Written answers
Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- Apprenticeship Programmes
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that have been made for the college sections of apprenticeship programmes due to the effect of Covid-19; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when laptops ordered to assist students with online and blended learning will be available to students in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he... - Student Universal Support Ireland
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changing the criteria for calculating SUSI grant eligibility to include whether a parent is in receipt of the working family... - Third Level Examinations
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with the president of NUI Galway on waiving the €295 repeat exam fee in view of the difficulties faced by... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding provided to third-level sector in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of additional places made available... - Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation report entitled, The Case for Irish Membership of... - Third Level Institutions
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response that has been put in place to deal with the issue of sexual harassment and gender-based violence on third-level campuses in view of a... - Third Level Fees
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the continuation of the full €3,000 student contribution fees can be justified in the context of the Covid-19 crisis, the... - Student Universal Support Ireland
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the current thresholds for SUSI grant eligibility are set at an appropriate level to provide real equality of access to third... - Third Level Fees
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if asylum seekers will be exempted from non-EU and EEA university fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22642/20] - Institutes of Technology
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of the recently approved STEM building for Athlone IT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22631/20] - Apprenticeship Programmes
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reform the apprenticeship system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22605/20] - Technological Universities
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Connacht, Ulster Alliance Technological University application. [22643/20] - Research and Development
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he plans to take to improve the interface between the wider research community and the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a... - Third Level Fees
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student college contributions will be reduced for the 2020/2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22603/20] - Research and Development
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support the development of new career pathways for early-career researchers. [22634/20] - Technological Universities
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of all current technological university applications. [22656/20] - Third Level Institutions
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a research project has been commissioned on sexual harassment in third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22604/20] - Further and Higher Education
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the funding requirement for a new X-ray machine for the Waterford Institute of Technology SEAM Technology gateway will be reviewed (details... - Civil Service
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will establish a science and technology policy fellowship within the Civil Service to provide opportunities to scientists and engineers to... - Student Support Schemes
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when laptops ordered to assist students with online and blended learning will be available to UCC students; and if he will make a statement on the... - Technological Universities
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new Wexford campus as part of the Technological University for the South-East Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Universal Support Ireland
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the anxiety the delay in the issuing of SUSI is causing to students approved for the 2020/2021 academic year;... - Mental Health Policy
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency plan in place to respond to the expected rise in students presenting with mental health issues on their return to the classroom;... - Third Level Institutions
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to progress a university of the north-west involving Letterkenny IT and Magee College, Derry; and the way in which such plans... - Third Level Admissions
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied that adequate third-level places remain available for students seeking such places in 2020; if he... - Student Grant Scheme
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to instances in which mature and postgraduate students are being denied grants due to the fact they are being... - Covid-19 Pandemic
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with educational institutions, representatives of students and student accommodation providers as colleges and universities...
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