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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I thank all the witnesses for coming in and for their contributions. It is great to hear the views of the employers in this because ultimately, apprenticeships are all about working with employers and providing the skills employers need today. I appreciate the insights the witnesses are all able to bring to this. I have a number of questions, the first of which is to both IBEC and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: The single model of apprenticeship has been welcomed. What are some of the witnesses’ recommendations if we were to start working on that? What are the first couple of things we would need to do to make that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: Do I have time for one more question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I welcome the language Ms Costello used regarding the need to move to an education system that is more circular. I would go further; we need to move to a system that is more of a matrix, meaning students can do this, or that, and come back, and move around the board in that way. I also welcome Ms Costello's comments on career guidance, which is really important. We need to resource that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in passenger numbers on the new routes on the BusConnects stages that have been introduced compared to before their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51603/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (30 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the increase in the kilometres of cycle lanes across Ireland per year from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (30 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 972. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is considering introducing a national training voucher scheme from the National Training Fund; and, if so, whether private or independent HEIs will be included in the upcoming National Training Fund legislation. [51687/25]

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

Maeve O'Connell: 973. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is considering extending SUSI funding to all QQI-validated programmes at independent third level institutions. [51688/25]

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

Maeve O'Connell: 974. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is considering including private and independent HEIs in the Unified Tertiary Framework, in order that students who obtain SUSI support at further education colleges do not lose out if progressing to such HEIs. [51689/25]

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

Maeve O'Connell: 975. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his Department's position regarding the collection and usage of student levies by higher educational institutions. [51690/25]

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

Maeve O'Connell: 976. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is planning to regulate the prevalence of 'exploding licences' for ebooks and journal subscriptions for further and higher educational institutions. [51691/25]

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

Maeve O'Connell: 977. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update regarding the work of officials within his Department towards encouraging access to graduate-entry medicine student loans. [51692/25]

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

Maeve O'Connell: 978. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is planning to require higher education institutions to provide a booklist to students in advance of their courses beginning, to improve transparency in the costs students will have to incur for each course. [51693/25]

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

Maeve O'Connell: 979. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending SUSI grant eligibility to students of all QQI-accredited courses. [51694/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (30 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 980. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the development of a traineeship in modern methods of construction, as is expected to launch in quarter 3 of 2025. [51695/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (30 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 981. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the mid-term review of the national access plan. [51696/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (30 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 982. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected publication date of the updated careers in construction action plan. [51697/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 63. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details regarding her Department’s plans to reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child; and if she will provide a timeframe for the delivery of this key Programme for Government commitment. [49996/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (23 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 82. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s work regarding the development of State-led childcare facilities. [49997/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (23 Sep 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department covers the cost of any unitary charges arising from public private partnership contracts for further or higher educational institutions; and if so to list the institutions and the cost associated. [50195/25]