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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (3 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Tackling sexual violence and harassment in our tertiary education system is and will remain, a key policy focus for me and my Department. One of the key outputs from the project referred to by the Deputy was a report to the technological higher education sector, which included sectoral guidance on the implementation of the Framework for Consent in HEIs. In August 2020, I expanded the remit...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (3 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Tackling sexual violence and harassment in our tertiary education system is and will remain, a key policy focus for me and my Department. I really want to thank students and staff across the country who took the time to engage with this survey and share their experiences with us. A total of 11,417 responses were analysed (7,901 students and 3,516 staff) and inform the findings. The survey...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (2 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware the new Engineering, Computing and General Teaching which is planned for Waterford Institute of Technology and the new Science and Health Building planned for Institute of Technology Carlow are progressing as part of bundle II of the Higher Education PPP (HEPPP) Programme HE PPP Bundle II projects are currently at procurement stage, with construction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (2 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: I have been clear in my commitment to expanding the imprint of higher education across the south east region. This includes achieving a larger footprint for higher education in Waterford - a city which is targeted for a compact and sustainable population growth of 50% under Project Ireland 2040. Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has been undertaking an appraisal process, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (2 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: My Department and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) continue to work closely with Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in relation to options for expanded campus provision and are dedicating significant investment towards technological university (TU) development and progression. WIT has been undertaking an appraisal process, in accordance with the requirements of the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578, 586, 588 and 589 together. On 21 January, the Government announced the lifting of a number of restrictions previously in place to curb the rate of infection and transmission of COVID19. On that basis, planning for the opening up of society, including the further education, higher education and research sector, has commenced. Arising from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The Climate Action Plan 2021 provides a detailed plan for taking decisive action to achieve a 51% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and setting us on a path to reach net-zero emissions by no later than 2050, as committed to in the Programme for Government and set out in the Climate Act 2021. It will put Ireland on a more sustainable path; cut emissions; create a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The Climate Action Plan 2021 provides a detailed plan for taking decisive action to achieve a 51% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and setting us on a path to reach net-zero emissions by no later than 2050, as committed to in the Programme for Government and set out in the Climate Act 2021. It will put Ireland on a more sustainable path; cut emissions; create a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutions of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 and the Technological Universities Act 2018. Under this legislation the institutions are academically independent and are entitled to regulate their own academic affairs and administrative processes, including in relation to admissions and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The Central Applications Office (CAO) is a not-for-profit company created by the Irish higher education institutions, who have delegated to the CAO the task of centrally processing Irish and EU applications for their undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses. The higher education institutions retain decision-making powers in relation to admissions, and instruct the CAO to make offers to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Sections 9, 14, 23, 25 to 33 and 38 of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019 are yet to be commenced. These sections pertain to new statutory functions for Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) which will empower the agency to conduct Corporate Fitness assessments of education providers, to establish a new national fund for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The data requested by the Deputy is not available. The key source of statistics on students in higher education is the HEA's student records system (SRS) which records enrolments as at March of every academic year, giving a single point of reference. Therefore data is not available on a national level on students who leave their programme during the course of the academic year. However...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: The data requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. These figures reflect the total of all medical graduates for the years in question and cover all EU and non-EU students. The figures for 2021 graduations and number of expected graduates in 2022 are not currently available. HEI Course Name 2018 2019 2020 NUI Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to eligible students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The Student Grant Scheme provides maintenance grants to eligible undergraduate students pursuing approved...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Harris: We are on track for 1 May and I commit to that meeting.

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Harris: I was delighted to begin the introduction of this legislation in the House last night before the House adjourned for the evening. I believe this is important legislation for reforming and modernising how we govern the higher education sector. It needs to be seen alongside a broader programme of reform of the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, student grant scheme, reducing the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Harris: The principal funding source for students with disabilities including dyslexia or those with sight loss in further and higher education is the Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD). The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding to higher and further education institutions to assist them in offering supports and services to eligible students with disabilities so that they can participate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Harris: There have been no direct polls undertaken by the Department from 1 January 2021 to date. Three public consultations were conducted by, or for, my Department in this time period: - A public consultation was carried out in February 2021 on the reform of the Higher Education Authority Act 1971. A consultation paper was prepared and published on 19 February, 2021 seeking the up to date views of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Museum Projects (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Harris: Since it opened in 2008, the Science Gallery has been a popular visitor attraction and strengthened the appreciation of science especially among young people. My Department and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media remain in contact with the Provost and management at Trinity College Dublin since TCD’s initial announcement regarding the Science Gallery. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is not available. The key source of statistics on students in higher education is the HEA's student records system (SRS) which records enrolments as at March of every academic year, giving a single point of reference. Therefore data is not available on a national level on students who leave their programme during the course of the academic year....