Written answers
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Education
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work carried out by his Department to date to increase access for students with disabilities to postgraduate courses. [27380/21] - Technological Universities
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Wexford campus for the Technological University of the South-East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26938/21] - Student Accommodation
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to provide additional protection for those living in student-specific accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Education
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on ensuring broader access to third-level education for persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the funding for mental health supports for third-level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26982/21] - Third Level Education
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to differences in funding support for clinical psychologists doctoral training compared to educational... - Technological Universities
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the technological university for the south-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26937/21] - Further and Higher Education
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether limiting access to higher and further education is anachronistic; if he will consider establishing open access to third-level... - Apprenticeship Programmes
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the success to date of pre-apprenticeship courses in opening up opportunity to a wider range of possible participants. [25559/21] - Technological Universities
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new technological university will be legally established to create Athlone and Limerick institute of technology; his views on the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to clear the backlog of persons on waiting lists for off-the-job apprenticeship training; when he expects the backlog to be cleared;... - Grant Payments
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SUSI grant disregard of €4,500 for students who did holiday work will be given for those students who were on the pandemic... - Student Accommodation
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with third-level Institutions to ensure that 2020-2021 first-year students who have not attended their courses due to... - Grant Payments
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address an anomaly in the SUSI grant scheme in circumstances in which a student applies initially as a dependent of their parents... - Higher Education Institutions
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding the implementation of the Framework for Consent in Higher Education Institutions: Safe, Respectful, Supportive and... - Education and Training Provision
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the safe-pass course has been delivered during Covid-19 restrictions; the roadmap for delivery as restrictions ease; if the cost to the... - Third Level Education
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports will be put in place for new technological universities which may have commenced during Covid-19, such as the Munster... - State Examinations
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the situation in 2020 in which many students who sat the leaving certificate in previous years were pushed out of their CAO course... - Third Level Education
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the rate of students in areas of high deprivation going onto third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the... - Grant Payments
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the student grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26945/21] - Technological Universities
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his role in the decision to grant technological university status to Athlone Institute of Technology and Limerick Institute of Technology; his... - Apprenticeship Programmes
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the 18 new apprenticeship programmes will come on stream in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26965/21] - Technological Universities
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for a technological university for the south-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26709/21] - Higher Education Institutions
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports he will make available to the Limerick Institute of Technology to develop its campus at Coonagh. [26718/21] - Apprenticeship Programmes
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the roll-out of the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26964/21] - Technological Universities
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most up-to-date information on the Connacht Ulster Alliance technological university application. [26953/21] - Grant Payments
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the reform of the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26960/21] - Third Level Education
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if alternative access schemes such as HEAR and DARE will also be reviewed further to the SUSI review; and if he will make a statement on the... - Technological Universities
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his engagements with Dundalk Institute of Technology regarding technological university status; and if he will make a statement on... - Adult Education Provision
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with the ongoing issues relating to pay and conditions of adult literacy tutors; and when nationally agreed if full-time... - Third Level Education
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider funding to support early career researchers in Ireland with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in his Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if he will make a statement on the... - Education and Training Provision
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied that progress in expanding higher educational opportunities to date is sufficient to facilitate an... - Apprenticeship Programmes
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the commitments in the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 to promote access in apprenticeship for traditionally under-represented groups;... - Grant Payments
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the criteria and income thresholds for SUSI grants to ensure that each family qualifying for the working family payment is... - Adult Education Provision
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made under the National Adult Literacy Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26969/21] - Student Accommodation
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action taken to deal with student accommodation providers that did not refund students and families for rental on accommodation for 2020 such... - Higher Education Institutions
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been made available to higher education institutions to complete mandated consent training for students; and if he will make... - Technological Universities
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if colleges of further and higher education in Northern Ireland can be considered as partners in the development of technological universities;... - Further and Higher Education
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of places for health and social care professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26708/21] - Education Policy
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Programme for Government commitment to promote biodiversity initiatives across primary, post-primary and third-level sectors... - Further and Higher Education
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the analysis his Department has carried out or commissioned into the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the further education sector particularly... - Higher Education Institutions
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with UCC or MTU to discuss the possibility of locating a campus on the northside of Cork city. [26935/21] - Grant Payments
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the distances for adjacent and non-adjacent third-level SUSI grants are set; his plans for a review of same; and if he will make a... - Third Level Education
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work by his Department to extend the Erasmus plus programme to students in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Grant Payments
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given in the recent review of the SUSI process to resolving the difficulties for SUSI applicants who are estranged from... - Research Funding
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to increase the proportion of dedicated research funds that are provided annually towards blue skies research to ensure that Ireland... - Grant Payments
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to update the SUSI review process and potentially increase the current income thresholds and eligibility criteria for grant applicants;... - Third Level Admissions
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address additional demand for university course places later in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Education
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of nursing and midwife places on undergraduate courses in the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Grant Payments
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the SUSI adjacent distance payment to 50km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26781/21] - Further and Higher Education
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop and support further and higher education in County Monaghan. [27030/21]
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