Written answers
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Prison Service
2585.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the work of the Prison Education Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31226/24] - Disability Services
2586.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of a new staff member in each education and training board to promote disabled students’ participation; and... - Third Level Examinations
2587.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a plan to recognise and use official certifications, such as the European Certificate of Irish, or equivalent qualifications, in... - Third Level Fees
2588.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33152/24] - Apprenticeship Programmes
2589.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will he provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of craft apprentices currently waiting for off-the-job training, in tabular form; and... - Public Sector Pay
2590.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has engaged with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the... - Third Level Costs
2591.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing a disregard of student income from part-time employment in the overall household reckonable income assessment for... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2592.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts his Department is making to reduce the delays in apprenticeships in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30995/24] - Departmental Funding
2593.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a projection of income and expenditure to and from the National Training Fund and the size of the NTF reserve out to 2030; and if he... - Adult Education Provision
2595.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for an adult education centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31046/24] - Third Level Fees
2596.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to concerns raised in respect of GEM fees (details supplied). [31050/24] - Third Level Costs
2597.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will urgently re-examine the qualifying criteria for SUSI support given the high cost-of-living issues being experienced by families; and... - Construction Industry
2598.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the €750,000 that was provided towards the Careers in Construction Action Plan covering a wide variety of outreach,... - Student Accommodation
2599.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Limerick city in September 2024, in tabular form. [31348/24] - Departmental Legal Cases
2600.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of legal cases taken by his Department or by State agencies bodies under his Departments aegis against another Department, Government... - Departmental Expenditure
2601.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department provided to external cleaning companies to provide cleaning personnel for his Department in 2023 and to date in 2024,... - Student Accommodation
2602.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in County Kerry in September 2024. [31503/24] - Seirbhísí Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna
2603.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais; Taighde; Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta maidir le Ceist... - International Protection
2604.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a Ukrainian beneficiary of temporary protection is eligible to participate in the Erasmus programme, particularly where Erasmus is a... - Ministerial Responsibilities
2605.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the universities he has visited since his appointment; and the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [31589/24] - Education and Training Provision
2606.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the development plans for a college in County Tipperary (details supplied); if the Government will consider... - Third Level Costs
2607.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an outcome will be reviewed for a SUSI application by a mature student (details supplied); if there are additional support for mature students... - Grant Payments
2608.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32065/24] - Departmental Bodies
2609.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the operation of a liaison service (details supplied) to ensure it operates in line with other departments and agencies; and if... - Third Level Costs
2610.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of the changes to the student grant scheme in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32197/24] - Education and Training Provision
2611.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the funding allocation to date, and the timeframe for the development of, Cavan Institute as a hub for further education and... - Third Level Costs
2613.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the additional part-time courses which will be eligible for SUSI support in the 2024-2025 academic year. [32473/24] - Education and Training Boards
2615.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason changes have been made by the education and training boards to increase the age at which a person can take up a course (details... - Grant Payments
2616.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a SUSI grant will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32739/24] - Disability Services
2617.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the terms of reference for a review of personal assistance services funded from the fund for students with disabilities across... - Education and Training Provision
2618.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for capital investment in further and higher education facilities in Louth in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2620.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to streamline apprenticeship access and training; whether there has been engagement with education and training boards and the... - Education and Training Provision
2621.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for capital investment this year in a further education college in Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Funding
2623.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current surplus in the national training fund; the uses to which it can be applied; the barriers in place to it’s spend; the spending... - Student Accommodation
2624.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available for publicly built student accommodation on lands by higher education institutions; the conditions, if any, applied to those... - Third Level Fees
2625.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year cost of abolishing the student contribution charge; the cost of maintaining the €1,000 reduction into 2023 2024 college... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2627.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected cost of implementing a living wage for apprentices, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33013/24] - International Students
2628.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for SUSI to introduce a dedicated translation service for students and their documentation; and if he will make a statement on... - Third Level Fees
2630.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully subsidising GEM courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33099/24] - Third Level Costs
2631.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of funding the purchase a full Adobe suite of software for creative students (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Cross-Border Co-operation
2632.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of creating a North/South mobility creation of a central website for studying cross-Border; and if he will make a statement on... - Third Level Costs
2633.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the maximum amount available for the postgraduate tuition grant to become €8,000 per year; and if he will... - Third Level Fees
2635.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing postgraduate and international fees by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33105/24] - Third Level Costs
2636.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of introducing open access to journal articles for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33111/24] - Third Level Education
2637.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of introducing a national financial aid fund to support international students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Fees
2638.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending the fee grant to students studying outside of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33116/24] - Third Level Costs
2639.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of introducing SUSI to students studying fully online courses and those studying micro-credentials; and if he will make a... - Period Poverty
2642.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of introducing a period poverty fund in every higher education institute to allow period products to be distributed to... - Further and Higher Education
2643.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals to increase capacity and availability of courses in digital forensics at further and higher education levels, in view of the... - Employment Rights
2644.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration can be given to reviewing the restriction on a student's own income from part-time work (details supplied); and if he will make... - Student Accommodation
2646.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to make available emergency accommodation at the beginning of each academic year for students who are due to commence their education without... - Living Wage
2647.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to pay a living wage to all students engaging with mandatory placement as part of their study. [33276/24] - Third Level Costs
2648.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide students on SUSI who partake in mandatory placement an additional maintenance grant of €250 a month like... - Student Accommodation
2649.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to fully fund the provision of 30,000 student beds to bridge the gap in student accommodation. [33278/24] - Third Level Education
2650.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to with abolishing the holiday earnings for SUSI. [33279/24] - Third Level Costs
2651.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for SUSI grant support be extended beyond the list of approved institutions and courses for example, there are currently nine... - Third Level Fees
2652.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to abolish all post-graduate fees. [33285/24] - Irish Language
2656.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher to provide Irish-language classes free of charge to members of the public. [33438/24] - Third Level Education
2657.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown of the number of students from schools in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 who have progressed to Level 8 and Level 7 third level courses... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2658.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown in apprenticeships available in Dublin from 2018 to 2023. [33682/24]
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