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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: The CAO process applications for undergraduate, and some postgraduate, courses on behalf of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Decisions on admissions, including deadlines for receipt of school leaving exam results, are made by the HEIs who then instruct the CAO in this matter. My officials are meeting regularly with representatives from the further and higher education sectors to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Examinations (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 660 and 662 together. Dundalk Institute of Technology is an autonomous higher education institution in relation to academic issues. I was glad to be able to engage with students on this matter and I am pleased that my Department understands that following recent discussions between staff and management at the Institute, on 16 February the Teachers’...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will appreciate, while the operation of support measures for third level students is a function of this Department, tax matters are a function of the Revenue Commissioners. The scheme ensures students: - Who avail of the Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grant, including students studying abroad, will receive €250 top-up in their grant; The €250...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Advisers (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: The information requested is in the table. NAME TITLE ADDRESS Joanne Lonergan Special Adviser Department of Further & Higher Education, Research Innovation & Science, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. D01 RC96. Telephone: 01 8896400 Sarah Bardon Special Adviser Department of Further &...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: The requested information is set out in the table. Please note that full details of civil service salary scales are available at .

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: The response for the Deputy is in the table.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: In the academic year 2019/2020, SUSI processed 96,500 applications in total, and paid out 71,391 grants. Of this, 7,407 awards were made to PLC students . For the academic year 2020/21, SUSI has processed a total of 100,900 applications and to date 73,693 grants have been paid, of which 6,601 were paid to PLC students. Please also note that the data for 20/21 academic year is correct as at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: The data provided in the table is the breakdown for all Higher Education students who were in receipt of a grant for the 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2018/2019 academic years. The data in relation to the number of third level full-time students enrolled in colleges for the 2019/20 academic year are currently not available from the Higher Education Authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: The principal support provided by the Department in financial terms is the Student Grant Scheme. Under the 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. The decision on eligibility for a student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: My Department is acutely aware of the additional challenges faced by students as a result of Covid-19, and is conscious that this could have the potential to impact on progression rates. We are engaging regularly with the sector to understand how the student experience is being impacted as the academic year progresses. My officials have spoken with representatives from the higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: Since coming into office, I have received many representations from across the country regarding the health and well-being of our students. Some of those representations have student mental health as the primary topic, while many others express concerns regarding the subject together with other matters. My Department would require to undertake further analysis to answer the Deputy’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: I am conscious of the challenges faced by students regarding student accommodation this year due to both financial pressures, and the blended learning format of the 2020/21 academic year. The Deputy will be aware that the university sector has been actively engaging with students on the issue of accommodation refunds. As a result of the decision to minimise on-site teaching, all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 675 and 676 together. In August 2020, I wrote to all publicly funded higher education institutions (HEIs) requesting that they develop institutional action plans on tackling sexual violence and harassment, and report to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on their progress on the implementation of the Framework for Consent in HEIs. Since then, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: It has been a significant priority for me and my Department, in the context of the shift to online teaching and learning that has arisen from the public health restrictions, to provide support to students to facilitate connectivity and to examine options designed to seek to minimise the extent to which connectivity challenges act as a barrier to full participation in higher and further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: Until 31st December 2020, Scotland applied a exemption for EU students from outside the UK for its fee regime for higher education students. This facilitated the 'free fees' regime for Scottish students, and EU (including Irish students) while at the same time charging fees to students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. As a consequence of the UK departure from the EU, Scotland...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: Under the July stimulus package an additional funding allocation of €47.5m was provided for Higher Education skills-related programmes. The higher education elements of the July stimulus package were in three broad areas – further support for Springboard+ and HCI Pillar 1 (€10m), Funding for Postgraduate provision (€22.5m), and the provision of modular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: The HEAR scheme is operated by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) who set the policy criteria for the scheme. Admissions under the schemes are regulated by the higher education institutions themselves. Each institution determines its own admissions policy in relation to the schemes, the number of places they reserve and the allocation of those places. Applications to both schemes are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: Data on PME enrolments by institution is available in the attached table in respect of publicly funded higher education institutions (HEIs). As this data is taken from the HEA's Student Records System, it does not contain data on private institutions. Enrolment data from these institutions is not available to my Department. Higher Education Institution 2017/2018 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 684 to 686, inclusive, together. Until 31st December 2020, Scotland applied an exemption for EU students from outside the UK for its fee regime for higher education students. This facilitated the 'free fees' regime for Scottish students, and EU (including Irish students) while at the same time charging fees to students from England, Wales and Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding (24 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: As Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, my Department has overall responsibility for national research and innovation policy. However, other departments have specific responsibility for research and innovation strategy related to their policy remits. Responsibility for policy relating to genomics research falls under the remit of the Department of...