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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: The Deputy's office has clarified that the question is To ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail in tabular form the number of students from each HEI that benefitted from the Student Assistance Fund for the 2022/2023 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. The number of students by HEI who benefitted from SAF for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (6 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: Both Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council fund a number of research projects involving induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), which is common practice in life science research.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: The overall apprentice population, i.e. those persons that have taken up apprenticeship programmes but have not yet qualified, to end of November 2023 is 27,332. This can be broken down into 22,990 in Craft and 4,342 in Consortia-led programmes. In regard to the construction sector, there have been 5,409 apprenticeship registrations this year to the end of November. These are broken down on a...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: I have full confidence in my friend and colleague, the Minister, Deputy McEntee. I am proud of her and proud of her work. The Irish people wanted political leaders to stand united behind the gardaí, behind our Minister for Justice and against the thugs who set this city alight. The Minister wanted to park politics. She picked up the phone and offered that to the leader of the...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: That is ironic.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: You knew him very well.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: No, you did not.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: Sinn Féin called for her to be taken out.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: They are our communities.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: Why raise it then?

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: We have the pictures. It is despicable.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: She knows it.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: Are you going to take her out Louise?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: Facts are not your thing.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: 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 for higher education students that are eligible for the free fees initiative (FFI), a scheme which operates within the State. The student contribution only applies in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: There are currently 73 apprenticeship programmes in Ireland: 25 craft 48 consortia-led.I am aware that many craft apprentices are experiencing delays accessing their first period of off-the-job training (Phase 2). These waiting times reflect the strong growth in registrations for craft apprenticeship in a demand-led system, where employers in a buoyant construction sector in particular are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (5 Dec 2023)

Simon Harris: My Department does not have any remit for TUSLA. However, officials from my Department have contacted the administrators of the HEAR scheme for clarification on the criteria and I am advised that the only way to qualify as a person in care, is if you have a letter from TUSLA. I would, however, suggest that the student in question should contact the Access office of the college they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Nov 2023)

Simon Harris: Apprenticeships are demand-led in nature. As such, there are no restrictions on the number of apprentices that can be registered. Craft programmes in particular have seen strong registrations over the past several years, as employers recognise the valuable opportunities that apprenticeship presents. This has created a situation where, despite record levels of investment, system capacity has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (30 Nov 2023)

Simon Harris: My Department has not prepared any Governmental White Papers during the period in question. However, my Department has published a number of strategies and policy statements in recent years, which set out my Department’s goals and objectives. A selection of these publications includes:Annual Report 2022 -www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/8cb17-annual-report-...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (30 Nov 2023)

Simon Harris: Since my Department's formation in 2020, there have been 10 consultancy reports prepared to inform internal departmental decision-making, organisation design and policy development which have not been published. The total cost of these reports since 2020 is €291,673.75. Further detail can found in the following table: Unit Requested Year Title of Report ...