Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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387. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of PhD positions funded by her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department; the average stipend or salary paid to full-time PhD candidates through these funding streams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35438/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department continues to provide learning and development opportunities to all staff.  As part of our refund of fees scheme, the Department is supporting 4 PhD students in their studies at present which are being undertaken on a part-time basis and the staff continue to work in the Department over the course of their studies.