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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 514. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the continued delays in getting appointments using the online booking system for Burgh Quay registration office and the non-answering of emails from persons seeking appointments; and if she has plans to allocate additional resources in order to meet demand. [61583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to increase financial supports for postgraduate students with a particular focus on those from low income households. In response to this commitment, additional funding of €7m was secured in Budgets 2017 and 2018 to facilitate the reinstatement of full maintenance grants from September 2017 for the most disadvantaged postgraduate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (16 Jan 2018)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I visited the Institute of Technology Carlow on 30 June 2017 and met with the Chairperson of the Governing Body, President and members of the Senior Management Team to discuss a range of matters relating to higher education including the development of a technological university for the South East (TUSE). I also met with the Chairperson of Waterford Institute of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: While there has been a decline in the position of some Irish Institutions in some international rankings systems, Ireland performs ahead of most European countries relative to our population size and has the highest level of tertiary attainment rate for 30-34 year olds in Europe. My Department has consistently outlined that we have to be cautious about how we interpret the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gender Equality (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The NUI Galway Report of its Gender Equality Task Force identified 24 recommendations to be implemented by the University. The membership of the task force is available on the NUI, Galway website. I understand that NUI, Galway has a Gender Equality Action Plan in place regarding implementation of its Gender Equality Task Force recommendations and those of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (25 Oct 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Persons in the protection process currently have access to a range of higher education provision under the arrangements for non-EU/EEA nationals (i.e. payment of full economic fee). In the further education and training sector, persons in the protection process can access adult literacy and English language provision free of charge. A pilot student support scheme is currently in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (25 Oct 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The establishment of SUSI, within City of Dublin ETB (CDETB) as a single national awarding authority for student grants, represented a very significant positive development in the transformation of government service delivery in relation to supporting students in further and higher education. Although there were operational challenges arising from this change that impacted on students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 429 together. I am aware of the decision by University College Cork (UCC) and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) relating to the Irish Maritime and Energy Research Cluster (IMERC). However, neither my Department, nor the Higher Education Authority, were involved in the review or in the decisions by UCC and CIT. IMERC...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is responsible for gathering statistics on student numbers and according to the student numbers recorded by the HEA in respect of the 2016/17 academic year, there was 131,268 students attending universities and other colleges while 86,975 students attended Institutes of Technology (IoTs). This represents 60% for universities and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are a number of possible support options available to persons wishing to complete a masters in primary education. The Deputy will be aware of the Action Plan for Education commitment to increase financial supports for postgraduate students with a particular focus on those from low income households. In response to this commitment, I secured additional funding of €4 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The higher education institutional profiles for the 2013/2014 academic year give an academic staff : student ratio of 1:16 for the Institute of Technology sector. The Higher Education Authority is currently finalising the institutional profiles for the 2014/15 academic year and this will include an updated  academic staff : student ratio for the sector.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Reform (11 Sep 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The DARE scheme is a third-level admissions scheme for students with a disability offering places on reduced points basis to school leavers with disabilities who are under 23. HEAR is a college and university admissions scheme offering places on reduced points and extra college support to school leavers from socio-economically disadvantages backgrounds. The DARE HEAR schemes have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority (11 Sep 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have sought expressions of interest for two academic members to fill vacancies on the Higher Education Authority Board through the Public Appointments Service. The closing date for receipt of applications was 7 July 2017. A total of 39 applications were received. The Assessment Panel has examined all applications and a list of potential candidates will be presented to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (11 Sep 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 387 and 459 together. The Government approved the drafting of insertions and amendments to the Technological Universities Bill 2015, as passed at Committee Stage in Dáil Eireann, on 11 July 2017. The approval is subject to any amendments, including any consequential amendments, deemed necessary by the Office of the Attorney General.Officials from my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (11 Sep 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 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. For a dependent student, the reckonable income for grant purposes includes both his/her own income and that of his/her parents/legal guardians. A student may be assessed as an independent mature student if he or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (26 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding as a block grant to the institutions. As autonomous bodies, the internal disbursement of this funding, along with any funding it receives from private sources, is a matter for the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Administration (26 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The HEA board minutes to which the Deputy refers were published on the HEA’s website on 28th June 2017. HEA Board meetings are listed sequentially. On occasions, additional special meetings are arranged, these tend to be one item meetings. The special meeting of October 2014 was not published on the HEA’s website due to an administrative oversight. The HEA did...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (26 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Admission to third level courses are decided by the higher education institutions and my Department does not have a role in setting the criteria for course entry. The Central Applications Office (CAO) manages the graduate entry to medicine on behalf of the participating institutions, and the Graduate Medical Schools Admission Tests (GAMSAT) is used in this regard. The CAO handbook states...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (26 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 and 287 together. The principal support provided by the Department of Education and Skills in financial terms is the student grant scheme, which makes available means-tested financial assistance to students in further and higher education. Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students on full-time courses who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (26 Jul 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The principle support provided by my Department in financial terms is the student grant scheme, which makes available means-tested financial assistance to students in further and higher education. The student grant scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to...

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