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Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 8: In page 14, to delete lines 13 and 14 and substitute the following: “5. (1) The enactments specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 are repealed to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule and the enactments specified in Part 2 of that Schedule are revoked to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule.”. ...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for the work he has done on this matter. I assure the House that we as a Department have liaised closely with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, including the director of the Irish language in the Department, on bringing forward our amendments to ensure we are in line with the policy of the Government and our collective policy...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: I am speaking specifically to amendments Nos. 5, 6, 16, 37, 39, 58, 59 and 62. The reason I list them at the start is to indicate that I am now bringing forward a further eight amendments on Report Stage in order to strengthen the provision relating to the Irish language in the Bill. 6 o’clock I am sincere when I say that I enjoyed our Committee Stage discussion, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: 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 18thof May, positions research and innovation at the heart of addressing Ireland's societal, economic and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: Impact 2030 will intensify our commitment to Ireland’s knowledge-based economy, increasing and deepening enterprise research and innovation activity, which will be central to long-term economic and social sustainability at national and regional level. My Department works closely with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which will be leading on Impact 2030's commitment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: Impact 2030 includes plans for a comprehensive impact review.  Given its relevance and importance to both existing investment and the nature of any future investment in research and innovation, it will be progressed as part of the Strategy's first Work Programme, i.e. during the 2022 to 2024 period.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 154 and 155 together. Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy sets out a whole of Government ambition for research and innovation in Ireland out to 2030. The overarching purpose of Impact 2030 is to maximise the impact of research and innovation on multiple national priorities. Grounded in extensive consultation and analysis, it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (22 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: Currently, Ireland performs well in attracting international students. Thirty percent (30%) of Irish doctoral students are from other countries, compared to an EU average of 19%. Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy, which I launched on the 18thof May, places talent at the heart of our research and innovation system. One of its objectives is to attract the best...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: Performance and Equality Budgeting is an integral part of the current budgeting framework of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) and metrics are reviewed as part of the Revised Estimates process. DFHERIS Higher education context and impact indicators that specifically address socio-economic diversity in higher education include: -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jun 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: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: Key to the delivery of the ambition set out in the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-25 is a new organisational architecture, involving a National Apprenticeship Office (NAO) and National Apprenticeship Alliance (NAA). The Office will have responsibility for all aspects of the management, oversight, and development of the apprenticeship system and for implementing the Action Plan....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Visas (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: The administration and regulation of immigration permissions, including the entry and residence conditions of non-EEA students who are granted a Stamp 2 immigration permission, are a matter for the Minister for Justice and queries related to these permissions should be addressed to my colleague in the first instance. Stamp 2 permissions allow non-EEA students to come to Ireland to study...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: The main financial support available to eligible students attending full-time further and higher education courses is the statutory based Student Grant Scheme administered by SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland).  At further education level this may include a maintenance grant depending on eligibility.  The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: Bundle 1 of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership Programme, comprising six projects, is currently at preferred tenderer stage. A Preferred Tenderer has been appointed and the technical and commercial work streams are currently ongoing. It is currently estimated that the programme will achieve financial close in Q3 2022 with construction activities commencing on all six sites...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: On the 4th of May I launched Funding the Future – a landmark policy on the future of higher education. Funding the Future was created as part of a Department of Further and Higher Education, Research and Innovation response to the commissioned independent report Increasing the Sustainability of Higher and Further Education in Ireland and the separate independent review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: Bundle 1 of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership Programme, comprising six projects, is currently at preferred tenderer stage. A Preferred Tenderer has been appointed and the technical and commercial work streams are currently ongoing. It is currently estimated that the programme will achieve financial close in Q3 2022 with construction activities commencing on all six sites...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: The introduction of a new Employer Grant of €2,000 per apprentice per annum is a significant deliverable under the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025. Its introduction means that, for the first time, employers of all apprentices will now have access to financial support, either through direct payment of allowances to apprentices or through this employer grant. In this way,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: A breakdown of total undergraduate enrolments in healthcare and welfare disciplines by domicile is in the table below. This data is from the HEA's Student Records System and refers to the 2020/21 academic year, the latest available. ISCED Detailed Field of Study Ireland GB/NI/Other-EU Non-EU Total Enrolments (0913) Nursing and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: Ensuring an appropriate pipeline of suitably qualified healthcare professionals is a key 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 integrated care across the entire health service. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jun 2022)

Simon Harris: The complex nature of the student grant scheme means that there is a risk that some students receive grant payments for which they are not eligible, including for reasons beyond the direct control of SUSI.   To mitigate the risk of overpayments, SUSI implements procedural and system-based controls within its application assessment and grant payment operations. A highly developed...