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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: One of my goals as Minister is to ensure that potential learners have access to the educational pathways that allow them reach their potential in a way that meets the very broad and rapidly changing needs of our labour force, the economy and society. It is therefore my objective to ensure that there is access into either further or higher education for each person who wishes to pursue...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) provides support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, where appropriate, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union in Member States, including their regions and local communities, and sectors, in particular in those that are most adversely affected by the withdrawal, and to mitigate the related...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will be aware that Budget 2024 contains a package of measures to support households with the cost-of-living. These cost-of-living measures include a €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee payable by higher education students that are eligible for the Free Fees Initiative (FFI). Under the Free Fees Initiative (FFI) the State provides funding, exclusive of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: 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. As the Deputy may be aware, the Student Grant Scheme provides maintenance grants to eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (10 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department was established in mid-2020. Following its establishment, my officials contracted Crowe Ireland on a consultancy basis to assist with the development of the organisational structure and operations of the new Government. Department details are supplied below and are also published here: . Company Crowe Ireland Date March 2021 Report...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The new Government Science Adviser is Professor Aoife McLysaght. Professor McLysaght is seconded from Trinity College Dublin where she is on the ‘Professor Of’ Scale at Point 5 – 172,016. The role in DFHERIS is 3 days a week so the salary will be prorated on this basis. The remuneration is in line with the Assistant Secretary - Personal Pension Contribution (PPC) scale...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2025 (17 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will be aware that Budget 2025 contains a package of measures to support households with the cost of education. These measures include a €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee for higher education students that are eligible for the Free Fees Initiative (FFI). To avail of this measure students must be eligible for free fees and attending a free fees approved...

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

Patrick O'Donovan: Craft apprenticeship takes 4 years to complete. My Department is initiating an review of the optimum craft apprenticeship training timelines within those 4 years. Consortia-led apprenticeships take between 2-4 years to complete, depending on the programme. My Department continues to oversee the implementation of the plan put in place by the National Apprenticeship Office in November...

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

Patrick O'Donovan: The Apprenticeship Employer Grant provides financial support from the State to apprenticeship employers who employ apprentices on one of the 52 consortia-led apprenticeships which have been established since 2016. The grant is funded through the National Training Fund and came into effect on the 1st of January, 2022. Apprenticeship employers are eligible to receive a €2,000 grant...