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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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (28 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department does not hold data on acceptances of individual courses for the coming academic year. The table below shows the first year enrolments of the three Occupational Therapy degree programmes for the most recent academic year 2021/2022 by institution. HEI 2021/2022 National University of Ireland, Galway 27 Trinity College...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (28 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: The Department does not hold data on acceptances of individual courses for the coming academic year. The table below shows the first year enrolments of the three Speech and Language Therapy degree programmes for the most recent academic year 2021/2022 by institution. HEI Title 2021/2022 Trinity College Dublin Clinical Speech and Language...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Overseas Study Placements (28 Sep 2022)

Simon Harris: While the United Kingdom has confirmed that it does not wish to participate in the Erasmus programme, it is able to continue to send and receive students and staff until 2022/2023 under existing  agreements signed before the end of 2020.  This arises as all Erasmus mobilities were deferred in 2020 and 2021 dues to restriction on travel during the Covid pandemic.   ...