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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: Quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under my Department are compiled and published in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017. These reports, are made available online. Please see links below. 2025 Prompt Payments - www.gov.ie/en/department-of-further-and-higher-education-res...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: Public bodies under the aegis of my Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment. These reports are published on a quarterly basis. Details can be found in the links below: Q1 2025 Prompt Payments - Q1 - Q4 2023 Prompt...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592, 593, 595, 596 and 597 together. Our higher education system plays an important role in supporting and promoting the use of the Irish language. To this end, the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has a statutory responsibility to ensure that higher education institutions (HEIs) promote and use the language. It should be noted that Higher Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: Higher Education Institutions are autonomous bodies within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006, and the Technological Universities Act 2018. They are responsible for their own administrative and academic affairs, including those impacted by the Official Languages Acts. Recurrent grant funding is allocated to these institutions either...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: A priority for my department remains the continued growth of the national apprenticeship system to meet Ireland’s skills needs now and into the future. The termination of an apprentice’s contract of employment does not result in the termination of the apprenticeship. In this case, the apprenticeship is put on hold until a new apprentice employer is secured, at which point the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous bodies within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006, and the Technological Universities Act 2018. They are responsible for their own administrative and academic affairs. Recurrent grant funding is allocated to these institutions either through the HEA, which disburses funding on behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: The main support available to students is the statutory based Student Grant Scheme which is administered by SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: I wish to thank the Deputy for the question regarding student health facilities. Higher Education Institutions are autonomous bodies and the internal disbursement of funding is a matter for each individual institution. This would include the funding of student services and health supports. However, I know and expect that the welfare of students, and this includes all students, is an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: My Department continues to support work combatting racism across the Higher Education System, including via the work driven out by, and funding provided via, the HEA Centre of Excellence on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. While higher education institutions are autonomous, I know that the welfare of students is a priority for all our publicly funded higher education institutions. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: The decision on eligibility for a student grant, and the rate payable to applicants deemed eligible for that grant is a matter for SUSI to determine having regard to the terms and conditions of the Scheme. Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fiscal Data (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: In October 2022, an independent review of PhD provision was announced, the first time that a review of this nature had been undertaken. The independent Co-Chairs undertook a very comprehensive consultation process, meeting with over 35 stakeholder organisations, including an all-day (and in-person) workshop with student groups. In addition, over 750 written review submissions were received...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Students (7 May 2025)

James Lawless: In order to obtain permission to study in Ireland, international students are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient funds to be able to support themselves while in Ireland without recourse to public funds, or the reliance on casual employment. Currently, visa required nationals must show evidence that they have immediate access to at least €10,000. This is the estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (1 May 2025)

James Lawless: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising the issue of Irish Sign Language (ISL) education in Further and Higher Education institutions. The following courses are currently offered by Higher Education Institutions:Munster Technological University offers a Special Purpose Award (SPA) Certificate in ISL — a year-long, part-time course at Level 6 on the National Framework of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 May 2025)

James Lawless: My Department has had considerable engagement with the National College of Ireland in the past, particularly in relation to capital funding requests for the expansion of the college's northeast inner-city Dublin campus. The National College of Ireland is a private, not for profit, and independent institution. Its day-to-day operations, including matters related to administration and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (30 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy for this question. My Department recognises and appreciates the work and commitment of adult educators and Youthreach resource persons. I would like to clarify that the new grade of adult educator will not replace the established grade of Youthreach resource person or affect their current terms and conditions set out in Circular 12/2003. The pay scale for the new adult...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269 and 270 together. For student grant purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students who are dependent on parents/legal guardian, mature dependent students, or independent students. If a student has attained the age of 23 on the 1st of January of the year of first entry to an approved course, and is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (30 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: I outline below the percentage of the capital budget allocation for my Department that was spent in the first four months for each year requested. 2023 2024 2025 19.3% 18.9% 22.4%

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (30 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: Ensuring a pipeline of qualified graduates to meet the mental health needs of adults and children is a priority for this Government. There are three main disciplines of Psychology; Clinical, Counselling and Educational, all of which require a level 10 PhD to meet professional standards to practice. Five Universities in Ireland provide Clinical Psychology programmes at level 10 with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (30 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: Impact 2030 is Ireland's National Research and Innovation Strategy. The first Impact 2030 Progress Report was published in July 2023. The intention of the Impact 2030 Progress Report is to assess the extent to which the multiannual work programmes are being delivered, thereby providing ongoing insight into how Ireland's research-funding Departments and Agencies are working together to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (30 Apr 2025)

James Lawless: When the Higher Education Authority Act 2022 was commenced, sixteen higher education institutions were automatically designated. These higher education institutions are the seven traditional universities, the technological universities, the institutes of technology, the National College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The Higher Education Authority Act...