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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: A network of nine Regional Skills Fora (RSF) was established in 2017 under the National Skills Strategy 2016-2025. Along with the National Skills Council (NSC), the Regional Skills Fora constitute the central skills structures for driving forward skills policies and responses which seek to be based on partnership, rooted in evidence, agile and effective. The Fora work to foster stronger...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The data requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department nor the agencies under its remit. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are governed by the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technologies Acts 1992 to 2006 and the Technological Universities Act 2018. Within the meaning of these Acts, HEIs are autonomous with regard to management of their academic affairs. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The Student Assistance Fund (SAF) provides financial support to full- and part-time students who are experiencing financial difficulties while attending higher education. Under the Fund, financial support can be provided to assist students who are unable to meet costs associated with day-to-day participation in higher education, including a number of categories such as books and other class...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gender Recognition (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I understand that most higher education institutions would have Gender Identity and Expression Policies in place, or are in development as part of their broader Gender Equality / Equality Diversity and Inclusion work. The development of these policies is a matter for the individual higher education institutions, as are the institutional practices which arise from such policies. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The Student Grant Scheme, administered by SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), provides grant assistance 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. Approved courses for the Student Grant Scheme are prescribed in the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1294, 1295 and 1296 together. 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 order to qualify for funding under the Department’s Free Fees Initiative, students must meet the criteria of the scheme including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The Minister for Education approves the limits on the intake into primary teaching programmes. The intakes for the B.Ed and PME primary ITE programmes are 1,000 and 200 respectively for the coming academic year. There is no such intake limit on post-primary teaching programmes. Historically, the Department of Education has endeavoured to manage the supply of trained primary teachers in an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Apr 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. The number of places offered is a given course is a matter for the HEI in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department. 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. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I have attached a spreadsheet showing Student/Academic Staff ratios (full-time/excluding research staff) for the academic year 2017/18. These are the latest published figures and I understand that the Higher Education Authority plan to publish the 2018/19 institutional profiles in the coming months. - Student/Academic Staff Ratio (Full-time/excl. Research Staff) -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1302, 1340 and 1341 together. My department does not compile the information requested by the deputy. The provision of funding for Higher Education on an annual basis is part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy. It is important to note that, in considering the total level of resource available to the sector, higher education institutions are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: The HEA have collated data from the sector on the numbers of occasional hourly paid administrative, teaching and support staff and the Department is reviewing the data to gain a better understanding of the practices. The Department has engaged with representative bodies of the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and been advised that there are a number of factors that would lead HEIs to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is the national agency responsible for qualifications and quality assurance in further education and training and higher education in Ireland. TheQualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act2012, which established QQI, requires that quality assurance underpins the relationship between QQI and the providers with which it engages....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I am strongly committed to capital investment in the proposed technological university for the South East. Officials from my Department and the Higher Education Authority are in ongoing engagement with both Waterford Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Carlow in relation to campus development plans across all proposed TU locations, including Wexford. It is planned that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will appreciate, the detailed information sought spans a significant timeframe. In that regard, officials from my Department are currently compiling the data in the format requested and will respond directly to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I can advise the Deputy that 15 applications were received under the Higher Education Strategic Infrastructure Fund. Five major capital projects were approved for co-funding under the Fund. The total co-funding approved amounts to €96.6m. The 15 projects are listed in the table with the approved projects highlighted in bold. HEI Code Project Title ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Straitéisí Ranna (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: Is colún lárnach de chur chuige an rialtais é an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 chun a chinntiú go ndéantar an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn agus a chothú ar fud an stáit. Tá cur chuige rialtais uile, faoi stiúir na Roinne Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus na Meán, deartha chun a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1313 and 1314 together. As Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Skills, I am committed to continuing the process of investing in our higher education system and to the development and implementation of a sustainable funding model for the sector. It is important to note that, in considering the total level of resource...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: In recognition of the challenges facing full time third level students, financial assistance will be provided in academic year 20/21 to all students who avail of SUSI grants and to all EU full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students attending publicly funded Higher Education Institutions in the state. The scheme will ensure students: - Who avail of the SUSI grant will receive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (21 Apr 2021)

Simon Harris: I can confirm to the Deputy that plans are currently being advanced for interim temporary accommodation for the further education and training provision under reference. In regard to the development of the campus, it is my understanding that the Department of Education intend to develop permanent accommodation for a school on the site also.