Results 61,581-61,600 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision is being made throughout the third-level system to facilitate those wishing to achieve the highest possible qualifications in technical and academic areas through apprenticeships or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37133/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department is upgrading the research sector with a view to maximising benefits for students and ultimately the economy in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37116/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he sees research playing a major role in competitiveness in the future; the likelihood of meeting the demand in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37122/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department continues to encourage research by various means with a view to meeting the highest possible level of achievement in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37132/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Labour Market (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects Irish graduates at technical and academic level to be sufficient to meet demand arising from accelerated economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37117/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Labour Market (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department interacts with the various professionals at academic and technical levels with a view to determining the higher level requirements in the future; the extent to which it is anticipated to meet market demands arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37128/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which he foresees the use of innovation as a means of perfecting the education system as well as meeting the market-based challenges in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37118/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department monitors the use of innovation as a means of advancing the preparedness of the education system to meet the challenges of the future; the way this best manifests itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37130/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scientific Research (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects the sciences to play a major part in meeting the standards required in the workplace in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37119/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scientific Research (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ambitions of his Department in expanding the role of the sciences in the future and in particular the ability to meet opportunities likely to arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37123/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scientific Research (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which centres of excellence are being developed at technical and academic levels in order to meet requirements in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37127/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected number of fourth-level graduates in both technical and academic sectors in the future in terms of the demand and the ability to meet that demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37121/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places currently taken up by fourth-level education students throughout the country; the extent to which these numbers incorporate the academic and technical sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37125/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of fourth-level graduates expected in each of the next five years covering the technical and academic spheres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37126/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Labour Market (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he sees the demand for innovation extending in the future in the field of job opportunities; if he remains satisfied regarding the ability of the higher education system to meet the challenges in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37124/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department continues to monitor incidents of professional bullying throughout the higher education system; the extent to which action has been taken or is proposed to deal with such issues in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37129/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which organised drug-related crime continues to grow; the degree to which her Department continues to be in a position to meet the challenges ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which drug related criminality has grown in the past ten years; the measures in hand to deal with the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37096/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which the activities of the major criminal gangs have been restricted in the course of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women currently in An Garda Síochána; the extent to which their numbers have fluctuated over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37095/21]