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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Jul 2025)

Marian Harkin: This Government is strongly committed to apprenticeships and has significantly expanded opportunities for students in recent years. This growth is essential to equipping Ireland’s workforce with the skills needed to meet national priorities in housing, retrofitting, and infrastructure delivery. My Department collaborates with key sectoral partners—including SOLAS, the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (8 Jul 2025)

Marian Harkin: This Government believes that literacy is a human right as it allows each of us to fully engage in society and be active citizens. That is why promoting the Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Strategy is a key priority for Government, my Department, SOLAS and the ETBs. Launched in 2021, the 10-year ALL Strategy aims to equip all adults with essential literacy, numeracy, and digital skills for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Jul 2025)

Marian Harkin: A key objective of my Department's Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 is that apprenticeships are available and valued as a work based learning opportunity, providing sought after qualifications across the tertiary education and training sector. The Government is committed to improving access to information and supports for apprentices. In 2021, the National Apprenticeship Office...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Jul 2025)

Marian Harkin: Green Skills are crucial for achieving the ambitious climate targets outlined in the Government's Climate Action Plan. These skills encompass everything from developing transferable green skills for everyday life to meeting the specific requirements of emerging green sectors, such as Nearly Zero Energy Buildings/ Retrofit, eMobility, and renewable energy and offshore wind. In October 2024,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Jun 2025)

Marian Harkin: I am committed to providing opportunities for lifelong learning, so that those in the workforce are armed with the skills they need to leverage the opportunities presented by the ever changing world of work. In that context, Further Education and Training (FET) is well suited to those who wish to change their career paths and move to vocational or labour market focused employment. According...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Marian Harkin: My Department is firmly committed to ensuring equitable access for all learners to Further Education and Training (FET), particularly for those from underrepresented backgrounds. The 2020–2024 FET Strategy placed ‘Fostering Inclusion’ as one of its three core pillars, identifying under-represented cohorts to receive additional support to engage in FET. This commitment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (11 Jun 2025)

Marian Harkin: My officials are looking into this matter for the Deputy and I will follow up with him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Industry (27 May 2025)

Marian Harkin: I would like to thank Deputy O’Connell for raising this important question and for the opportunity to update her on the work my Department is doing on delivering the Careers in Construction Action Plan. Launched in 2023, this Plan is a key priority of my Department as it sets out strategic actions to promote inclusive, attractive, and sustainable careers in construction. In the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Industry (27 May 2025)

Marian Harkin: My Department commissioned research in the first quarter of this year, the objective of which is to support the development of an integrated, cohesive and coherent national framework for meeting priority construction workforce needs. This is to be achieved through a holistic review of priority construction and infrastructure workforce and skills requirements to support Government targets in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Industry (27 May 2025)

Marian Harkin: I want to thank Deputy O’Connell for her question and for her interest in the Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Action Plan. The Action Plan was developed in consultation with industry, training providers, Departments and agencies. It aims to upskill current and future workers and ensure the construction sector is future-ready so that Ireland can meet its national targets in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Industry (27 May 2025)

Marian Harkin: I would like to thank you for your interest in the work my Department is undertaking to advance Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) skills. Greater adoption of MMC, an umbrella term for a range of innovative construction processes, is a key pillar of the Government’s approach to increasing innovation and achieving productivity gains in the delivery of housing and infrastructure. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Industry (27 May 2025)

Marian Harkin: I would like to thank Deputy O’Connell for her question and her interest in the Careers in Construction Action Plan, which is a key priority for my Department. The Department chairs the Careers in Construction Working Group, which brings together key stakeholders from across Government, the tertiary education system, industry, and professional bodies. This group plays a central role...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Apr 2025)

Marian Harkin: 695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1576 of 23 July 2024, the status of an appeal for a visa for reunification; the timeline for a decision on same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16675/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Apr 2025)

Marian Harkin: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm the continuation of the speech and language class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15572/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (1 Apr 2025)

Marian Harkin: 415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (1 Apr 2025)

Marian Harkin: 445. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether he intends to continue the basic income for artists when the pilot programme comes to an end in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15558/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (1 Apr 2025)

Marian Harkin: 653. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she can confirm the continuation of the accommodation recognition payment to Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: General Practitioner Services (1 Apr 2025)

Marian Harkin: 776. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the severe shortage of GPs in Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15557/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (25 Mar 2025)

Marian Harkin: 679. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 752 of 4 March 2025, and subsequent reply in relation to the heartwatch scheme; the reason the new CDM Programme is only open to medical card patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13311/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Mar 2025)

Marian Harkin: 515. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to clarify a matter regarding work permits (details supplied). [10878/25]