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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I should first explain this project is managed by the Tyndall National Institute/UCC in the first instance. I understand that the EIB loan of €75m for a new building, together with other investments competitively won through SFI and others such as philanthropy, borrowings and own resources, equates to a total investment package in excess of €100m over the lifetime of the NDP...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: Co-Funding of €6.8m from my Department with an additional €3m from the Department of Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has been approved for the redevelopment of the Royal Irish Academy of Music's (RIAM) premises at Westland Row. The balance of funding will be supplied by RIAM largely through philanthropy and their own resources. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: Funding of €15m has been approved towards a co-funded building for Engineering, Environment and Emerging Technologies (E3) on TCD’s main campus. The new building aims to integrate engineering, technology and the natural sciences in order to strengthen technological innovation and natural capital through world-leading research, education, and entrepreneurship.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: Data on new entrants and graduates from all courses in social work and counselling between from 2016 to 2020 are available in the table below. These course types share an ISCED classification and therefore are grouped together and reported together for statistical purposes. Due to the way new entrants are recorded, undergraduate new entrants refer to full-time students only while...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together. Data on new entrants to and graduates from nursing and midwifery courses between from 2016 to 2020 are available in the table below. Due to the way new entrants are recorded, undergraduate new entrants refer to full-time students only while undergraduate graduate figures include both full and part-time students. The postgraduate data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 269 together. Data on new entrants to and graduates from medicine courses between from 2016 to 2020 are available in the table below. The undergraduate data refers to entrants to medicine courses, including graduate entry medicine. The postgraduate data refers to clinical and scientific courses offered by the schools of medicine, many of which are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. Data on new entrants and graduates from all Psychology and Occupational Therapy courses between from 2017 to 2020 are available in the table below. Due to the way new entrants are recorded, undergraduate new entrants refer to full-time students only. There is no quota placed on occupational therapy or psychology courses by my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 273 together. Data on new entrants and graduates from all physiotherapy related courses between from 2017 to 2020 are available in the table below. Due to the way new entrants are recorded, undergraduate new entrants refer to full-time students only. There is no quota placed on speech and language therapy by my Department, and therefore the places...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 and 275 together. Data on new entrants and graduates from all physiotherapy related courses between from 2017 to 2020 are available in the table below. Due to the way new entrants are recorded, undergraduate new entrants refer to full-time students only. There is no quota placed on physiotherapy by my Department, and therefore the places offered are a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 277 together. Data on new entrants, total enrolments and graduates from all dental studies related courses between from 2016 to 2020 are available in the table below. Due to the way new entrants are recorded, undergraduate new entrants refer to full-time students only. There is no quota placed on dental courses by my Department, and therefore the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was formed on the 2 August 2020. Since that time my Department has occupied offices under a shared services agreement with the Department of Education. The table below displays the total the Department has expended on electricity, gas and oil/lpg in the calendar year 2020 and to date in 2021. Please note that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: The main support provided by my Department in terms of financial supports is the Student Grant Scheme. The Student Grant Scheme, administered by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), provides grant assistance to students attending an approved full-time course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Examinations (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: In order to address concerns in relation to exam sittings and other operational matters impacted by Covid, I recently met with management, staff and student representatives. Management bodies confirmed that they are actively looking at a range of approaches to ensure that end of term examinations will be safe, and that the requirements of students who may have Covid-19 or underlying health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (9 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: Underpinned by the framework of the National Skills Strategy 2016-2025, a core principle of skills policy development in Ireland is partnership with enterprise and other key stakeholders. This is achieved through a range of partnership platforms, which foster engagement, dialogue, and collaboration between relevant Government Departments and agencies, the education and training system, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together. The information requested by the Deputy on Irish students studying for undergraduate or postgraduate degrees in European Universities is not collated by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 103 together. I refer the Deputy to the attached data collated by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) (The National Agency for Erasmus for higher education mobilities) on a) the number of European students on Erasmus or exchange and b) the number of Irish students on Erasmus or exchange in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 102 together. The details sought by the Deputy are attached. It details the number of European students studying for their post-graduate and their undergraduate degrees in Irish universities in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, along with the domicile of origin. The analysis confined to full-time enrolments only.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: In late 2019, SOLAS commissioned an independent expert panel to conduct a review of the funding model for Further Education and Training (FET). The panel’s terms of reference are to: - Review the existing approach to funding ETBs to deliver FET by SOLAS in terms of its effectiveness in delivering on national objectives, facilitating ETB flexibility and autonomy in responding to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: In July I announced Government approval for €105 million for the third level sector to safely reopen in September 2021 in line with public health advice. The package includes financial support for further and higher education to return on-site safely in line with public health advice and additional supports for students in further and higher education. This funding will allow Higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (8 Dec 2021)

Simon Harris: I’m acutely aware of the challenges facing students in securing accommodation this year, and my Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are working closely together to address these issues. The shortage of accommodation for students is happening in the context of the wider housing crisis. In September the Government published Housing For All, a...