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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: The Revised Estimate for Vote 45 provides for a net allocation of €3.114 billion. This represents a gross allocation of €3.192 billion reduced by appropriations-in-aid of €78 million. The increased allocation of €409 million to Vote 45 is split into core and temporary by nature. The core allocation increase makes up the majority at more than €328 million....

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: The movement in subhead A5 reflects a €75 million increase from budget 2023, along with a transfer of €163 million to the National Training Fund for the post-leaving certificate programme. An increase of €75 million is broken down as follows: €32 million for the Building Momentum pay agreement; €12 million for the national development plan, NDP, capital;...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: If the Deputy likes, I will give figures for each year. At the end of 2020, the total number of apprenticeship registrations was 5,326. At the end of 2021, it was 8,607. At the end of 2022, it was 8,286. I can break that down further. Of the 8,286, 6,299 were craft apprentices and 1,987 were apprentices engaged in the various consortia apprenticeships. At the end of last year, the total...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: I do not have them to hand.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: New registrations jumped by 56% by comparison with 2020. There was a fall of 4% from 2021 to 2022.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: I have just been advised that, as part of the action plan, we are carrying out a spending review of demographic demand for apprenticeships this year. That will take place ahead of budget preparations for next year. The terms of the review are currently being discussed with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform but ascertaining how we can make improvements is an ongoing job of...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: There is also a bursary scheme worth €100,000. I will also send the committee members information on that.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: We will get back to the Deputy on that. We recognise that the cost of living represents a pressure across every sector but the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, review is ongoing. When that is completed, we will have a better handle on the matter. We have full employment and more people doing apprenticeships. We have made changes to the SUSI scheme. However, I would not be able to...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: The HEA sought expressions of interest for dentistry, pharmacy, medicine, nursing and veterinary. The closing date for the expressions of interest was 18 November 2002. There was further engagement with the respondents, whereby queries were raised about their expressions of interest. They had to be responded to by 16 January. The HEA is running the process, which we will call a tender...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: There is an appreciation of the urgency on our side. When the intention is to try, between dentistry, pharmacy, medicine, nursing and veterinary, to have these up and running in the 2024, 2025 or 2026 at the latest, there is a degree of urgency. Some 39 expressions of interest were received by the HEA across all five disciplines, of which 20 were proposals to deliver new courses and 19 to...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (1 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: I know. I agree. It is accepted by everyone that the veterinary community-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Property Registration (31 Jan 2023)

Niall Collins: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter regarding a property (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4357/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Niall Collins: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4468/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Schemes (31 Jan 2023)

Niall Collins: 552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the new application by a person (details supplied) for a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4041/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (31 Jan 2023)

Niall Collins: 613. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is available to assist a person (details supplied) in receiving treatment in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4045/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Niall Collins: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the assistance that may be available for a family (details supplied) via the current schemes to assist with house purchase and rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3830/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (26 Jan 2023)

Niall Collins: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) can be accommodated in a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3806/23]