Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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1377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he agrees that adult education tutors do the same work as their permanent colleagues in the Further Education and Training Sector and should therefore have the same terms and conditions; if he will clarify when his Department will award a contract that offers adult education tutors parity with their permanent co-workers to reflect the importance of the work they do in communities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47274/23]

Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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1380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the ongoing work to align adult education tutors to a pay scale of an existing grade in education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47359/23]

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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1383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when hourly-paid adult education tutors with the ETB will receive parity with their full-time equivalent colleagues in relation to the terms and conditions for their employment, particularly in relation to a public service contract and access to an incremental salary scheme; what work he is undertaking to avoid further disputes with this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47461/23]

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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1385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if adult education tutors will be included in the pay increment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47484/23]

Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent)
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1389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of discussions between his Department and the representatives of an organisation (details supplied) regarding its contract proposal; what steps are being taken to address the concerns raised by the organisation regarding the proposed contract; if he will take action to expedite the process of reaching a satisfactory contract agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47713/23]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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1390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by hourly-paid adult education tutors regarding pay and conditions (details supplied); whether his Department intends to give these tutors parity with their full-time counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47716/23]

Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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1392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure that adult education tutors receive a contract offering terms and conditions equivalent to their full-time counterparts in the further education and training sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47748/23]

Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the contract proposals for hourly-paid adult education tutors. [47896/23]

Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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1406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on negotiations between his Department and unions on the issue of adult education tutors and their ability to access public service contracts and increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47937/23]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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1412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out the current position in relation to providing a public service contract and access to an incremental salary scale for tutors employed by ETBs on an hourly paid rate; the outcome of discussions his Department has had with trade union representatives on this issue; when an improved contract will be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48189/23]

Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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1441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48717/23]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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1378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the student reduction for SUSI grants announced in Budget 2024 will take effect. [47301/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2024 contains a package of measures aimed at increasing the financial assistance available to students.

These measures include a €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee for higher education students eligible for the free fees initiative in academic year 2023/24. The reduction will apply in 2023 and the HEI attended will revise the fee payable by eligible students.

There will also be an increase to all non-adjacent maintenance rates by €615 and adjacent maintenance rates by 10% from September 2024. Eligible students will see a pro-rata increase effective from January 2024. In addition, maintenance grants for postgraduates are being fully restored from September 2024 for the first time since the financial crash, and again a pro-rata increase will be effective from January 2024.