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- 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (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: I am conscious of the need for the progressive implementation of measures to address cost as a barrier to attending higher education. I have recently published an options paper (www.gov.ie/en/publication/db3c6-funding-the-future-an-annua l-options-paper-on-the-cost-of-higher-education-2024/) which sets out the various possible measures to reduce the cost of attending higher education. I...
- 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: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Funding for the National Apprenticeship programme is determined through the annual Estimates process, led by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. In advance of Budget 2025 on the 1st October, my department published the Funding the Future - An annual options paper on the cost of higher education 2024, on the 16th September, which can be...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: My Department is aware of issues regarding ebook licencing and is engaging with the higher education sector and the Department of Rural and Community Development who have responsibility for public libraries. Those discussions are at an early stage. In terms of supports for students, I am conscious of the need for the progressive implementation of measures to address cost as a barrier to...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Student Assistance Fund is managed by the Higher Education Authority on behalf of my Department. The HEA allocates funding based on the academic year to each of the universities, Institutes of Technology, the Colleges of Education and a number of other higher education bodies. The core allocation for the SAF is €9.1 million per annum and increases were secured for this academic...
- 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: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: As a part of Budget 2025, I intend to continue removing barriers to education to assist students in reaching their full potential or pursuing their goals and getting to where they want to in life. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Estimates process in ongoing. While I cannot pre-empt the budgetary process addressing costs for families and learners and supporting disadvantaged students...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (19 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: Awaiting reply from Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Sep 2024)
Patrick O'Donovan: I am aware that Cardinal Health Ireland Ltd issued a collective redundancy notification on 29 August 2024 in respect of 308 positions over a 15 month period from April 2025 to June 2026. Clearly the potential loss of these jobs is most regrettable and I understand that my colleague Minister Burke’s Department is working with the company management and with staff on current and...