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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The Commis Chef Apprenticeship programme is currently run in two locations in the City of Dublin ETB area;Coláiste íde College of Further Education, Cardiffsbridge Rd, Finglas West, DublinCrumlin College of Further Education, Crumlin Rd, Crumlin, Dublin 12The programme is also offered at 11 other locations nationally.At present there are no plans to run the Commis Chef...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 recommended significant reform of the higher education landscape, and in particular the consolidation of Institutes of Technology to become new step-change higher education institutions with expanded missions to better meet regional and national needs.The subsequent merging of number of Institutes of Technology since 2019 is creating...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: TU Dublin holds €559.154 Million reserves (per the audited Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 31 August 2022). €262.384 Million of these reserves are unrestricted reserves, including capital development reserve of €37.372 Million.The actual reserves that TU Dublin holds that can be used to offset the deficit is €224.912 Million, this being the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1841 and 1842 together. In October 2019, the President of TU Dublin wrote to the Higher Education Authority advising that TU Dublin had instigated an open recruitment process for elements of their required senior management team and that suitable candidates for the posts of Chief Operating Officer and Registrar and Deputy President had been identified. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: Higher education institutions, like TU Dublin, are autonomous bodies. As such, the tuition fee payable in respect of part-time and international students, and the process for agreeing the fee amounts, are matters for the college to determine in accordance with section 24 of the Technological Universities Act, 2018 and its own internal governance arrangements. In this regard my Department does...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: In terms of State recurrent grant funding provided towards the operating costs of public HEIs my Department allocates recurrent grant funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA funded institutions. A Recurrent Grant Allocation Model (RGAM) is in operation in the university and technology sectors and the annual core grant is allocated by the HEA to the HEIs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: Statistics published by the HEA relating to student numbers include data on students who are repeating their studies and/or are completing less than 60 credits in a year. This is applicable across all modes of study. Whether a mode of study is recorded as full-time or part-time in the student record system relates to the number of credits a student is taking in an academic year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: Technological Universities are autonomous bodies established under the Technological Universities Act 2018. Technological Universities regulate their own academic affairs and administrative processes. The Technological Universities Act provides that the President shall be appointed by the Technological University and that the selection criteria, including experience, training and expertise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1848 and 1849 together. Please find the returned table with the requested information from each of the technological universities regarding the total spend on legal fees and external consultants for the relevant years. Technological University SOUTH EAST TU TU DUBLIN MUNSTER TU TU SHANNON ATLANTIC TU...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The content of higher education programmes is a matter for each higher education institution, and any relevant professional regulatory body. The regulatory bodies for the professions listed include CORU, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, the Dental Council, and the Irish Medical Council.Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous within the meaning of the Universities Act...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: As of the end of December 2023, the total population across the construction and construction related apprenticeship programmes was 20,219. This is an increase of 3% on the population as of the end of December 2022. Of the 20,219, 17,747 were on construction programmes, and 2,472 were on construction-related apprenticeship programmes. The full list of programmes and their total population...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: As of the end of December 2023, there were a total of 5,794 registrations across the construction and construction related apprenticeship programmes. This is an increase of 3% on registrations for 2022. Of these, 4,946 registrations were on construction apprenticeship programmes, and 848 were registrations on construction-related apprenticeship programmes. The full list of programmes and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: In 2023, there was a total of 73 applications to the Level 6 Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme. The information is set out in tabular form, by Educational Training Board, in the attached table. Commis Chef Level 6 Registrations 2023 Region Registrations Cavan & Monaghan ETB ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: Ireland, along with our EU partners, adheres to the One China Policy. This means that we do not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan and that we recognise the People's Republic of China as the legal representative of Taiwan. This does not preclude the development of economic, cultural and people-to-people connections with Taiwan. From a research and innovation perspective, Ireland has very...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: Budget 2024 contains a package of measures to support households with the cost of living. These cost of living measures include the provision of one off funding to reduce the student contribution fee payable by higher education students that are eligible for the free fees initiative (FFI), in academic year 2023/24, by €1,000.The reduction will apply to full time undergraduate students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The chairpersons of higher education institutions are appointed by the governing body of those institutions, in accordance with the relevant sectoral legislation. The information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached spreadsheet. The data provides details of the chairpersons of HEA-funded Irish higher education institutions; the terms of office of each; the number of terms...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: For craft programmes, the minimum rates of pay are determined by the industry sector to which the employer belongs. They are not based on the specific skill or trade that the apprentice is undertaking. This ensures that all craft apprentices with a single employer are subject to a common set of gross wage norms. Gross wage norms are either agreed within the relevant sector, or are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2024 (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: Budget 2024 has introduced a significant number of supports for students to assist with the cost of education. These include post graduate student grants, and additional funding for the student assistance fund (SAF) and increased funding for medical places. As the Deputy is aware, on 12th July 2022 the Minister for Health and I announced an agreement with the Irish medical schools to increase...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The Institute in question is a private body operating from another jurisdiction offering programmes in a private capacity in Ireland. It does not fall under the remit of this Department and I have no role in the matter outlined. Education providers should have relevant policies and procedures in place to enable a learner pursue a complaint surrounding the programme upon which they are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, graduate entry medicine (GEM) is a pathway for degree holders who want to pursue a medical career on an accelerated four year programme.Students pursuing GEM programmes do so as second degree courses and consequently are not eligible for free fees funding. They are also not eligible for funding under the Student Grant Scheme as they do not meet the progression criteria...