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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I understand the first opening slot is for Fianna Fáil, so I am happy for Deputy O'Sullivan to start if he wants. I cannot wait to hear his questions.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: As I am limited on time, I will take that note. What exactly do the buildings relate to?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fine. It is interesting to hear about the National Maritime College, which is a fantastic college. My question stems from the previous question from Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. Last week, we had a conversation with the Minister, Deputy Harris, in regard to technological universities and what their accommodation situation looks like going forward. I am glad that that the Minister of...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: It is through the CSO and Eurostat, is it not?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: On that, was it not the case that many universities could already access borrowing from the European Investment Bank, before this was announced with big fanfare?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I am not taking this out on the Minister of State. I do have another question, which relates to subhead B15, which Teachta Ó Cathasaigh also mentioned. It is on various grants projects and, particularly, the capital grants for the universities. When I look at these from year to year, there seems to be new names for capital grants. I therefore wonder if they are the existing grants...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes. When I was looking at the capital grants, I saw how from year to year there seems to be new names for the different grants. What I have seen from the Minister were things that I feel have been re-announced year on year. Are these completely new capital grants that are meant for something totally different, or have they been renamed so that they can be re-announced? That is basically...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I am wondering if these are all totally new things that have not been in place before.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Is it particularly for the capital grants for universities? From what I understand, in the capital grants there are new names, but I am just wondering if they are new. I am happy to table a parliamentary question on that. I do find that it can be very difficult. An announcement can be made and it can be an extremely difficult process to find out if it is fully new, or if it is not fully...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his forthcoming new Student Accommodation Strategy, if is he proposing the use of public private partnerships for the delivery of student accommodation by the technological universities; given the past criticism of PPPs from a value for money perspective, if his Department conducted a risk analysis; and if he will make a...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for being so readily available to come before the committee. I know that any time we have asked the Minister of State, he is willing and able to come in front of the committee. However, it is regrettable the senior Minister is not here. I have not seen before on Revised Estimates that the Minister is not available to answer in regard to his Department. I have...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Would the Minister of State not say that many of the universities are highly leveraged already?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Student Accommodation (30 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance the name, year and the initial value of investments made in student accommodation related projects/funds/joint ventures since the Irish Strategic Investment Fund’s inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3768/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (30 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of strategic housing developments that relate to purpose built student accommodation that have yet to be determined by An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4262/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the full list of craft apprenticeships, along with the latest taught version of the syllabuses; the date it was first published; the date of last review by QQI, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3836/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (30 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date his new Student Accommodation Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4071/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 582. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date that the funds for the running of the WorldSkills Ireland event 2024 will be disbursed; if the limited time left runs the risk of the event not proceeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4072/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (30 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date that the HEA will publish its supply and demand analysis for student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4073/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (30 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 19 October 2023, where it was stated that "the total stock of purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) equates to over 48,000 beds (Q2 2023)"; the source for this figure; the breakdown of publicly owned versus privately owned PBSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4261/24]