Written answers

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

  • Student Grant Scheme
    469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the evidence required to prove irrevocable estrangement from a parent for the purposes of applying for the SUSI grant as in the case of a person...
  • Workplace Safety
    470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants currently awaiting the renewal of their safe pass registration card; the way in which the matter will be addressed; and...
  • Student Universal Support Ireland
    471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement...
  • Third Level Institutions
    472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with the HEA in relation to a GMIT decision to redeploy the GMIT Mayo campus business department to Galway with staff...
  • Student Grant Scheme
    477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grants will be made available to student nurses and midwives who are unable to work in healthcare facilities other than their student...
  • Victim Support Services
    478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to support students in third level education who report sexual assaults and to ensure that colleges take these reports...
  • Mental Health Services
    479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mental health supports provided to third levels students to help with the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on...
  • International Students
    482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the necessary legislation will be drafted to remove international student insurance from the remit of health insurance providers; and if he...
  • State Examinations
    486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no specific plan was put in place to address the disadvantage faced by the 8,000 students who sat the leaving certificate prior to...
  • Medical Research and Training
    487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects or plans to upgrade medical research facilities nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31667/20]
  • Bullying in Educational Institutions
    490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which bullying has been identified in academia; the actions taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31671/20]
  • Third Level Admissions
    491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the number of third and fourth level places available in the current year and...
  • Research and Development
    494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects innovation to become a major part of third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31676/20]
  • Student Grant Scheme
    495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend the higher education grant system to ensure that students who would otherwise qualify for a grant due to a parent's income,...
  • Third Level Costs
    496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which higher education costs have increased over the past number of years; the extent to which the proportion of the national...
  • Third Level Institutions
    497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build or expand a higher education institute on the north side of Cork city. [31715/20]
  • State Examinations
    498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every student who was downgraded unfairly due to the calculated grades error has been offered the CAO choice they should have been entitled...
  • Third Level Institutions
    499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the colleges, universities, and third level institutions that receive funding from his Department and have dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and...
  • Departmental Offices
    501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage and absolute...
  • Disability Support Services
    502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is providing extra funding to increase support for students with disabilities due to the additional circa 5,000 student places being made...
  • Third Level Admissions
    505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he will review the higher education access route application...

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