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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Climate Action Plan (12 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: My Department was formed in August 2020. I attach details of the annual payment by my Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required under Circular 01/2020, broken down by trip in tabular form, for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. It should be noted that invoices are raised by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in the year following the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I absolutely share the Deputies' frustration. Deputy Coppinger called for me to make a statement but I have made statements, as she will see if she listens back to what I have said and looks at the Official Report. I have shared the Deputies' concerns-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: -----and expressed serious concerns for the position of the staff and students. I am not happy about what is obtaining; let us be clear about that. There are limits, and the Deputies are well acquainted and familiar with the industrial relations machinery and how these disputes work. When a private entity is in a dispute with staff, there are very few levers a Minister can deploy. Deputy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The realistic powers that may be available to any Minister to intervene in an industrial relations dispute involving a private company are limited, but that is exactly what the industrial relations machinery of the State is there for. Having said that, I had a look at the BIMM website and went through some documentation that is publicly available, and there is something the college calls...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: This is my first opportunity to address the House since my appointment to this very important brief. It is an honour to hold it and I look forward to working on the sector with the Deputies opposite and all Deputies of the House. I acknowledge that Deputy Boyd Barrett has an interest in the area of higher education, innovation and research, the pursuit of curiosity and the pursuit of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: 627. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) regarding IVF programme changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4286/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The Electrical apprenticeship and the Instrumentation apprenticeship are both available as individual NFQ level 6 apprenticeships. The level 6 Electrical Instrumentation apprenticeship is not a dual apprenticeship but combines elements of the Electrical and the Instrumentation apprenticeships, developed specifically to suit the requirements of employers in industrial (factory) settings. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 713 and 714 together. The EU Digital, Economic and Social Index (DESI) 2024 ranks Ireland 3rd of the EU’s 28 countries for ICT graduates, and 3rd on several key digital skills categories, including;at least basic digital skills,above basic digital skills, and;females with at least basic digital skills. The DESI also ranks Ireland 6th on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The brief that I received on my appointment as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is currently being reviewed for publication and will be made available on my Department's website in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 716 and 717 together. The Human Capital Initiative (HCI) represents a ringfenced €300m investment from the National Training Fund into our higher education sector over the last five years 2020 to 2024. This initiative has been successful in boosting skills provision capacity and enhancing innovation and agility within our higher education system over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: Placements for health and social care programmes are arranged at the level of each individual Higher Education Institution as part of their programme offering, to be delivered in conjunction with relevant clinical placement providers. Placement hours are a requirement of the regulator to meet the standards of professional capability necessary to practice in a regulated profession. In the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The information requested by the Deputy is publicly available and is published on the Houses of the Oireachtas website. Please see the following link which related to the Research and Innovation Act 2024:

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The Secretary General of my Department is paid on the Secretary General Level III (PPC) salary scale. This is in accordance with the relevant salary scales set out by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. Any future changes will be in line with the pay adjustments set out under the Public Sector Agreement 2024-2026.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: Green Skills are crucial for achieving the ambitious climate targets outlined in the Government's Climate Action Plan and for facilitating the Green Transition. These skills encompass everything from developing transferable green skills for everyday life to meeting the specific requirements of emerging green sectors, such as electric vehicles (EVs). Given the new and emerging technologies...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: My Department has not incurred any expenditure for the provision of external IT services in the period covered by the Deputy's question. Under a Memorandum of Understanding, the Department of Education manages the provision of all IT support and infrastructure systems for my Department. My Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy as the management and accounting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I refer to your query requesting the number of apprentice training course offers that have not been accepted due to the distances between the offered training course and the apprentice’s residence, for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. This information is not available as the underpinning reason for a rescheduling request is not tracked by SOLAS/ National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 725 and 726 together. Apprenticeships are national programmes. As far as possible, SOLAS schedule an apprentice's off-the-job training to the nearest available training location relative to their home location. If a placement is not available near an apprentice’s home location, they will be called to the next nearest available location. Between 6...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: The Minister of State for Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has yet to be appointed. On appointment of the Minister of State, their title with associated roles and responsibilities will be reviewed and agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising the issue of Radiation Therapy education programmes. Officials in my Department have been engaging with officials in the Department of Health and both providers, Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork, to support expansion of places on both programmes. The delivery of these programmes is complex and requires suitably qualified staff and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (11 Feb 2025)

James Lawless: BIMM Music Institute Dublin is a private provider of education and training. As such, the Institute does not come under the governance structures or statutory remit of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. It is noted that BIMM is engaged in collaborative provision with Technological University (TU) Dublin to deliver a small number of...