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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy requested, please find attached the details of the capital public expenditure at University College Dublin (UCD) since 2018. Programme/ Project 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 (to date) Confucius €2,004,833 HESIF I 0 €379,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sport and Recreational Development (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I can confirm that the property referred to by the Deputy is in the ownership of Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin). 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 best value from any property disposal, so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2023 (18 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. This will assist students with the costs of attending higher education and will help alleviate...

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

Simon Harris: Under my Department's student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution, as defined in the scheme. The definition of an approved course is set out in Section 8 of the Student Support Act 2011 and Regulation 4 of the Student Support Regulations 2022. The course to which the Deputy refers is not an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 618, 621 and 628 together. My Department is focused on driving a skills ecosystem and skills agenda in Ireland which is agile and flexible priority skill needs, and to changes in the world of work driven by technology, to ensure Ireland has a skilled and productive workforce. Our approach to addressing these challenges is firmly rooted in collaborative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 619, 620, 623, 624, 626 and 629 together. Our higher education system has expanded significantly over the past number of years, from 209,300 enrolments in 2014, to 246,299 enrolments in 2021/ 2022. The most recent projections of full-time enrolment in higher education predict that enrolments will rise a further 13% over the next decade, and work is ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department is strongly committed to supporting the health of the population through the provision of graduates with the key competencies and skills to be effective in the health workforce and support a range of clinical teams in our health services. In July, the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, and I jointly announced an additional 60 places in medicine programmes for this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will be aware that there are a number of Programme for Government (PfG) commitments aimed at addressing bullying, including a commitment to commission surveys of staff and students in the areas of harassment, sexual harassment, and bullying in higher education. Our higher education institutions have a duty of to ensure that staff and students have a safe environment to study and...

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

Simon Harris: Access to Further and Higher Education continues to be a national priority for the Government and my Department. The fourth National Access Plan for Higher Education 2022-2028 was launched at the end of August and sets out our ambition for an inclusive, diverse higher education sector over the 7 year period. This Plan sets a high level of ambition for the higher education system in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (18 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. Students attending courses outside the State are not eligible for the free fees schemes and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department is strongly committed to supporting the health of the population through the provision of graduates with the key competencies and skills to be effective in the health workforce and support a range of clinical teams in our health services, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and physiotherapy. My officials are also actively engaging with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (18 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Officials from my Department are actively engaged on an ongoing basis with the Department of Health, the HSE, the HEA and other relevant Health and Social Care Profession stakeholders to ensure that we can continue to deliver graduates with the skills necessary to support our healthcare system and support the strategic workforce planning by the health sector. The availability of appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Judicial Reviews (13 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was established in August 2020. There have been no judicial reviews taken against the Department since its formation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (13 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. The once off €1,000 support relates specifically to the student contribution payable by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2023 (13 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. The once off €1,000 support relates specifically to the student contribution payable by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The awarding authority Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) does not have a record of an application by a student under the details provided by the Deputy. We require confirmation that the name provided by the Deputy is that of the student who made an application to SUSI and the SUSI W Reference Number for this student if available, in order to provide an answer.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (12 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. Students attending part time courses are not eligible for the free fees schemes and therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (12 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. Under my Department’s Free Fees schemes the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (12 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. Under my Department’s Free Fees schemes the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition...

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

Simon Harris: In addition to support from a number of policy units in my Department, the response to the needs of those seeking temporary protection is led by a Principal Officer (part-time), Assistant Principal Officer (full-time) and a Higher Executive Officer (full-time). While they have been mainly focussed on the matters associated with access to further and higher education, they also acted as a...