Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Funding
993. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the fund... - Third Level Education
994. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the third level access programme; the number of persons who have taken part in the programme in each year since it... - Further and Higher Education
995. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when retired lecturers who worked in institutes of technology will receive the increases due to them, in terms of their pensions; and if he will... - Ukraine War
996. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any proposals to allow Ukrainian students, who meet the educational requirements, full and automatic access to SUSI supports while... - Apprenticeship Programmes
997. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for phase 2 of their electrical apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on... - Third Level Education
999. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI applications submitted for dependents under 23 years of age that applied for irreconcilable estrangement from parents; and the... - Student Accommodation
1001. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans to provide new student accommodation for students at Dublin City University; and if he will make a... - Capital Expenditure Programme
1002. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he will... - Grant Payments
1003. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he would consider a specific bursary for young carers attending third level institutions, similar to the successful young carer's grant... - Education Schemes
1004. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider further initiatives to support the transition of young carers to further and higher education and apprenticeships via access... - Public Private Partnerships
1005. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department carries out any economic or value for money evaluation in respect of the annual €1 million bill for the two Cork PPP... - Further and Higher Education
1006. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the arrangements with respect to the €5 million in emergency funding provided to IT Tralee in 2019/2020; and if he will... - Third Level Education
1007. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the impact of rising interest rates on the borrowing of our university sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Costs
1008. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 25 May 2016, in respect of 100 major capital projects listed, to identify which projects proceeded... - Third Level Education
1009. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the various procurement stages in respect of the acquisition of Premier House by the Institute of Technology Tallaght, now... - Further and Higher Education
1010. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed explanation of the processes, milestones and timelines for releasing ring-fenced funding in his Department in... - Technological Universities
1011. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail capital expenditure within each of the technological universities since their creation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Education
1012. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to establish a third-level veterinary course in Munster. [12789/23] - Student Accommodation
1015. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he, in conjunction with the relevant Government departments, will take steps to alleviate the stress on the student accommodation system; and... - Third Level Education
1016. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include an independent expert on veterinary education in the Expert Advisory Panel set up by the HEA to ensure that any new programme... - Student Accommodation
1017. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of beds which are available in purpose built student accommodation in Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Galway, in particular, in... - Sustainable Development Goals
1018. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made by his Department in respect of targets and goals set out in sustainable development goals of the 2030 United Nations Agenda... - Education Schemes
1019. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made by his Department to support the transition of young carers to further and higher education; if there are apprenticeships... - Pharmacy Services
1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will actively engage with the three third-level institutions which offer pharmacy degree programmes, namely University College Cork, Royal... - Research and Development
1021. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for scaling back the Governments research and development target from 2.5% of GNP to 2.5% of GNI*; and if he will make a statement on... - Grant Payments
1023. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that affidavits are not accepted by SUSI as proof of estrangement from parents, and if he could outline the reasoning behind... - Pension Provisions
1024. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the issue of pension provision for research staff grades who do not have access to public service pensions in... - Third Level Staff
1025. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is unfair that part-time lecturers in NCAD are being treated less favourably than their full-time colleagues (details... - Further and Higher Education
1026. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding options that are available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/23] - Public Transport
1027. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of his engagement with the Minister for Transport concerning the provision of public transport services for disabled... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1028. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the length the waitlist expected to be between phase 2 and phase 4 of SOLAS in each relevant apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Qualifications
1029. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the preparations being made, and the measures being put in place to address the shortage of training spaces for dieticians; and if he will make... - Departmental Correspondence
1030. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received correspondence (details supplied) from a group of 1st year students from the University of Limerick who are partaking in a... - Student Accommodation
1031. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of a huge crisis in student accommodation in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13567/23] - Special Educational Needs
1032. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 28 February 2023, his views on the disparity for accreditation of similar SNA courses in two... - Grant Payments
1033. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider adding the specific family circumstances of young carers as a ground for determining eligibility for SUSI grants for third... - Third Level Education
1035. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider setting aside funding for the financing of dedicated educational bursaries for young carers; and if he will make a statement... - Further and Higher Education
1036. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the site selection process for the Swords College of Further Education and Training, County Dublin; and if he... - Pension Provisions
1037. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address persisting inequalities in the receipt of pensions across higher education institutions, namely for individuals in the...
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