Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Technological Universities
2041. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Technological University Development Fund; the proposed successor to the Technological University Transformation... - Public Sector Pay
2042. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a response to the Labour Court recommendation with regard to aligning adult education tutors in the ETB sector to a pay... - Departmental Expenditure
2043. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for current expenditure running €231 million behind profile, as outlined in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report; and if he will... - Third Level Education
2044. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing support for student physiotherapists studying in Lithuania due to the shortage of physiotherapists in this country... - Third Level Fees
2045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Government has any plans to address the fees that must be paid for graduate medicine courses and the absence of a loan facility for these... - Grant Payments
2046. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the criteria for the special rate SUSI payment exclude families who are not receiving a long-term social welfare payment, even if... - Third Level Costs
2047. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding support options, if any, available to students who wish to study medicine via the graduate entry pathway. [37801/23] - Third Level Fees
2049. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering the continuation of the €1,000 State financial support towards the student contribution fee for the upcoming... - Third Level Costs
2050. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans to reduce the substantial financial burden on graduate entry medical students as part of his proposals in the context of budget... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2051. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average wait time for an apprentice to enter each of the taught phases, by county, in tabular form. [38004/23] - Public Sector Pay
2054. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding pay rises for teachers on a tutor contract (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/23] - Third Level Education
2055. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a DARE application for admission to third level education can be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2056. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices, by phase, in County Tipperary, in tabular form. [38077/23] - Further and Higher Education
2057. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what supports are available to a person (details supplied) to attend further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38176/23] - Education and Training Provision
2058. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will advise the engagement his Department has had on its role in revitalising the Irish wool industry; if he has engaged with the Minister... - Third Level Education
2059. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to work with Trinity College with the intent of reinstating its specialist MSc in children’s mental health; to identify the... - Capital Expenditure Programme
2060. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to a college (details supplied) for capital works to develop new classrooms at its campus, considering it is a... - Student Accommodation
2061. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refunds will issue to students who vacated Milligan Court, Sligo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38389/23] - Capital Expenditure Programme
2062. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the major capital building projects that are being part funded by the Higher Education Authority and-or his Department to date in 2023; the... - Third Level Education
2063. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with (details supplied) in order to ensure that students of the final year of the film and television production can complete... - Information and Communications Technology
2064. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within his Department; if any section of his Department... - Third Level Fees
2065. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the one-off payment of €1,000 towards the student contribution will be made available to a student (details supplied) who did Year 1... - Student Accommodation
2066. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department has put in place to address the student accommodation crisis; and if he will provide a roadmap for dealing with the... - Grant Payments
2067. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include illness benefit as an eligible long-term payment for the special rate of maintenance grant (where held for more than 24... - Third Level Admissions
2068. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for a student who has received the required QQI module qualifications through a PLC to enter into university; whether there is a... - Departmental Funding
2070. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to the 'Climate Ready Programme: Talent for Ireland's Green Economy' in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023,... - Technological Universities
2072. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the rationale behind the decision by the HEA to reduce funding for Atlantic Technological University by abolishing the TUFT funding,... - Further and Higher Education
2076. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39166/23] - Student Accommodation
2077. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39207/23] - Third Level Education
2078. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the increases to third level mental health spending introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic will be considered to be made permanent; what... - Further and Higher Education
2080. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39312/23] - Third Level Fees
2081. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that additional financial support will be provided to reduce undergraduate student contribution fees for this academic year;...
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