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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 22, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on housing met on Monday, 15 April. The next meeting will take place this month, in May. The committee works to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the implementation of Housing for All and for programme for Government commitments regarding housing and related matters, including planning reform. Our...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: ...protect cities other than Kyiv. I, therefore, welcome the recent decision in the United States to confirm further aid for Ukraine. The agreement by the European Union in February to provide €50 billion in grants and loans to Ukraine in the period to 2027, and the decision in March to provide an additional €5 billion under the European Peace Facility, EPF, are both...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: I thank the Chairman for the invitation to attend and for the opportunity to appear before the select committee to consider the 2024 Revised Estimates for Votes 1 to 3, inclusive, and 5 and 6. A detailed briefing document for each of these Votes has been supplied to the committee in advance of the meeting. While I have certain responsibilities for the Oireachtas for the administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (27 Feb 2024)

Simon Harris: ...services Strand 3: Enhancing student participation and success with a focus on under-represented groups Strand 4: Create a unified knowledge and skills system which is balanced and integrated Strand 5: Address cost as a barrier to higher education and improve student supportsFollowing engagement with stakeholders from across the higher education system, it was determined that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (27 Feb 2024)

Simon Harris: ...of key improvements including:- Providing €3m of funding to support universal design in higher educations with projects currently ongoing. Increasing the Fund for Students with a disability by 5% for 2024 bringing funding available to over €8millon. I have recently provided funding to 10 Higher Education Institutions who will provide courses for students with an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (27 Feb 2024)

Simon Harris: ...2022, I have taken a number of measures to support access to Higher Education for target groups, including increasing the annual allocation for the Fund for Students with a Disability for 2024 by 5% to over €8 million. The Department is committed to ensuring all students can actively participate in third level education.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: A national network of 5 TUs stretches across some 25 campuses, bringing the advantages and potential of university-driven skills and innovation to communities across the country. Higher education access is being provided in a far more balanced regional manner and TUs are driving regional development and socio-economic progress in places with no previous university footprint as diverse as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Update on Key Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (24 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: What I might do is send the committee a note on this but the short answer is "Yes". The €5 million will sustain existing provision but we hope it will do a bit more than that because what we are also trying to do is put funding that had been temporary funding into the core. One of the things the universities regularly say is that all funding is welcome and makes a positive impact but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (18 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: ...and Tier 2 Bursary which will total 600 for the 2023/2024 academic year.The average annual allocation of Fund for Students with a Disability (FSD) to the higher education sector is in the region of €7.6 million. I have increased the fund for 2024 by 5% to over €8 million.The Student Assistance Fund has funding of over 19m available for the 2023/2024 academic yearUniversal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: ...for students with a disability in higher education including:-The average annual allocation of the Fund for Students with a Disability funding to the higher education sector is in the region of €7.6 million. I have increased the fund for 2024 by 5% to over €8 million.Universal Design measures have been progressed with 19 institutions receiving a total of €3m in funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (18 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: ...Tier 2 Bursary's which will total 600 for the 2023/2024 academic year.The average annual allocation of the Fund for Students with a Disability funding to the higher education sector is in the region of €7.6 million. I have increased the fund for 2024 by 5% to over €8 million.The Student Assistance Fund has funding of over 19m available for the 2023/2024 academic yearUniversal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (17 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: ..., 2022 to 2028. This plan aligns with and builds on the wider ambitions of the Programme for Government to provide accessible, affordable education to all citizens with a mid-plan review in 2025.While higher education institutions are autonomous, the approach of my Department has been to offer a range of supports which enable them to meet national objectives, including those related to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Simon Harris: ...Agency (HFA) to provide finance directly to Irish public higher education providers to develop student accommodation. This deal will further the Government’s priorities, as this new funding will form 25% of the Housing for All commitment made by the HFA. The funding is ring fenced for 5 years and is now open for applications. The initiative is separate to the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Simon Harris: ...Agency (HFA) to provide finance directly to Irish public higher education providers to develop student accommodation. This deal will further the Government’s priorities, as this new funding will form 25% of the Housing for All commitment made by the HFA. The funding is ring fenced for 5 years and is now open for applications. The investment is separate to the Government announcement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Simon Harris: ...Agency (HFA) to provide finance directly to Irish public higher education providers to develop student accommodation. This deal will further the Government’s priorities, as this new funding will form 25% of the Housing for All commitment made by the HFA. The funding is ring fenced for 5 years and is now open for applications. The initiative is separate to the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (19 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: ...aligns with and builds on the wider ambitions of the Programme for Government to provide accessible, affordable education to all citizens. A full midterm review of the NAP will take place in 2025. Since the launch of the plan a number of measures have been progressed including:- Additional funding of €700,000 to enhance HEI’s capacity for regional engagement with priority...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: ...time, made a real and meaningful difference to them. It also means that, this year, people with a household income below €100,000 will see their fees halved; they will actually see their fees reduced to €1,500 because they will get the €1,000 off and they can also get the €500 credit from the SUSI system as well. In addition, all student grants will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (26 Sep 2023)

Simon Harris: ...to existing PATH 1 Initial Teacher Education initiatives and PATH2 -1916 bursaries, targeted at socio economic disadvantaged groups, Budget 2022 provided an additional dedicated investment of €35 million. (€5 million over 7 years) to support the objectives of the National Access Plan. Part of this funding has been allocated to a new PATH initiative - PATH 4 aimed as students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Sep 2023)

Simon Harris: ...disabilities does not reflect the wider population. That is why we have placed an unrelenting focus on this area and have a new target of 16% by 2028. In January 2021, I announced approval for €5.8 million towards strategic initiatives aimed at supporting students with disabilities to access and engage with higher education funded under the Fund for Students with a Disability...