Results 41-60 of 333 for 5 million speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (18 Jan 2023)

Simon Harris: ...17 October 2022. Details of the successful applicants, including funding allocated under the Fund is available at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/press-release/13736-minister-mcentee-announces -2-million-in-grants-to-reinvest-proceeds-of-crime-in-commun ity-safety/. To be of assistance, the list of successful applicants by electoral area is attached for the Deputy's information. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Simon Harris: ...Funding our Future to address basic funding needs also serves as a standard for the sustainable funding of additional spaces. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: In May, I announced funding of €3 million a year to 2025 in order for higher education institutions to implement universal design and inclusive practices on their campuses in order to improve the opportunities for students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Unions (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...A once-off additional maintenance payment for SUSI maintenance recipients will be paid on the 16th December 2022. - PhD students funded by the SFI and the IRC will benefit from a once off payment of €500 in the current academic year. - Post Graduate Students who meet the eligibility criteria for a SUSI Postgraduate Fee Contribution Grant will benefit from a once off increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2023 (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...students who are eligible for the fees initiative will benefit from a once off reduction in the student contribution rate of €1,000 for the 2022/2023 academic year. Students eligible for a 50% student contribution grant support as paid by SUSI will benefit proportionally and will see the amount they pay to their institution reduce from €1,500 to €1,000. - A reduction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: ...initial teacher education. The programme also supports clusters of higher education institutions in attracting under-represented students. PATH will receive an additional dedicated investment of €35 million over the course of the plan. This year, funding will support new measures to strengthen Universal Design for students in higher education, including those with autism, and to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Estimates for Public Services 2023 were published as part of the Budget 2023 Expenditure report. The Higher Education allocation for 2023 includes an allocation of €21million towards Technological University development under the National Recovery & Resilience Plan Allocation (NRRP). The 2023 allocation is the year 2 allocation under the NRRP Priority Component 3: Social...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (14 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: On 5 September, in advance of the budget, I published, for the first time, a costs of education paper which will set out the possible policy options, and their indicative costs, to aid public discussion on how we should prioritise any interventions to address costs of education. The paper “Funding the Future, an annual options paper on reducing the cost of higher education can be found...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Science Foundation Ireland (12 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: ...and international industry partners and charities including patient organisations are also actively participating. The research is supported by Science Foundation Ireland through an investment of €5 million, which will be leveraged with an additional €5 million from industry partners. Precision ALS will provide an innovative and interactive platform for all clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (26 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: ..., including the funding of their student services, the employment of counselling staff, and the procurement of counselling and mental health services are a matter for the individual institutions. In 2021, €5 million was allocated to the higher education institutions to support student mental health and wellbeing. This funding allocated by the HEA included €2m delivered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) (No. 2) Order 2022: Motion (24 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: ...concerned with the new national access and inclusion plan we are likely to publish in the next month or so. I am pleased to say there is quite a bit of resourcing behind this plan. For example, €5 million is being provided this year, and the presumption is that €5 million will also be provided each year to 2025. In that plan, we will be setting new targets and objectives...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Simon Harris: ...has moved from second level to third level. We need to fix that. We are developing our new national access plan. I hope to publish that around Easter. I am pleased to say that we have €5 million to spend on that in 2022. I am now considering how best to deploy that. To give the House an indication of my plans, one of the areas I intend to focus on this year is the area of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sustainable Development Goals (10 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...Against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF)aims to provide funding to support educationally disadvantage learners in accessing and participating in community education. The fund was first made available in 2020 with €5.8m granted comprising over 500 community education projects funded through the 16 ETBs. In light of the great successes of the MAEDF in 2020, and in recognition of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Disadvantage (8 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...a national access and inclusion plan, identifying the priority groups where we want to make progress and provide funding. In fairness to my colleagues in the Government, I am pleased we have a €5 million fund this year to drive forward some of these initiatives, so it will not be a plan without real funding. The question about the percentage of the budget is very good. I will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Educational Disadvantage (8 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...There will also be an evidence-based approach to policy, with a strong focus on data. I intend to bring the final plan to Government in advance of publication in March. We have a budget of €5 million for 2022 to put a number of initiatives in place to try to advance this plan.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (8 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...that there is access and equity of access for all students of both further and higher education. It is most likely that we will publish a new national access and inclusion plan with a budget of €5 million to deliver on measures in 2022 in March. While higher education institutions, HEIs, are autonomous, the approach of my Department has been to offer a range of supports that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...the funding of their student services, the employment of counselling staff, and the procurement of counselling and mental health services are a matter for the individual institutions. In 2021, €5 million was allocated to the higher education institutions to support student mental health and wellbeing. This funding allocated by the HEA included €2m delivered through the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...for 2020 and 2021 the level of baseline core funding was doubled by providing an additional €8.1m in each of those two years. In addition to these increases I announced another additional funding of €1.3 million for the Student Assistance Fund last Thursday as I have listened to the voice of students, who have clearly articulated that COVID and the increased cost of living...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...leading to a higher education award (NQF level 6-10) in the universities, institutes of technology and other approved colleges can apply for the SAF. The core allocation for the SAF is €9.1 million which includes €1 million which was added to the fund in 2017 for part-time students who are lone parents or members of the other access target groups. Prior to that the fund...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...-specific capital grant scheme, jointly administered by the HEA and SOLAS with an allocation of €20m (€10m FET and €10m higher education) in 2021/22. On 22 July 2020, the Government approved a €168 million package of supports for the further and higher education sectors to deal with the impacts of COVID-19. €15 million of this was earmarked for...