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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The Student Grant Scheme, administered by SUSI, provides grant assistance to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The report of the Action Group on Access to Third Level Education made detailed recommendations concerning the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 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: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. With regard to the residency criterion, in order to be eligible for a grant, a "student", as defined in Section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011, must demonstrate that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: As part of Budget 2023, in recognition of the cost of living financial challenges facing full time third level students funded through my Department, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 and 518 together. I can only respond to the Deputy’s question in terms of the student numbers supported by my Department through Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council, and on student numbers as reported by the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey (HERD) survey. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medical Research and Training (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below, retrieved from the HEA Student Records system, including enrolment by academic year from 2017/2018 to 2021/2022, breakdown of Irish and not from Ireland enrolment and percentage of male and female students. This is inclusive of Graduate Entry Medicine students. HEI 2017/2018 2018/2019 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: I was pleased to announce as part of Cost of Living measures in Budget 2023 a once off increase in the Post Graduate fee grant by €1,000 from €3,500 to €4,500. Postgraduate students who meet the eligibility criteria for a Postgraduate Fee Contribution will benefit from this measure. Postgraduate students who receive the Special Rate of grant will not receive this as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Oct 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department is strongly committed to supporting the mental 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. The main support available to students is the statutory based Student Grant Scheme administered by SUSI. The Student Grant Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (29 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: Higher Educations Institutions are autonomous, and are entitled to regulate their own academic affairs and administrative processes. Neither the Minister nor the Department has a role in these internal processes. While I do not know the individual circumstances, I would strongly advise the student to avail of all the internal appeal processes in the institute in question.   HEIs are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Overseas Study Placements (29 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, I have been unwavering in my support to enable Irish students who studies were interrupted to continue with their education. Irish Medical Schools are ready and willing to facilitate Ukrainian Medical Schools as may be required with student evaluation and assessment or other supports. Such arrangements are however dependent on appropriate engagement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (29 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: The PBSA bed-space projections in the National Student Accommodation Strategy considered the plans of higher education institutions, and planning permission applications from private sector developers. At the time the strategy was developed, the Department understands that there were no planning permission applications from private sector developers in Waterford, and no plans of the then...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (29 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: Under my Department’s Free Fees Initiative (FFI), the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition fee costs of eligible undergraduate higher education students exclusive of the student contribution. The assessment of eligibility under the FFI in individual cases is a matter for each higher education institution to determine within the terms of the scheme, exceptions to the criteria...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak on budget 2023 and on the immediate cost-of-living package that the Government is introducing to support families, citizens and students right across our country. I am very pleased to have worked with the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, to try to put in place a budget package that helps everybody - because the cost of living is...