Advanced search
Show most relevant results first | Most recent results are first | Show use by person

Search only Patrick O'DonovanSearch all speeches

Results 1,141-1,160 of 10,964 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am aware of the very challenging context for female Afghani students. To avail of funding under the Free Fees Initiative (FFI) or the Student Grant Scheme, students must meet the criteria of the respective schemes including the residency and nationality criteria. All students, including Irish Nationals or persons granted International Protection are required to meet the residency...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department and officials do not use AI services in the course of their duties, as such no policy is in place currently. My Department will continue to monitor developments in relation to AI and the other models referenced by the Deputy, in particular with regard to potential applications that may be identified by other Government Departments.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department and officials do not use AI to generate official text. My Department will continue to monitor developments in relation to AI, in particular with regard to potential applications that may be identified by other Government Departments. The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Higher Education: The HEA collects data on students with disabilities from two data sources: the number of students supported by the Fund for Students with Disabilities and the number of students reported as having a disability from the Equal Access Survey, a voluntary set of questions asked of first years in higher education each year. The table below represents the number of new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: One of the five overarching objectives of the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 is "Apprenticeship for All”, which aims to ensure that the profile of the apprenticeship population better reflects the general population. Action 8.3 of the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 commits to deliver a bursary programme for apprentices who are experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Thank you for bringing to my attention the concerns of your constituent regarding Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) programmes in Ireland. The places in Queens University Belfast (QUB) on Medicine programmes do not include GEM programmes and only applies to students who have not attended third level education previously. Further information regarding the arrangement with QUB is available...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (18 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. For student grant purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students (ie: assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 838, 839, 840 and 841 together. Athena Swan Ireland do not have a role in the allocation of funding by the HEA to higher education institutions. The allocation of recurrent grant funding to institutions is a matter for the HEA and is approved by the HEA Board. Designated institutions of higher education set out their contribution to the achievement of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am aware of the very challenging context for female Afghani students. To avail of funding under the Free Fees Initiative (FFI) or the Student Grant Scheme, students must meet the criteria of the respective schemes including the residency and nationality criteria. All students, including Irish Nationals or persons granted International Protection are required to meet the residency...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will be aware that Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB (DDLETB) are being supported by SOLAS in developing their Preliminary Business Case (PBC) proposal for Swords under the FET College of the Future Major Projects fund. The development of a robust PBC is fundamental to the requirements of the Infrastructure Guidelines. The proposal put forward by DDLETB is one of twelve projects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department works collaboratively, through SOLAS and the HEA, with the Education Training Boards and all higher education institutions on the development and delivery of capital projects. Capital investment in Carlow and Kilkenny for 2024 will be realised through existing capital projects and devolved funding mechanisms as detailed in the below table. The table below outlines Further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy will be aware that Higher Education Institutions are autonomous bodies; responsible for assessing student applications and determining the tuition fee payable by individual students. The higher education tuition fee payable by a student can vary depending on a variety factors including the type of course and the fee rates of a particular institution. Typically there are two...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: For employers who were not benefiting from the indirect support afforded to craft apprenticeship in the form of training allowances, an annual employer grant of €2,000 per apprentice was introduced from January 2022. It is projected that the total cost in 2024 will range from €6,500,000 - €7,000,000. Hence, abolishing this grant would result in approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have not had the opportunity to visit Trinity College since my appointment. I have met with the President of the College as part of a delegation from the Irish Universities Association.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Tyndall National Institute (TNI) is Ireland’s flagship research institute in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) hardware and systems. It was established in 2004 under a partnership agreement between the Government and University College Cork to provide a national focal point for excellence in deep-tech research, development, postgraduate and specialised training in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (18 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 Generally speaking, a grant will not be paid to a student for a repeat period of study on the same course, or for a different course at the same level, irrespective of whether or not a grant was paid...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Please see attached excel file which contains a list of all live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (18 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: The information that the Deputy requested is a large dataset and is not readily available, my officials collected and collated the full range of data requested from the academic year 2016/2017 to date in the attached. Please note that the 2024 information is not yet available. The overall amount allocated to the Student Assistance fund from 2010 to 2015 has been included in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (9 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Neither the Department nor Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) hold complete data on the number of people who have undertaken mandatory all-terrain vehicle-quad bike training since the introduction of the new regulations in November 2023. This information would be only available from individual providers who provide this training. The below table sets out data pertaining to the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (9 Sep 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: Based on most up-to-date for two full academic years, the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland has provided the data below for the number of students domiciled in Ireland who were studying at Further and Higher Education Institutions in Northern Ireland for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years. (Data for 2023/24 is not yet available.) Number of Students domiciled in Ireland...

   Advanced search
Show most relevant results first | Most recent results are first | Show use by person

Search only Patrick O'DonovanSearch all speeches