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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (18 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: The attached Excel spreadsheet contains a response to PQ 56614/21, with the first sheet containing the number of enrolments in paramedic courses, and the second sheet containing the number of graduations. Enrolments and Graduations Paramedic courses

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (18 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department's Statement of Strategy, which I published on 8 March last, contains a commitment to put in place a sustainable funding model for the higher education. This is essential in ensuring that our higher education institutions can effectively meet high standards of quality and performance, and achieve critical outcomes for our economy and society. The report referred to in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (18 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Enrolments in part-time courses, by domicile, are shown in the table below. Domicile Part-Time Enrolments Ireland 47,246 Northern Ireland 470 Great Britain 369 Other EU 519 Non-EU (excl. UK) 929 Unknown 125 Total ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: As previously outlined to the Deputy, Article 23 of the Student Grant Scheme 2021 deals with the determination of reckonable income. In calculating reckonable income no account is taken of capital assets. Therefore no deduction is given for capital expenditure, regardless of how it is treated for income tax purposes. I have no plans at present to depart from the above practice in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (18 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Student placements are organised at the level of each individual Higher Education Institution (HEI), as part of their programme offerings to be delivered in conjunction with relevant placement providers. Where appropriate, each HEI develops their programme offerings to meet the accreditation standards of relevant regulatory and professional recognition bodies (PRBs) including where placements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: The main support provided by my Department in terms of financial supports is the Student Grant Scheme where students are studying for the first time or are progressing to study at a higher level e.g. progressing to postgraduate study. To qualify for grant support, a student has to meet various criteria such as means, residency, nationality and progression.The Student Grant Scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Third level institutes are responsible for the administration of the pension schemes under their remit and will be aware of their responsibility to operate in accordance with the provisions of the relevant pension schemes. I respect the autonomy of the third level institutions and their responsibility to operate in compliance with regulations. I understand that officials are engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Terms and conditions of employment, including membership of a public service pension scheme, are a matter in the first instance for the employer. In line with Sections 53 and 54 of the Technological Universities Act 2018, the transition from Institute of Technology to Technological University will not have an impact on this matter. My officials are available to engage with Higher Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Please see table attached outlining HEA’s operational expenses from the period 2016-2020 broken down between pay and non-pay expenditure.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Growth in education and training provision in green skills and sustainability is ongoing across the Tertiary Education sector. A range of options from short courses targeted at awareness building, upskilling and reskilling programmes to full and part-time academic and vocational programmes. The curricula of many other programmes will also include elements and modules targeted to green skills...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled by SOLAS. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: The main support available to assist postgraduate students with the cost of attending higher education is the Student Grant Scheme. As per Article 14 (2) of the Student Grant Scheme 2021, a student is not eligible for a grant if they have been awarded or hold a grant, scholarship, prize, allowance or bursary which is made from public funds in the State, or equivalent from a Member State, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: The current apprentice population has an average craft apprentice age of 20 years, for all other apprentices this is 27 years.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 166 together. The attached Excel spreadsheet contains information relating to PQs 56390/21, and 56427/21, as regards (a) the number of graduate entry medical students in each year since 2006, excluding non-EU international students, and (b) the number of places in medicine in each institution by undergraduate and graduate entry medicine for students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Please see table attached outlining funding provided to Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) each year since 2008 as administered via the HEA. ">RCSI Funding

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Details on the number of students not currently eligible under the criteria of the Department's Free Fees Initiative due to previous attendance on an undergraduate course are not readily available. Under the Department's Free Fees Initiative (FFI), the Exchequer pays tuition fees on behalf of eligible first time undergraduate students attending approved full-time undergraduate courses. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: Officials from my Department were recently been advised by representatives from Northern Ireland Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that their participation in Erasmus was extended to May, 2023, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. On this basis, they had secured funding to cover all NI higher education Erasmus mobilities for the 2022/2023 academic year. In the light of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together. We are currently collating the information, and will revert to the Deputy with a response as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: The CAO application portal for the 2022 academic year opened on 5th November. Information on how the number of applicants compares to previous years is therefore not yet available. My Department will closely monitoring any potential impact that the level of applications may have on entry to further and higher education in 2022. A key goal of my Department is to ensure that all students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 Nov 2021)

Simon Harris: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for SUSI to determine. In assessing an application for the 2021/22 academic year, SUSI will have regard to the following qualifying criteria for the special rate of maintenance grant: 1. The student must qualify for the standard rate of grant;2. Total reckonable income, after income disregards and Child Dependant Increase(s) are...