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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Engagements (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Since the establishment of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in 2020, five invitations from the Israeli Embassy or officials have been received for the Minister to attend official and other Embassy cultural events. However, the Minster has not attended any event.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (1 Oct 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Since my Department's formation in 2020, there have been 2 engagements with a consultancy company as outlined in the Deputy's question, namely Crowe, who developed reports prepared to inform the internal departmental decision-making, organisation design and policy development. Further detail can found below in tabular form. Section Year Title Cost ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The data requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and is rounded to the nearest five for data protection purposes. The data for the academic year 2023/2024 is not yet available from the HEA as they are currently in the process of gathering and auditing this data. It is expected the data will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The graduate data requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached spreadsheet. This data was sourced from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and is rounded to the nearest five for data protection purposes The data for the academic year 2023/2024 is not yet available from the HEA as they are currently in the process of gathering and auditing this data. It is expected the data will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together. My officials are working closely with the Department of Health to expand the healthcare workforce capacity of the country, including oral healthcare. My Department does not place a quota on dental courses, and therefore the number of places offered is a matter for the higher education institutions, in line with their autonomy. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled by Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI), who have noted that it will not be possible to facilitate this request by the given deadline. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The number of craft apprentices waiting over 6 months for all phases of off-the-job training at the end of August 2024 is 2,629 (Breakdown: Phase 2 2484, Phase 4 116, Phase 6 29) A plan put in place by the National Apprenticeship Office and overseen by this Department to reduce waiting times for apprentices has nearly halved the number of craft apprentices waiting more than 6 months for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The table below provides a list of the names of each special adviser employed by my Department since I became the Minister in this Department on 08th April 2024. These special advisers are both appointed to the Minister and their salaries are on the Principal Officer pay scale, in line with DPENDR guidelines. Advisor Start date Duration Grade ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy may wish to note that the annual rates of maintenance and the income thresholds applied are the same for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Student Contribution is not payable Postgraduate Students, as they are not eligible for free fees. The annual rates of maintenance grant for postgraduate students, income limits for postgraduate maintenance grants and postgraduate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: As the Deputy is aware the decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the awarding authority, SUSI to determine. Under the Student Grant Scheme for full-time courses, income from employment which represents holiday earnings outside of term time (Easter, summer and Christmas holidays) can be deducted when determining the reckonable income of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I made comments regarding single sex schools during the course of an interview and that is my personal opinion, and in the context of being a qualified teacher and parent.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department currently has three means-tested grant schemes in place to provide support to students. The main support available to assist students with the cost of attending higher education is the Student Grant Scheme as administered by the awarding authority, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (26 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by an appeals officer in SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in their case, an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2025 (24 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The availability and cost of accommodation is a challenge for many students especially at this time of year. I met with USI and representative Student Unions last week and we have an extensive discussion on student accommodation and other matters of importance. A capital investment of €100m from the National Development Plan windfall allocation enabled the progression of 1,014...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (24 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (24 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (24 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.