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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will be aware that Higher Education Institutions are autonomous bodies; responsible for assessing student applications and determining the tuition fee payable by individual students. The higher education tuition fee payable by a student can vary depending on a variety factors including the type of course and the fee rates of a particular institution. Typically there are two...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: For employers who were not benefiting from the indirect support afforded to craft apprenticeship in the form of training allowances, an annual employer grant of €2,000 per apprentice was introduced from January 2022. It is projected that the total cost in 2024 will range from €6,500,000 - €7,000,000. Hence, abolishing this grant would result in approximately...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (18 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: I have not had the opportunity to visit Trinity College since my appointment. I have met with the President of the College as part of a delegation from the Irish Universities Association.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Tyndall National Institute (TNI) is Ireland’s flagship research institute in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) hardware and systems. It was established in 2004 under a partnership agreement between the Government and University College Cork to provide a national focal point for excellence in deep-tech research, development, postgraduate and specialised training in...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (18 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine Generally speaking, a grant will not be paid to a student for a repeat period of study on the same course, or for a different course at the same level, irrespective of whether or not a grant was paid...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (18 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Please see attached excel file which contains a list of all live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by my Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (18 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: The information that the Deputy requested is a large dataset and is not readily available, my officials collected and collated the full range of data requested from the academic year 2016/2017 to date in the attached. Please note that the 2024 information is not yet available. The overall amount allocated to the Student Assistance fund from 2010 to 2015 has been included in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2025 (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: The availability and cost of accommodation is a challenge for many students especially at this time of year. I met with USI and representative Student Unions last week and we have an extensive discussion on student accommodation and other matters of importance. A capital investment of €100m from the National Development Plan windfall allocation enabled the progression of 1,014...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: I am conscious of the need for the progressive implementation of measures to address cost as a barrier to attending higher education. I have recently published an options paper (www.gov.ie/en/publication/db3c6-funding-the-future-an-annua l-options-paper-on-the-cost-of-higher-education-2024/) which sets out the various possible measures to reduce the cost of attending higher education. I...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Funding for the National Apprenticeship programme is determined through the annual Estimates process, led by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. In advance of Budget 2025 on the 1st October, my department published the Funding the Future - An annual options paper on the cost of higher education 2024, on the 16th September, which can be...