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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Feb 2024)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the breakdown of apprenticeship registration and populations is being compiled by SOLAS. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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

Simon Harris: The original third level PPP programme, announced in 2008, included three projects in SETU Waterford; the Engineering and Science building, the Architecture building and the Business and Enterprise building. These projects were suspended in 2010, due to affordability issues, however costs of circa €3m had been incurred on enabling works at that time, such as clearance of the site,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The attached document gives in tabular form the number of additional college places provided, by higher level institution, in the areas of medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary between 2020 and 2023. It is important to note that the additional places presented in the table for these disciplines in 2020 and 2021 refer to once off places which were a result of the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: Contracts for public private partnership (PPP) projects at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) and the Cork School of Music (CSM) were awarded in February 2003 and September 2005, respectively. Both contracts were for a term of 25 years post construction. The annually published appropriation accounts for my Department contains a section on the payments of PPP projects. This table...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (31 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: My Department has entered recharge arrangements with respect to emergency funding provided to both IT Tralee and Waterford IT. As regards Waterford IT, now under SETU, the latest recharge payment was made in October 2023 bringing total repayments to €6.9m. The recharge arrangement with IT Tralee, now MTU, is due to commence in May 2024.

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

Simon Harris: Technological Universities have been established to create a step-change in the delivery of higher-level skills, new knowledge creation, venture start-ups and collaborative innovation support for enterprise; and hence to meaningfully expand the higher education sector’s contribution to regional development. To support the post-establishment development of TUs, the Higher...

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

Simon Harris: My Department has not availed of services or engaged any consultancy from the companies in question over the past five years. As such, no records of contractual arrangements exist.

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

Simon Harris: The information requested by Deputy Farrell is presently being compiled by SOLAS. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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

Simon Harris: My officials have referred Deputy Farrell's query to the National Apprenticeship Office where the information requested is presently being compiled. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The information requested by Deputy Healy-Rae is presently being compiled by SOLAS. An answer will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (25 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) is the pharmacy regulator. It is responsible for setting the standards of education and training for pharmacists qualifying in Ireland. This includes developing standards and carrying out the accreditation of pharmacy degree programmes. In August 2014, the Minister for Health approved changes to the education and training of pharmacists. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will be aware that Budget 2024 contains a package of measures to support households with the cost of living. These cost of living measures include the provision of one off funding to reduce the student contribution fee payable by higher education students that are eligible for the free fees initiative (FFI), in academic year 2023/24, by €1,000. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The information in respect of state 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 their query. Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Further and Higher Education,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Travel (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: A tabular statement of the Minister's official trips is attached.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Horizon Europe is the European Union’s largest research and innovation programme, with a budget of €95.5 billion over its seven-year lifetime from 2021 to 2027. The Horizon Europe programme encompasses all European Member States as well as 18 Associated Countries from around the world. Israel signed a Horizon Europe...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: As Minister I have ensured an unrelenting focus on growing participation in apprenticeships. Underpinned by the measures in the Action Plan for Apprenticeship, the impact is very clear and positive, with significant growth of apprenticeship over the past number of years. Since 2021, over 27,000 people have registered as apprentices. Craft apprenticeship registrations for 2021- 2023 were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, the main support available to assist students with the cost of attending higher education is the Student Grant Scheme. Under the Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to eligible students attending an approved full-time course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Simon Harris: My Department shares data with other organisations for varied purposes such as compliance with employee tax obligations, in connection with legal proceedings, awarding of bursaries/scholarships and audit purposes. The transfer of data may be in aggregated form or on an individual basis depending on the specific purpose in question. For example, the data of Department employees is shared on an...

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

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for her question. The Deputy will be aware that Cavan Monaghan ETB have been working with and supported by SOLAS in developing their preliminary business case proposal for Cavan Town under the College of the Future Major Projects fund for the last number of months. The development of a robust Preliminary Business Case (PBC) is fundamental to the requirements of the...