Results 61-80 of 394 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 979. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has to address the significant decrease in funding for the financial and human resource inputs for universities, technological universities and other bodies from €1,615,464 in 2024 to €1,468,309 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32592/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 980. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department intends to cap the welcome increase in funding of public private partnership costs from €39,000 (NTF) in 2024 to €70,000 (NTF) in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32593/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 981. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department intends to cap the welcome increase in funding of €7,807 from 2024 €5,559 for miscellaneous grants and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32594/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 982. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has to build on and expand the numbers of higher education students in the State, with the last figure from 2023 is at 202,450; if he will provide updated figures for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32610/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 983. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the current percentage of full-time higher education international students, with the last figure from 2023 showing they make up just 17% of students; to provide updated percentage figures for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32611/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 984. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills His Department's plans in addressing the significant decrease in numbers for Springboard enrolments with 11,033 enrolments in 2021, 10,545 in 2022 and just 9,444 in 2023; to provide updated figures for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32612/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 985. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to address the demand for English-language students; and for an update on the number of English-language students for 2024 and 2025. [32613/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 986. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has significantly reduced digital and capital investment and IT expenses from his programme allocations budget by 80% from €1,750 in 2024 to €349 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32614/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to broaden the criteria to allow more schools to be classified as DEIS schools; and if she will ensure that schools, such as one in County Clare (details supplied) which takes in students from three DEIS schools, are classified as DEIS as a consequence. [30557/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I acknowledge that there was an expansion of the DEIS programme in 2022. Given that we are in a cost-of-living crisis, will the Minister consider ordering another review and expansion of the programme? Will she also order a review of the qualification criteria with a view to broadening them out so more schools can be included in the programme? Can she also confirm that the period to appeal...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Go raibh maith agat. Some secondary schools receive pupils from DEIS primary schools but they are not classified as DEIS schools themselves. In my constituency, St. Patrick's Comprehensive School is one of those schools that receives DEIS pupils. All of a sudden, there is a cliff edge for those pupils suddenly missing out on supports they badly need. These pupils are often from households...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Education Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I welcome that. Hopefully, the expansion of this scheme will come in, especially for those in need and those in disadvantaged areas. We have seen a dramatic rise in the number of children in child poverty in the past year. It now exceeds 100,000 children, according to the Central Statistics Office. That is certain to mean that the deprivation profile of some of the schools that did...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (12 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he intends to take in response to Israeli forces recently shooting at Irish peacekeepers serving with the United Nations mission in Lebanon, beyond strongly worded statements; if he agrees that it is past time to introduce sanctions against the Israeli state; and if he accepts that the arms and munitions used may well have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (12 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Springboard courses delivered by further and higher education institutes nationwide for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31429/25]

Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I welcome the recent signing of the associate membership agreement between Ireland and CERN. It is a long-overdue step and Sinn Féin will support it. We commend those who have worked to bring it to fruition. Let me be clear, however: this membership is more than symbolic. It is a game-changer. Sinn Féin believes firmly in the transformative power of science and education. This...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I thank the Minister for being with us. Student accommodation is a big and serious issue. I have met with student unions, parents and students. I also visited Maynooth University last week. It is delighted with the announcement of the new student beds, which are very much welcome. It remains to be seen whether these will keep up with all the new students. The Minister mentioned digs....

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: The mental health issue-----

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Yes. When will the framework be released?

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I want to go back to the issue of accommodation for a moment. The Shannon College of Hotel Management is world-renowned. Students there are having issues with their accommodation. The college takes in many international students. It had accommodation but that seems to have disappeared and students are now scrambling to get alternatives. Perhaps the Minister could meet representatives of...

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: In the middle of a housing crisis, there are more than 2,600 houses boarded up across this State. Some 91 of them are in my own constituency of Clare and of those, 18 have been empty for more than 18 to 24 months. This is not down to a lack of work on the part of Clare County Council. It is being hampered by a lack of Government commitment, a lack of action and most of all a lack of...