Written answers
Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Education
1031. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the institutional or other scholarships available including grants from research funders to students in third-level education... - Grant Payments
1032. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if as part of the SUSI review process, he will consider extending the fee grant to the four approved institutions in Northern Ireland as is... - Education and Training Provision
1033. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase driver courses for HGV drivers and bus drivers in County Tipperary by providing more spaces for training at the ETB centre... - Third Level Fees
1034. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the high cost of third-level fees here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30661/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1035. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the pandemic unemployment payment is not included in the income disregard for the SUSI grant... - Grant Payments
1036. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial assistance available to a person (details supplied) to help with their third-level education. [30702/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
1038. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pandemic unemployment payment will not be taken into account when assessing a student’s eligibility for SUSI; and if he will make... - Third Level Education
1039. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the buildings that were purchased by University College Dublin or Trinity College Dublin from 2015 to 2020; the cost per building; and the... - Technological Universities
1040. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or the Department of Education has carried out a review of technological university funding models as recommended by the TURN... - Education and Training Provision
1041. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans to promote specialised training such as the certified special events professional managed by an association (details supplied)... - Departmental Expenditure
1042. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the expenditure incurred by staff in his Department under the heading of travel and subsistence from 1 January 2020 to date; and... - Departmental Reviews
1043. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2019 to date; if external costs were incurred;... - Third Level Education
1044. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is anticipated that students in third-level education will be able to return to on-campus learning from September 2021; and if he will... - Research and Development
1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 1 June 2021, if 27,755 persons engaged in research and development or 16,609 persons employed as... - Grant Payments
1046. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of exempting GEM from the progression criteria of SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30934/21] - Third Level Education
1047. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of annual new enrolments on research masters and PhD courses for the most recent year available; and if he will make a statement on... - Research and Development
1048. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made towards the target set in Innovation 2020 to establishing a successor to the Programme for Research in... - Third Level Education
1049. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of springboard+ courses provide each year; the breakdown between public and private education providers for each year; and if... - Vaccination Programme
1050. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of staff and students who will have been vaccinated in further and higher education institutes; and if he will make a statement... - Third Level Education
1051. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students studying pre-law in further education in each of the years since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Education and Training Provision
1053. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure workers who need to resit or sit the safe pass course can be do as soon as possible given the serious waiting... - Further and Higher Education
1054. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the investment account of the national training fund; the way it is held; if investments are made using the funds within the... - Grant Payments
1056. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with the Minister for Social Protection with regard to reports that many pandemic unemployment payment recipients... - Institutes of Technology
1058. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a review of GMIT appointments raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31241/21] - Departmental Websites
1059. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to have a statement on the compliance of their websites... - Third Level Costs
1062. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2021 if the student contribution charge was reduced by €100, €200, €500, €1,000 and... - Departmental Correspondence
1063. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a reply to correspondence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31498/21] - Grant Payments
1064. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who accessed the fund for students with disabilities over the past three years by educational institution; the average... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1066. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the current backlog will be addressed in the SOLAS administered apprenticeship program as in the case of a person (details supplied); the... - Third Level Admissions
1067. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the CAO to ensure that the HPAT results are released before the CAO course change... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1068. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Solas is no longer running the apprenticeship course in the craft of floor and wall tiling; and... - Third Level Costs
1069. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per undergraduate nursing student and medical student under Vote 45; the average full economic costing of a nursing and medical student... - Grant Payments
1070. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most up-to-date fee levels and recurrent grant allocation model weightings for different types of provision; the process through which fees... - Third Level Fees
1071. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average fee level in institutes of technology, technological universities and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Grant Payments
1072. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a list will be provided of all the examples of top-slicing that has been taken from existing core grants rather than additional funding since... - Departmental Expenditure
1074. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide each expenditure item in the national training fund in tabular form; the anticipated date of completion of the funding... - Technological Universities
1075. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be any change to the 60/40 split of the HEI allocation as a result of emerging technological universities; and if he will make a... - Grant Payments
1076. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of the total grant allocation for higher education estimated to go on research and which is counted towards public research and... - Further and Higher Education
1077. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills , further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 11 May, the anticipated year of completion or inclusion within the overall block grant allocation... - Grant Payments
1080. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure on SUSI each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31832/21] - Capital Expenditure Programme
1082. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total allocated capital investment since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31834/21] - Education and Training Boards
1083. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending access to the fund for students with disabilities to all 26 further education and training programmes; and if he... - Further and Higher Education
1084. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of non-EU students who enrolled in higher education in each of the past two years. [31895/21] - Grant Payments
1085. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider revising the residency rules governing eligibility for the SUSI grant that prevents Irish citizens who return from non-EU... - State Examinations
1086. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills , further to Parliamentary Question No. 659 of 24 February, if he will provide assurances that the delay in issuing of the 2021 leaving... - Education and Training Boards
1087. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the City of Dublin Education and Training Board has unilaterally decided to withdraw VTOS and... - Grant Payments
1088. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to reverse the decision to include the pandemic unemployment payment in SUSI grant applications; and if he will make a statement on... - Vaccination Programme
1089. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who avail of Erasmus or study abroad programmes for the upcoming academic year will be provided with a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the... - Third Level Fees
1090. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the refusal by the University of Limerick to refund, or partially reimburse, postgraduate students for an... - Further and Higher Education
1091. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for payment structures to higher education institutes in circumstances in which institutions decide to opt for a blended or whole-time... - Grant Payments
1092. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter in terms of the calculation of SUSI grants to include the pandemic unemployment payment for 2020 (details supplied). [32037/21] - Apprenticeship Programmes
1093. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is currently completing a plumbing apprenticeship since March 2020, which was a nine month...
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