Written answers

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Department of Education and Skills

 
  • Further and Higher Education
    50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the impact of the inclusion of all post-school options in the CAO system; the number of additional applicants there were in 2022...
  • Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
    59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin togra atá molta i mBéal Feirste chun foras breisoideachais agus ardoideachais lán-Ghaelach a...
  • Technological Universities
    61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guarantees that can be provided to a college (details supplied) in regard to essential capital funding; if the funding committed by his...
  • Further and Higher Education
    62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to plans to develop a college campus on the northside of Cork city. [12727/22]
  • Cross-Border Co-operation
    63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals there are to have further engagement with the Department in Northern Ireland in relation to further co-operation in further...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of current and planned apprenticeships; the take-up in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12771/22]
  • Research and Development
    65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the involvement of Irish third-level institutions on joint research projects with their Ukrainian-based counterparts; the impact that the Russian...
  • Technological Universities
    66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism that is in place to deal with human resources legacy issues arising from the amalgamation of the institutes of technology to the...
  • Further and Higher Education
    67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the investment made in public and private higher education as a proportion of national income, GDP and GNI; the way that this compares to other...
  • Third Level Education
    69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support third-level institutions to develop courses to support the quickly growing offshore wind sector and to support the...
  • Technological Universities
    70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process and timeline for the appointment of the remaining members of the governing authority of the South East Technological University; the...
  • Student Accommodation
    71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the proposed use of the cost rental model for student accommodation. [12711/22]
  • Third Level Fees
    72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his plans in relation to third-level and post-graduate fees; if these fees will be abolished; and if he will make a statement...
  • Further and Higher Education
    73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made regarding the integration of Carlow College, St. Patrick's, into the higher education system; and if he will make...
  • Third Level Costs
    74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in third-level institutions by institution and reason applying for support under the student assistance fund, in tabular...
  • Disadvantaged Status
    75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the measures that have been taken to support students of DEIS schools to access further and higher education; and if he will make a...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made under apprenticeship commitments in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12768/22]
  • Oideachas Tríú Leibhéal
    77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cé na leasuithe atá beartaithe aige ar Bhille an Údaráis um Ard-Oideachas chun a chinntiú go ndéanfar soláthar...
  • Third Level Fees
    78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work to reduce the student contribution charge; his views on the current level of the charge; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Third Level Education
    79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his strategy to end sexual violence and harassment in third-level education; the funding allocated by institution for this issue in tabular form;...
  • Further and Higher Education
    80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it makes sense to maintain financial or other barriers to accessing all levels of further and higher education and that all...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and planned apprenticeship training to meet the targets of the new national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Further and Higher Education
    82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made by his Department and SOLAS regarding a new capital development for a college (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship courses available both nationally and in Limerick city and county in 2022; and the work ongoing to support older...
  • Third Level Costs
    84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made under the SUSI grant review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12766/22]
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that sufficient spaces are available in SOLAS training centres to progress current electrical apprenticeships waitlisted for...
  • Further and Higher Education
    86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's plans to increase higher and further education capacity to train students in facets of ecosystem restoration as a key...
  • Third Level Education
    87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss workers' rights for PHD students studying in Ireland to bring them in line with...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he and his Department have identified particular requirements in terms of apprenticeships or higher qualifications in...
  • Research and Development
    90. 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...
  • Special Educational Needs
    91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way supports for students with disabilities in further and higher education aligns with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons...
  • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
    92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are being taken to educate and inform students across the third-level sector on the damage domestic violence and harassment can...
  • Museum Projects
    93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of his discussions to date to secure the continued operation of the Science Gallery at Trinity College, Dublin; and if he will make a...
  • Foreign Conflicts
    94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with third-level education institutions regarding Ukrainian students enrolled in Ireland given the crisis in Ukraine;...
  • Third Level Costs
    95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the independent review of the student grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12368/22]
  • Technological Universities
    96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of delivery of technical university status; the details of same in relation to Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if he will make a...
  • Educational Disadvantage
    97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who are heading one-parent families are a priority group for supports into further and higher education at all levels of education; if...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on new plans for training and apprenticeship places in all trades that are needed to ramp up the supply of housing across the...
  • Third Level Admissions
    99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the factors that influence the availability of college places; the weight that he is giving to the needs of industry, for example, the hospitality...
  • Special Educational Needs
    100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and progress that has been made under the fund for students with disabilities for the delivery of key services and supports for...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the increase in the number of apprentices and the number of apprenticeships since 2020; the progress of the national apprenticeship scheme...
  • Cross-Border Co-operation
    103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an analysis has been carried out on an all-Ireland basis in relation to skills shortages throughout the island of Ireland; the proposals to...
  • Research and Development
    104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Irish universities are involved in research projects or alliances with Ukrainian universities; if these have been impacted by the Russian...
  • Irish Language
    105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he proposes to promote the use of the Irish language in further and higher education institutions. [12710/22]
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the take-up of the new employer grant for apprenticeships introduced in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Further and Higher Education
    107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of his plans to support and subsidise further education students to ensure that poverty does not deter them from continuing their...
  • Third Level Staff
    108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of revised principles for a new higher education staffing agreement to update the current employment control framework; and if he will...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an update will be provided on which local authorities offer apprenticeship programmes; if there are plans to support the expansion of the...
  • Student Accommodation
    110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the current plans for student accommodation are providing affordable accommodation for third-level students; and if he will...
  • Further and Higher Education
    111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned capital allocation for Cavan Institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12760/22]
  • Third Level Costs
    114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the SUSI review will be published; when he plans to implement the recommendations from the review; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Third Level Staff
    115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work by his Department on reducing the issue of precarity of employment in the higher education sector. [12851/22]
  • Further and Higher Education
    116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of postgraduates with a higher than average qualification currently available throughout the country; the extent to which such...
  • Third Level Education
    117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that he has taken to implement the key recommendations of the surveys of experiences of sexual violence and harassment in higher...
  • Further and Higher Education
    120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 8 February 2022, if the review by the expert panel on the further education and training model has...
  • Medical Research and Training
    121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in determining the longer-term skills needs of the healthcare services; the role which the further and higher...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the establishment of a campus in Kilkenny to provide a national centre for apprenticeships as part of the new South East...
  • Research and Development
    123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made regarding the development of the next national research and innovation strategy; the timeline for same; and if he...
  • Further and Higher Education
    124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his strategy to broaden access to further and higher education to traditionally less well represented groups; and if he will make a statement on...

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