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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1051 and 1052 together. Please see the attached table which outlines the number of student enrolments from 2018 to date. The table shows that the number of students studying courses in Law and Legal Studies in Further Education and Training (FET) has been increasing since 2018. The detailed breakdown of courses and enrolments are only accessible since the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1053, 1055 and 1061 together. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, craft and general construction workers, persons undertaking on-site security work and persons or classes of persons as may be prescribed by the relevant Minister are required to hold a safety awareness registration card (Safe Pass card). In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: Under S.2(4) of the National Training Fund Act 2000, responsibility for management and control of the investment account of the Fund rests with the Minister for Finance. In compliance with the Act, any balance standing to the credit of the current account of the National Training Fund (NTF) which is not required to meet current expenditure is transferred to the investment account. Following a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: Under the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is available to eligible students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the terms and conditions of funding, including those relating to residency, means, nationality and previous academic attainment. The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for SUSI to determine. For...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to 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. To satisfy the terms and conditions of the Student Grant Scheme in relation to progression, a student must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department has been made aware of the issue referred to by the Deputy. Separately, my Department has committed to a review of the decision-making process in relation to the examination of previous complaints on governance issues at the institution. It remains the Department’s intention to conduct this review when circumstances permit which is expected would be possible later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Websites (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department's website is part of gov.ie and its accessibility statement is available on: My Department has not developed any mobile applications. My Department does not hold this information in respect of aegis bodies.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Websites (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department is committed to keeping its website accessible, in line with the accessibility statement available on gov.ie. My Department uses Plain English online, avoids the use of PDF documents as much as possible, and ensures that all video content produced for use online is captioned. My Department has not developed any mobile applications. My Department does not hold this information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: While the student contribution now stands at €3,000, it is important to recognise that there has been no increase in the student contribution charge since 2014/15 and that currently in excess of 60,000 students have all or part of the student contribution paid on their behalf by the State via the Student Grant Scheme. Please see table attached setting out the estimated net cost to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: A response to this correspondence will issue later this week.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: The Fund for Students with Disabilities provides funding to further and higher education institutions in Ireland to assist them in offering supports and services to eligible students with disabilities so they can participate on an equal basis with their peers. The attached spreadsheet provides the numbers of students supported under the Fund in participating Irish Higher Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: The Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) is the principal funding source for students with disabilities in further and higher education. The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding to further and higher education institutions to assist them in offering supports and services to eligible students with disabilities so that they can participate on an equal basis with their peers. The FSD...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: The HPAT is independently administered by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) on behalf of the universities’ medical schools and the RCSI. The CAO process applications for undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses on behalf of the Universities, Technological Universities and Institutes of Technology, in line with their institutional autonomy in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: Officials in my department have requested that the Higher Education Authority (HEA) examine the matter queried and the information available to the HEA will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: Officials in my Department are liaising with the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to confirm the most upto date position and the details will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, fee levels vary across the institutions, disciplines and mode of delivery. Individual fee schedules are available on the individual institutions websites. The Higher Education Authority advise that the undergraduate EU fee levels for the technology sector are as follows: - NFQ Level 6 programmes – €3,250 - NFQ Level 7 programmes –...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. Ring-fenced allocations for specific strategic or important purposes are earmarked as part of the grant from time to time by my Department or the HEA. Funding top slices are provided from within the total allocation; have not led to a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: I understand the deputy is seeking details of the recurrent grant funding provided to Higher Education Institutions via the HEA. In this regard, my Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions via the recurrent funding model. Please...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions via the recurrent funding model. The recurrent funding of technological universities sits within the context of the review of the HEA funding model. In 2016, the HEA appointed an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: The Government’s funding for research and innovation (R&I) in the higher education sector comes in two forms: - Direct government fundingcomes via various government Departments and Agencies to fund research projects which are performed in the higher education sector. - Indirect government funding is distributed by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to the higher education...