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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: My Department was established in 2020 under the title: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. To date, since establishment, there has been no renaming or rebranding of the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: The number of Springboard courses delivered by further and higher education institutes nationwide for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form, is set out at the link below. Please note, as some course proposals are submitted by a consortium and are delivered across more than one Higher Education Institution, these are recorded as a course for each separate Higher Education Institution,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: A total of €330 was spent by my Department in 2024 in respect of three of my Department's officials partaking in external training relating to appearances as witness at Oireachtas committees. The training was provided by One Learning and the titles of the trainings are as follows:Preparing to Appear as a Witness in front of Oireachtas Committees.Preparing your colleagues to appear at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: The current and capital funding allocation for Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland from the establishment of the agency on the 1st of August 2024 to year end, and for 2025, is set out in the table below. These figures include the provision of supplementary funds of just over €1m towards the amalgamation process which established the new organisation. The capital funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: I have engaged extensively with my Department's Management Board since my appointment as Minister and look forward to our first Ministerial Management Board meeting which will take place in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: I have met with representatives from SOLAS, HEA, Taighde Eireann, and Skillnet. Next week I am meeting with QQI and I plan to meet with Leargas, and the Grangegorman Development Agency in the coming months. I am looking forward to continuing my engagement with all my Department's aegis bodies to advance my Department's priorities.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: I have met with representatives of the following institutions: Trinity College Dublin, South East Technological University, Atlantic Technological University, Munster Technological University, University College Cork, Maynooth University, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, University of Limerick, University of Galway, Technological University of the Shannon, Institute of Art...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: Government remains committed to increasing the profile of apprenticeships and to achieve 12,500 apprenticeship registrations by 2030 with two-thirds in craft/construction. Significant investment has been made into growing the apprenticeship system, including €67 million in Budget 2024 and €77 million in Budget 2025, with the latter figure representing the single biggest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: A total of six staff members from my Department make up a project team which has been tasked with overseeing the administration of the Periodic Critical Review (PCR) of SOLAS. The staff members come from two units within the Department - the Organisation Development and Operations unit (Corporate), and the Further Education and Training unit, with responsibility for governance, policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: A synopsis of each of the 10 steps of National Apprenticeship Office’s process for the development of new apprenticeships is set out below. It should be noted that the 10 steps involved in developing a new national apprenticeship programme do not need to be linear and may be taken in parallel. More detailed information can be found on the NAO website:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: The Action Plan for Apprenticeship envisages the migration of craft apprenticeships into the newer consortia-led delivery model leading to an integrated apprenticeship system and I intend to bring a plan to Government on the steps to achieve this aim. €4m in funding was provided in 2025 to support the development of the integrated system and a new quality assurance framework. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: A key pillar in the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021 - 2025 is to ensure that apprenticeships are recognised and valued across all sectors, promoting them as a vital method for building upon existing and supporting emerging skills needs now and into the future. There are 10 steps involved in developing a national apprenticeship. These steps are not linear and a number may be taken in...

Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Teachtaí Dála a labhair sa díospóireacht seo. It has been a worthwhile debate. I welcome the support for the motion from across the House. What is rare is wonderful. We do not see such agreement often but, when we do, it is something to celebrate. I thank the Deputies on all sides of the Chamber who contributed. I acknowledge the...

Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of: (i) the Agreement between the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Ireland concerning the Granting of the Status of Associate Member State of CERN, signed at Geneva on 8th May, 2025, and (ii) the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, copies of which were...

Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: The business is an hour ahead of schedule.

Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: Established in 1954, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, is an intergovernmental organisation that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. It is headquartered in Geneva and currently comprises 24 member states and ten associate member states. Associate membership of CERN is a commitment in the programme for Government and a long-standing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (11 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy relating to the email and phone lines in use by Oireachtas members to which she refers. Contact Email Phone Line (general inquiries) Minister James Lawless james.lawless@oireachtas.ie 01 889 2448 / 01 889 2449 Minister of State Marian Harkin ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: I can confirm that my Department has not provided any capital funding for IT services in the years identified by the Deputy. The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (11 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: The European Union's AI Continent Action Plan was launched in April. It sets the objective for the EU to become a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforming Europe's strong traditional industries and its exceptional talent pool into powerful engines of AI innovation and acceleration. As the Deputy will be aware, one of the five key pillars of the Action Plan relates to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (11 Jun 2025)

James Lawless: The guidelines for consultancy which the Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science complies with defines consultancy as "where a person, organization or group thereof is engaged to provide intellectual or knowledge-based services (e.g. expert analysis and advice) through delivering reports, studies, assessments, recommendations, proposals, etc. that contribute...