Written answers
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Correspondence
833. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance will be provided in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21196/20] - Education and Training Boards
834. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis by which LMETB has agreed to use county council premises; if same has been approved by her Department; and if he will make a statement... - Higher Education Institutions
835. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of recruiting an additional psychologist for institutes of higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Student Universal Support Ireland
836. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the five-year waiting period will be waived or reduced in order for SUSI grants to be allowed for those that did not complete studies in... - Community Training Centres
838. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the venues used by community education providers that deliver courses and training, for example, community employment schemes can be regarded... - Protected Disclosures
839. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a protected disclosure (details supplied) given to his predecessor in May 2017; and if a series of matters in relation to the... - School Costs
840. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the campaign of an organisation (details supplied) for a reduction in school fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Adult Education Provision
841. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the necessary regulation for adult learners in adult education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22236/20] - Student Grant Scheme
845. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding eligibility for mature independents maintenance grants to include all mature applicants that have been forced to... - Third Level Institutions
847. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Grand Canal innovation district; the status of the project; if he has had engagements with Trinity College Dublin with regard... - Departmental Functions
848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location in which his Department will be situated; his functions; the budget of his Department in tabular form; the areas his Department... - Student Support Schemes
849. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying criteria for technology assistance for students. [21733/20] - Further Education and Training Programmes
850. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the local training initiatives in operation in 2019 and 2020; the location and number of participants in each; his views on further developing... - School Curriculum
851. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidance will be provided on when the new academic year will commence for colleges and universities in view of the delay of the leaving... - Student Unions
853. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a document (details supplied) published by a group; and his views on the budgetary requests contained in same.... - Further Education and Training Programmes
854. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the 35,000 further and higher education places announced in the July stimulus package; the estimated cost of each place; the... - Departmental Functions
855. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role his Department will play in terms of direct research funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21740/20] - Third Level Reform
856. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Cassells report has been sent to the European Commission for review; when he expects the Commission to respond; and if he will make a... - Sustainable Development Goals
857. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which Ireland's commitment to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plan 2020-2025 of his... - Third Level Costs
858. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of each student enrolled as an undergraduate full-time, part-time, remote and FETAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Apprenticeship Programmes
859. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place for a pipe fitter and welder to obtain recognition of prior learning. [21745/20] - English Language Training Organisations
860. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the English language education sector is a major employer and worth as much to the economy as... - Nursing Education
862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of nurses that graduated in each of the years 2017 to 2019; the institutions from which they graduated; the number that entered jobs... - Student Support Schemes
863. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to matters raised in a media article (details supplied); the status of the promised €2 million directed in 2019... - International Students
864. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of overseas students that have enrolled in Irish universities for the autumn term; the provisions in place to ensure that students... - Student Accommodation
865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of student accommodation across Ireland which would be considered a congregated setting according to the definition in which ten or... - Student Universal Support Ireland
866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of emails his Department received concerning students that had issues with their SUSI grant application and grant refusal.... - Student Support Schemes
867. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying criteria that applies to students and the definition of disadvantage being used further to the announcement of a €15... - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
869. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if VTOS payments will continue past the initial extension date of August 2020 due to uncertainty in relation to the date on which students will... - Third Level Institutions
870. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to progress university status in the north-west; his further plans to continue the momentum in relation to cross-Border... - Student Grant Scheme
872. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many students will not receive the maintenance grant until 9 October 2020 at the earliest; the... - Departmental Offices
873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and... - Ministerial Advisers
874. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants working in his Department appointed and or recruited and... - Third Level Education
875. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in place for those with learning difficulties if all third level education is to be online; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Fees
876. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2020 if the student contribution charge was reduced by €100, €200, €500, €1000 and... - Ministerial Advisers
877. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special advisers that will be hired by his Department. [22783/20]
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