identify problems in this place; we must also look at how best to fix them. I have asked my own Department to continue its consultation with the stakeholders. I have met the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and others in relation to this in order to examine the implications for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: The bodies under the aegis of my Department are non commercial and do not fall under the scope of the Deputy’s query.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: Further to my original response on the 25thMay, I would like to assure the Deputy that work is on-going with partners who are seeking to arrive at a solution. The matter is being prioritised for resolution.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (22 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: In November 2022, I appointed Dr Andrea Johnson and Mr David Cagney to undertake an independent National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers. This reflects the objective, under the dedicated Talent Pillar of Impact 2030, Ireland’s national research and innovation strategy, for a consistent research student experience across funders, institutions and research disciplines. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 to 405, inclusive, together. In November 2022, I appointed Dr Andrea Johnson and Mr David Cagney to undertake an independent National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers. This reflects the objective, under the dedicated Talent Pillar of Impact 2030, Ireland’s national research and innovation strategy, for a consistent research student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: In November 2022, I appointed Dr Andrea Johnson and Mr David Cagney to undertake an independent National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers. This reflects the objective, under the dedicated Talent Pillar of Impact 2030, Ireland’s national research and innovation strategy, for a consistent research student experience across funders, institutions and research disciplines. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (22 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to eligible 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. In relation to support available for students studying abroad, the Student Grant Scheme provides...

Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 44F) (Appointed Day) Order 2023: Motion (27 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 44F) (Appointed Day) Order 2023, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 12th June, 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jun 2023)

Simon Harris: Firstly, with respect to the General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023, this forms a key part of Impact 2030, Ireland's research and innovation strategy. Its main purpose is to provide for the formation of a new competitive research and funding agency through the amalgamation of the functions and activities of Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council. We have...