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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (25 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: My Department has had no dealings to date with Coleg Cymraeg.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Media (25 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: It is the policy of my department to include closed captioning on videos. All videos posted on the Department's social media accounts from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 are captioned. None include ISL interpretation. The information in respect of the state bodies within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my department. Contact details for these bodies are set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 885 and 886 together. Pipefitting is a craft apprenticeship programme that takes four years to complete, with off-the-job training phases delivered through Education Training Boards (ETBs) and Technological Universities (TUs). Munster Technological University (MTU) is currently the sole provider of phase 6 off-the-job training for pipefitting at its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (25 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: Funding of €500,000 was provided in May 2024 to support Higher Education and Further Education institutions in their efforts to ensure period dignity within their settings, by my Department. This seed funding was provided to assist with efforts in provision of free sustainable period products and dispensers and the impact of that funding will continue to be monitored, including via...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (20 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: The Department's communications infrastructure is provided and managed by the Department of Education as part of a shared service agreement. The Department of Education has informed my officials that it currently has 11 ISDN/PSTN lines and 41 DSL lines. The lines are predominantly in use in Departmental regional offices. The necessity for PSTN/ISDN and DSL technology is mainly due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: The information that the Deputy has requested is not readily available. My officials have been in contact with the Deputy's Staff for clarification on this question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (20 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: As the Deputy is aware, Youthreach is a vital programme, designed to support young people who have left school early. It provides integrated education, training, and work experience, focusing on personal development, literacy, numeracy, and vocational skills. It stands as a lifeline for many, offering a second chance to build a brighter future. It has a strong emphasis on personal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: The below table sets out the number of WTE legal advisors employed by my Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. Year Number 2023 1 2024 1 2025 1

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: I can confirm that there have been no secondments from consultancy firms to my Department since 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (20 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has no records of any contract or contact with the aforementioned hotel.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: The number of apprentices who registered for apprenticeships, by type, in each of the years 2023 and 2024, is provided in tabular form below. Year Craft registrations Consortia registrations 2023 6,588 2,124 2024 7,133 2,239 Last year was a record year for apprentice registrations with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: My Department has two scholarship programmes - the Government of Ireland International Education Programme and the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme - which are open to applications from Palestinian students. I also wish to advise that within the Ireland Fellows Programme, run by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, there is a specific strand - the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: My Department is determined to provide the best possible training in health and social care programmes, to provide the best health service possible to the public. These professions are regulated by CORU and the Nursing and Midwifery Board Ireland (NMBI). CORU and NMBI set the standards and requirements for health and social care professional and nursing and midwifery education programmes and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: A new student accommodation strategy is in development following Government approval of the long-term policy in January 2024. The strategy aims to increase supply of state supported student accommodation, reduce the cost of delivery through development of standardised design guidance, promote efficient use of existing building stock through refurbishment and an examination of vacancy, while...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: All external recruitment of civil servants into my Department is currently completed via Public Jobs. As per our instruction, Public Jobs assign candidates to this Department only once Garda Vetting and Foreign Clearance has been successfully completed. Staff are also recruited internally via the Civil Service Mobility Scheme. These staff are pre-existing Civil Servants and so they have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: Fees incurred to undertake a repeat examination or period of study are a matter for individual higher education institutions. Higher education institutions are autonomous bodies under the relevant legislation. The management of their academic affairs, including the level of repeat tuition or examination fees to be charged, are solely a matter for the relevant institution to determine in line...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: The 1916 Bursary is a limited scheme which means the application process must have an opening and a closing date. However, I have asked officials from my Department to examine this case in light of the facts that the Deputy has brought to my attention. The outcome of this will be communicated to applicant. I would also like to bring to the Deputy's attention the Student Assistance Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: The programmes referred to by the Deputy were previously offered by St. Nicholas Montessori College Ireland, a private provider of education. The Teaching Council removed registration of the College’s Level 8 BA Honours Montessori Education programme for the purposes of professional recognition with effect from 31st December 2023. My Department had no role in this decision. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: Data provided by the HEA regarding graduate figures for direct-entry and graduate-entry to medicine by institution for the last five academic years available is provided in the attached table. In relation to anticipated graduate numbers for future years, my Department does not currently produce specific projections regarding third level enrolments. Further information regarding projections...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (19 Mar 2025)

James Lawless: The Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) for the higher education sector, which is administered by the HEA on behalf of my Department, provides higher education institutions (HEIs) with support towards the costs related to ensuring students with disabilities have the necessary assistance and equipment to enable them to access, fully participate in and successfully complete their chosen...