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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department is not aware of any former county managers or CEOs of local authorities currently working in the Department. However, such information regarding the employment history of employees of the Department is not collated, or reported on, by my Department. The requested information in respect of persons working in the Department’s aegis bodies is not held by my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Under the Further Education and Training Act (2013), SOLAS has statutory responsibility for planning, funding, and co-ordinating Further Education and Training (FET) in Ireland. My officials have referred your query to SOLAS for direct reply on this individual matter. If you do not receive a response from SOLAS within 30 days, please do come back to my office for further follow-up.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: On the 4th May, I published Funding the Future - a landmark policy on the future of higher education. Government has identified a core funding gap of €307 million, and an ambition to target investment at improving the quality of programmes, their outcomes, and providing a third-level education system which is accessible to everyone in society. An oversight group has been established to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: For student grant purposes, students are categorized according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students. A student may be assessed as an independent student (i.e. assessed without reference to parental income and address) if he/she has attained the age of 23 on the 1st of January of the year of first entry to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The number of awards to date by SUSI for 2021/22 for Longford are 777 and 1,435 for Westmeath. Please note as processing for 2021/22 is ongoing these figures may change.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarries) Regulations, 2008, construction and quarrying workers undergo training, assessment, certification and registration for their roles. Additionally under the 2013 Regulations, persons undertaking on-site security work and persons or classes of persons as may be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (6 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I am not aware of any memos or circulars having issued in respect of the matter raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy has also been provided in PQ 35410/22 of 5th July 2022. Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students), the estimated cost of a 10% increase in full-time undergraduate dentistry students is c.€513,000 - €539,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Communications between officials and the Higher Education Institution (HEI) concerned have been continuing in the case raised by the Deputy. The HEI concerned has informed officials that it is keeping the individual concerned abreast of matters. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The backdrop to current wait-lists for essential practical training for craft apprentices is the extended shutdown of on-site learning activity from March 2020. The closure of education and training facilities in response to the Covid pandemic precluded access to off-the-job training. The very welcome growth in registrations has compounded these pressures. Implementation of a major...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The information sought by the Deputy in regard to the bodies under the aegis of my Department is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: My officials contacted TU Dublin to request data on the number of full time equivalent staff employed in the requested grades and TU Dublin have provided the data which can be examined in a tabular format in the attached file. TU Dublin Full Time Equivalents - 01/01/2019 01/01/2020 01/01/2021 01/10/2021 01/01/2022 01/04/2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department does not retain this information. The information attached which was sought by the Deputy was sourced directly from TU Dublin  as an autonomous institution, via the Higher Education Authority (HEA). Any subsequent queries on this matter should be directed to the Institution in the first instance.  Organisation Design Consultant Spend to Date - 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: I am pleased that, on 23 June, the Government agreed a range of measures I proposed to facilitate their attendance in Irish universities and colleges. In this context, and with the need to respond quickly, I have secured agreement for the following schemes; - A new temporary administrative Tuition Fee Scheme for those granted permission for protection under Section 60 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students), the estimated cost of a 10% increase in Nursing and Midwifery students is c.€1,954,000 - €2,052,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by other agencies and departments. An additional 10% increase would achieve 197more entrants. The total...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students) and excluding graduate entry, the estimated cost of a 10% increase in Medical students is c.€3,489,000 - €3,663,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by other agencies and departments. An additional 10% increase would achieve 125more entrants....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: The following information requested by the Deputy has been provided by the Higher Education Authority  (HEA). Social Work:  Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students) and excluding graduate entry, the estimated cost of a 10% increase in social work students is c.€955,000 - €1,002,000 This includes all full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students) and excluding graduate entry, the estimated cost of a 10% increase in Childcare and Youth Services students is c.€618,000 - €649,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by other agencies and departments. An additional 10% increase would achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students) and excluding graduate entry, the estimated cost of a 10% increase in Therapy and Rehabilitation students is c.€702,000 - €737,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by other agencies and departments An additional 10% increase would achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: Based on 2020/21 full-time undergraduate new entry enrolments (excluding Non-EU fee paying students) and excluding graduate entry, the estimated cost of a 10% increase in Medical Diagnostic and Treatment Technology students is c.€335,000 - €352,000. This excludes other additional costings which may arise or may be met by other agencies and departments An additional 10% increase...