Written answers
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Department of Education and Skills
- Further and Higher Education
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a full breakdown of the number of PhDs who are funded through State or State-funded bodies (details supplied) and an estimate... - Grant Payments
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who will benefit from the double payment of student grants per county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Further and Higher Education
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional medical, nursing, midwifery, and health and social care undergraduate places across further and higher education courses... - Grant Payments
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for when the double payment of student grants will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51358/22] - Healthcare Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the provision of health and social care places, and veterinary places to address the crisis in vacancies seen across these... - Further and Higher Education
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the development of Cavan Institute; the investment that his Department is allocating; and the works that will be... - Technological Universities
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional investment in the South East Technological University Waterford campus which he will make available in 2023; and if he will make a... - Student Accommodation
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the measures that he intends to take to make student accommodation affordable given that it is a major barrier to people... - Apprenticeship Programmes
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Solas painting and decorating apprentices have to travel to Dublin to complete their... - Student Unions
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on any meetings with student unions in relation to the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Apprenticeship Programmes
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future farming apprenticeships which he plans to announce in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51225/22] - Education and Training Boards
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for green cert places available through education and training boards in the academic years beginning in 2019, 2020,... - Apprenticeship Programmes
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to introduce additional funding for apprentices to support them to continue in their apprenticeships in view of the... - Further and Higher Education
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which students are encouraged to study medicine, veterinary medicine and similar professions currently suffering from a dearth of... - Grant Payments
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the SUSI grant qualification threshold further for the next relevant academic year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of women who are currently completing apprenticeships across Ireland; the steps that are being taken to continually increase... - Further and Higher Education
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that his Department is taking in order to address the shortage of educational psychologists in the State; and if he will make a... - Third Level Education
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that he intends to take to address the inequality in and the inadequacy of stipends across PhD research students which is now... - Student Accommodation
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage concerning the shortage of accommodation for students attending... - Further and Higher Education
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation group for the delivery of the new further education and training funding model; the membership of the group; the... - Grant Payments
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is currently being given with respect to part-time students and their access to the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a... - Third Level Fees
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who will benefit from the €1,000 reduction in student contribution fee per county in tabular form; and if he will... - Student Accommodation
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the chronic shortage of affordable accommodation for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51703/22] - Grant Payments
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with SUSI about the possibility of raising the income threshold to ensure that middle income earners who are struggling... - Third Level Education
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has examined the possibility of extending the €500 cost-of-living payment and stipend increase announced in Budget 2023... - Student Accommodation
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on student accommodation providers charging a full month’s rent to students where they have not spent a full initial month upon... - Third Level Education
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with universities in Cork to discuss the potential of a northside campus. [51643/22] - Student Accommodation
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he has taken to maximise the availability of accommodation for third-level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Qualifications Recognition
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on pathways to CORU registration for social care students studying in the private sector; and if he will make a... - Research Funding
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that his Department provides for research for new antibiotics; his views on whether this is sufficient; and if he will make a... - Student Accommodation
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagements that he has had recently with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to student accommodation. [51608/22] - Departmental Priorities
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that his Department is taking in order to ensure that there is an available and sufficient workforce with the requisite skills and... - Third Level Fees
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will abolish the fees for graduate entry medicine programmes, given the chronic shortage of doctors across the country; and if he will make... - Student Accommodation
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his engagement with third level student accommodation providers to ensure that the €600 electric credits announced in Budget 2023 are... - Third Level Fees
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to further reduce student contributions in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51363/22] - Apprenticeship Programmes
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the initiatives that he has facilitated to encourage the recruitment of apprentices to the construction sector in order to... - Third Level Education
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide additional funding per registered PhD student to each university to allow them to pay an increased stipend, bringing their... - Grant Payments
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons that have qualified for a SUSI grant this year; the number of persons whose applications for a SUSI grant have been... - Third Level Fees
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he recognises the need to remove all fees for and financial barriers to further and higher education given the shortage of graduates and... - Budget 2023
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports he has provided in Budget 2023 to help with the costs of going to college both in terms of fees and grants; and if he will make a... - Student Accommodation
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that he has provided to University College Cork and Munster Technological University to build student accommodation in 2023. [51644/22] - Further and Higher Education
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which arrangements continue to be made whereby an adequate supply of apprentices or graduates in the most urgently required areas... - Education and Training Boards
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; the timeline to address... - Ukraine War
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that he has had with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Inclusion and Youth in relation to ensuring that Ukrainian... - Apprenticeship Programmes
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he and his Department plan to expand apprenticeship offerings in the north-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Veterinary Services
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need to establish a veterinary college in the province of Munster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51222/22] - Departmental Schemes
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new Innovate for Ireland scheme will be open for applicants; and the criteria that potential applicants will need to meet in order to be... - Further and Higher Education
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had any contact with Carlow College St. Patrick's with regard to bringing about the full integration of Carlow College St.... - Technological Universities
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to upgrade the 1974 building in Munster Technological University, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51496/22] - Further and Higher Education
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the development of Cavan Institute as a hub for further education and training. [51140/22]
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