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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: For the purposes of my reply, I will focus on projects funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the national foundation for investment in scientific and engineering research. There may be other work funded through other Government Departments. SFI funds research in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Every year the agency has a range of funding programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 and the Technological Universities Act 2018. Under this legislation the HEIs are independent and is entitled to regulate their own academic affairs and administrative processes, including in relation to examinations. Any policy around...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: Ireland is designated as a programme country under the Erasmus+ programme. As a programme country, Ireland is eligible to participate in all actions of the programme and has benefitted significantly from our participation. The policy of my Department, as national authority for the programme, has always been to strongly encourage participation in Erasmus+. The Department as national...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was formed in summer 2020. Since formation, the Department has not made any payments to An Taisce, nor does it have any specific provision for an allocation directly to An Taisce in 2021. The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: I can confirm that Dundalk Institute of Technology has not purchased any property within the timeframe in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: On foot of the 2019 TURN report, Budget 2020 provided for new Technological University Transformation Fund of€90 million (over 3 years 2020- 2023), to assist the development and progression of TUs. The Transformation Fund supersedes the previous Higher Education Landscape Fund under which some €31 million was provided to advance TU proposals. Funding allocated under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached table. In each of the relevant years Irish students comprised more than 90% of EU students registered on medicine courses. First Year Medicine Students by Domicile, 2016-2019 Domicile Group 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 Ireland 673 666 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Fees (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: Under the Department's Free Fees Initiative, the Exchequer pays tuition fees on behalf of eligible first time undergraduate students attending approved full-time undergraduate courses (including medicine courses). In order to qualify for funding under the Department’s Free Fees Initiative, students must meet the criteria of the scheme including previous education attainment. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was formed in summer 2020. The funding allocated to my Department, as set down in the annual Estimates, is used to meet costs associated with the provision of further and higher education, labour market initiatives including skills, and Irish research and development. The allocation is provided both...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Nursing Education (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department is actively engaging with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) about the demand for higher education places in 2021 and will take action as necessary to ensure the availability of a full range of further and higher education options for applicants in 2021 and beyond. However the HEIs are autonomous bodies under the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The number of staff currently employed in my Department is 157 full-time equivalent staff and the 2021 payroll allocation for my Department’s staff is €12,383,000*. * Includes overtime

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department's communications team has four staff, and is responsible for communicating the work of the Department to the citizen. My Department does not employ firms or staff to deal with public relations.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: I am comitted to implementation of the commitmets set out in New Decade New Approach, including that the Government is willing in principle to contribute to capital investment to support expanded provision at Ulster University Magee Campus, alongside the commitment made as part of the agreement by the UK Government. My Department is working closely with the Department of Taoiseach and in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (6 May 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department does not have a role in these arrangements or the placement of students enrolled on these courses. During the course of the programme, students are required to undertake placement in different services, including the National Educational Psychological Service and the Health Service Executive. The placement arrangements and conditions are a matter between the higher education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (6 May 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 and 143 together. Higher education institutions are independent corporate entities established under statute and on that basis are autonomous with regard to their human resource management function. However, all public sector organisations are required to comply with employment legislation and the provisions set out in the Protected Disclosures Act...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (6 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The current quota for EU entrants (including Irish entrants) to medicine stands at 708, divided between undergraduate entry (468) and graduate entry (240). This quota was established as a recommendation of the Report of the Working Group on Undergraduate Medical Education and Training, also known as the Fottrell Report. Irish students typically comprise 90% of EU entrants into medicine courses.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (6 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The fee payable by a student can vary depending on a variety factors including the type of course and the student's access route including previous education. Entry to medicine in Irish HEIs is provided through both undergraduate and graduate entry routes. Under the Department's Free Fees Initiative, the Exchequer pays tuition fees on behalf of eligible first time undergraduate students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (6 May 2021)

Simon Harris: I am aware of the high number of CAO applications this year, and officials from my Department are engaging regularly with representatives from the higher education sector in relation to the 2021/22 academic year and demand for places. The CAO process applications for undergraduate courses on behalf of the Higher Education Institutions. Decisions on admissions are made by the HEIs who then...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019 was signed into law on 23rd July 2019. While many of the provisions of the Act have been commenced, a number of Sections have yet to be. These are Sections 9, 14, 23, 25 to 33, and 38. A considerable amount of preparatory work is required to facilitate the full implementation of the remaining Sections...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (5 May 2021)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous and manage their own academic affairs including admissions procedures. The CAO process applications for undergraduate courses on behalf of the HEIs. Decisions on admissions are made by the HEIs who then instruct the CAO to make offers to successful candidates. Applications for free fees are assessed by higher education institutions. Under...