Written answers
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Employment Rights
2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the review on the status of PhD researchers, that is, classification as either students or employees, has not yet been published; the... - Third Level Education
9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that PLC graduates looking to progress to a relevant third-level course are included in a lottery for limited places, regardless of... - Further and Higher Education
10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the funding allocation to date and timeframe for the development of Cavan Institute as a hub for further education and training.... - Student Accommodation
11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is putting in place to alleviate the student accommodation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23173/24] - Third Level Education
12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement his Department has had with the Higher Education Authority regarding financial deficits at universities in Ireland; his views on... - Student Accommodation
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total available student accommodation in or adjacent to schools or colleges; to detail the projected student accommodation shortfall for the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to indicate the growth of take-up by the public service and by the multinational sector of the new model of apprenticeships; if he considers that... - Third Level Education
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to make a statement on the curtailment and punishment of student protests in Trinity College Dublin. [23133/24] - Education Policy
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the labour constraints identified in various reports (details supplied) that Ireland faces in order to meet our 2030 targets; the... - Student Accommodation
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he and his Department are taking to support students who are being asked to pay for accommodation for 52 weeks of the year, despite... - Apprenticeship Programmes
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of new apprentice registrations in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23292/24] - Middle East
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with the European Commission seeking a suspension of Israel’s participation in Horizon Europe. [23274/24] - Student Accommodation
27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to enable technological universities to borrow for the purpose of providing student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on... - Third Level Education
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progression of plans for a new veterinary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23041/24] - Further and Higher Education
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position regarding the development of the old Pretty Polly facility in Killarney as a new training centre of excellence; and if he... - Technological Universities
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to open new campus facilities for the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest at Coonagh, Limerick; and if... - Apprenticeship Programmes
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of delays in apprenticeship completion in Cork; and how he plans to resolve this. [23337/24] - Further and Higher Education
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop and support further and higher education in County Monaghan. [23275/24] - Third Level Education
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to make a statement on student protests and higher education institutions and their financial ties and investments in Israeli companies. [23134/24] - Apprenticeship Programmes
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans to increase the funding for apprenticeships that are offered by education and training boards and technological universities to... - Grant Payments
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to review SUSI income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23178/24] - Student Accommodation
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what funding is in place and available to the Atlantic Technological University to acquire student accommodation; and if he will make a statement... - Climate Action Plan
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on progress on the actions on which his Department is leading in the 2024 climate action plan annexe of actions; if these actions are... - Grant Payments
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his priorities for further SUSI reform in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/24] - Student Accommodation
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 27 February 2024, for an update on the plans to provide additional student accommodation units for... - Further and Higher Education
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project at Cavan Institute will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/24] - Student Accommodation
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on efforts to increase the supply of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22757/24] - Public Sector Staff
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to resolve the terms and conditions of employment of personal assistants who work in some education and training boards; the... - Student Accommodation
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision is being made or will be made to meet the full requirement of student accommodation adjacent to schools or colleges;... - Education Policy
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which a continuous supply of graduates in the academic and technical areas is provided for in order to meet requirements of industry... - Apprenticeship Programmes
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on efforts to increase the number of apprenticeship spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/24] - Technological Universities
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the STEM building planned for the Galway campus of Atlantic Technological University will be proceeding to construction; the timeline for the... - Grant Payments
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider altering the residency rule for the student grant scheme to enable a person to qualify for the grant is they can show that... - Further and Higher Education
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 27 February 2024, the status of the proposed new further education college in Galway city; the status...
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