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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: At present all 66 national apprenticeships are structured on a full-time basis. Information is sought at the point of registration on any additional supports that may be needed due to a disability. Education and training providers offer learning and other supports to apprentices during their training and many employers also provide accommodations in the workplace to apprentices with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. The provision of disability supports and services for students, and the organisation, staffing and management of the disability support services, is a matter for each HEI. The Higher Education Authority have informed my officials that information on staffing levels of disability support services in HEIs is not collected. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Staff training is an important part of the third level education’s equity of access for underrepresented groups, including students with disabilities. AHEAD Start Training AHEAD Start, is an online training course on supporting students with disabilities in further and higher education provided by AHEAD. It is available to professional staff, such as teachers, careers advisors or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) Act 2005, both TU Dublin and the GDA are responsible for the disposals of assets. Funding realised by the disposal of these assets, are then re-invested in the Grangegorman development. Both the GDA and TU Dublin are mandated by the 2005 Act to obtain the best value from any property disposal, so as to maximise the resources...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The information as requested by the Deputy is not readily available within the Department.   My Department is in the process of working with agencies to collect and collate the data in question and will revert with a reply to the Deputy directly as soon as it is received.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Government Our Shared Future includes a commitment to ensure that Ireland is a global leader in research and innovation across the arts, humanities, social sciences and STEM. Consequently, Impact 2030: Ireland's Research and Innovation Strategy, which I launched on the 18th of May, positions research and innovation at the heart of addressing Ireland's societal, economic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: TU Dublin and the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) are actively considering the options and timeframes for the relocation of the Business School to the Grangegorman site. Under the terms of the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) Act 2005, both TU Dublin and the GDA are responsible for the disposals of the assets. Both the GDA and TU Dublin are mandated by the 2005 Act to obtain the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: As part of Budget 2023 the Government has approved a once off state support of €1,000 towards the student contribution payable by students eligible for free tuition fees under my Department’s free fees schemes in academic year 22/23.   Where students do not qualify for free fees funding they pay the appropriate fee as determined by each higher education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The matter of health workforce planning and ensuring an appropriate pipeline of qualified healthcare workers within Ireland, is a major priority for my Department. The Programme for Government commits the Department of Health to working with the education sectors, regulators, and professional bodies to improve the availability of health professionals and reform their training to support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Maynooth University recently informed my Department that its’ Governing Authority has taken the difficult decision to terminate the Maynooth University Student Centre contract. My Department does not have any direct involvement in the project in question, as no direct exchequer funding was being provided by my Department for this project, which was solely being funded by European...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: As part of Budget 2023 I have secured a significant cost of living package for third level students including a once-off €1,000 state financial support towards the undergraduate student contribution fee for higher education students eligible for my Department’s free fees schemes. For students in private colleges the reduction will apply where students are attending approved...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I thank the committee for the invitation to be here with my officials to discuss our plans for the sustainable future funding of the higher education sector, student accommodation and a number of other agenda items which have the Chair outlined. I previously said to this committee that neither I nor the Government would be found wanting when it comes to trying to addressing the question of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh. I wish to assure her that my position on North-South is not just to list all we are doing and all that we have done. I genuinely share her view and am more convinced by the day from my engagement North-South, and from my visit to Queen's University Belfast where I gave a guest lecture over the summer months outlining my vision for an all-Island approach to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I read the committee's reports and take its recommendations on board so we are proceeding with that to try and get a concrete understanding, an actual database, as to what is going on here. I will not take too much time on this but there are a number of real actions that we are taking to try to accelerate all-island collaboration in both further and higher education. In 2023, will see the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Senator covered a lot of ground so I hope she will bear with me. I thank her for working with me on the Higher Education Authority Bill. I enjoyed and appreciated her input. I am pleased we have managed to reduce the student contribution fee by €1,000 on a one-off basis. I am equally, if not more, proud that we have come up with a proper structure to look at the issue of...