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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: There are two schemes under the remit of my Department for which applicants are subject to a means test: 1. Student Grant Scheme 2. International Protection Student Scheme Other bursaries and scholarships, such as those offered under the Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH), require applicants to be qualified for a particular rate of student grant and to have passed means...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Meetings (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department has had no staff attend any joint policing committees or city and county development boards since its establishment in July 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the supports that are made available to applicants for apprenticeships with learning difficulties; the type of supports available and if these are provided by SOLAS is being compiled by SOLAS. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: My department does not provide a direct funding stream for drugs and alcohol addiction services. My Department does, however, fund higher education institutions (HEIs) to put supports in place for students who are suffering from mental health and well-being issues and some students may require these supports as a result of addiction issues. I have recently announced a €3m increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reviews (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department will soon begin a national review of State supports for PhD researchers. In this regard, I was pleased to recently appoint Dr Andrea Johnson and David Cagney as Co-Chairs for the review process. I do not intend to appoint any other members, but I do intend that the process will engage widely with stakeholders. The scope of the review includes: - Current PhD researcher supports...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Student Accommodation (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. Since taking up office, both my Department officials and I have engaged and continue to engage on an ongoing basis with the Minister and Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the wider higher education sector and relevant stakeholders on student accommodation issues including within the context of the advancement of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: To take forward implementation of Funding the Future, I established a steering group which I chair alongside Professor Anne Looney and Professor Tom Collins. Two working groups have been established led by Professors Looney and Collins. The working group focused on skills, participation and cost is examining the potential to support students to avail of more flexible learning opportunities....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: The Government agreed a sustainable funding model for higher education in May 2022 following an extensive economic assessment undertaken through the European Commission's Directorate General for Reform. Funding the Future, a funding and reform framework for higher education, was launched on the 25thof May this year. We have committed to a mixed model of funding, including additional...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Capital Expenditure Programme (30 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: The revised National Development Plan (NDP) published in October 2021 provided clarity on Departmental capital ceilings for the period 2022 – 2025. The table below sets out the 2023 capital ceilings. HE Capital €179m* HEA Capital €1m HE PPPs €40m FET Capital €60m** ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (29 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: Under my Department’s free fees schemes, the Exchequer provides funding towards the tuition fee costs of eligible undergraduate higher education students with students paying the student contribution. A key principle of the free fees schemes is to support students in progressing through a chosen course of study from year to year. Typically students are not supported for a repeat...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (29 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH) Fund is the funding mechanism established to implement the National Access Plan (NAP). Strand 2 of the PATH Fund provides bursaries (1916 Bursary) to students who have been identified by their higher education institution as being the most socio-economically disadvantaged. I am pleased to say that my department has recently changed the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (29 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: Entry to medicine in Irish HEIs is provided through both undergraduate and graduate entry routes. Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) is oneof the pathways to study medicine. Students pursuing graduate entry medicine (GEM) programmes do so as second degree courses and consequently are not eligible for free fees funding or for student grants. However, in order to widen access to GEM programmes and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (29 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: I would suggest that the student you are referring to contacts the Access Office in the Higher Education Institution she is attending to see if she is eligible for supports under either or both of the Student Assistance Fund or the Fund for Students with Disabilities. My department provides funding to publicly funded higher education institutions under the Student Assistance Fund (SAF)....

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

Simon Harris: Officials are compiling the data for this PQ and will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

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

Simon Harris: This information is not held by my Department. The majority of our statistics on higher education enrolments are drawn from the Student Records System (SRS) of the HEA. The HEA Student Records System (SRS) has been collecting the entry basis of students entering higher education programmes from 2018/2019 academic year. The table below outlines the overall number of first-year new entrants...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (29 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: As clarified by the Deputy, the PQ is referring to the new income bracket where those who are assessed as having a reckonable income of between €62,000 and €100,000 will be eligible for a grant of €500 towards their student contribution fees. Academic year 23/24 will mark SUSI’s twelfth year of operations as administrator of the Student Grant Scheme. During...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (29 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 and 535 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (29 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: Bundle 1 of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership Programme, comprising six projects, is currently at preferred tenderer stage. The Enbarr Partnership has been appointed as preferred tenderer and the technical, legal and commercial work streams are currently ongoing, with financial close expected shortly. Construction activities will commence on all six sites after financial close....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (29 Nov 2022)

Simon Harris: My officials have requested SOLAS to compile the information sought by the Deputy and it will be forwarded when finalised.

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

Simon Harris: This information is not held by my Department. The majority of our statistics on higher education enrolments are drawn from the Student Records System (SRS) of the HEA. The HEA Student Records System (SRS) has been collecting the entry basis of students entering higher education programmes from 2018/2019 academic year. The table below outlines the overall number of first-year new entrants...