Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Boards
1958.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of people who have undertaken the mandatory all-terrain vehicle-quad bike training since the introduction of the new regulations in... - Third Level Education
1959.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from the State studying at further and higher education level in Northern Ireland in the academic years 2022-2023 and... - Third Level Fees
1960.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the income that is assessed in the case of an applicant who may apply for SUSI grant funding whose parents are deceased and who is in the care of... - Programme for Government
1962.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the implementation of the programme for Government commitments under the remit of his Department.[34010/24] - Third Level Fees
1963.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a Susi grant application for a person (details supplied) will be re-examined.[34080/24] - Irish Language
1964.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of expenditure made by each education and training board and SOLAS (in the form of euros and percentages of the total expenditure by... - Third Level Education
1966.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action taken to ensure the HEA’s implementation of a borrowing framework for technological universities (TU); when he last engaged... - Irish Sign Language
1967.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, given that in public bodies Irish sign language is available, but not in adult education centres, which is preventing people upskilling, he... - Third Level Education
1968.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether his Department has provided any support for partnerships between Irish higher education institutions and Palestinian higher education... - Third Level Fees
1969.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changing the means test for SUSI grants, in order that essential outgoings such as health insurance and mortgages are taken... - Student Accommodation
1971.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary question 766 of 30 April 2024, will he provide an update regarding the use that can be made of the dormant funds... - Education and Training Boards
1972.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the age category was changed from 16 to 18 years for the intake of students who had enrolled on the pre-apprenticeship programmes at... - Research and Development
1976.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position Ireland is taking regarding the inclusion of Israel in any successors to Horizon Europe; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Accommodation
1977.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the flaw in the SUSI requirements which potentially excludes those who rent a room under the rent-a-room scheme of being able... - Official Travel
1978.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of flights he has taken to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport since assuming office.[34758/24] - Further and Higher Education
1979.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital funding allocated to a university (details supplied) between 2019-2024, in tabular form.[34782/24] - Cross-Border Co-operation
1982.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the North South Research Programme contribution (rounds 1 and 2, 2022-2027) €50 million; to provide the total allocation;... - State Bodies
1985.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delays encountered by building workers returning from Australia getting the necessary licences from Solas;... - Third Level Fees
1986.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to excessive fees for graduate entry medicine courses (details supplied); the actions he will take to address... - Departmental Staff
1987.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of political staff employed in his Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, drivers... - Ministerial Staff
1988.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of the names of each special adviser employed by his Department since 2020; the Minister and Minister of State whom each... - Budget 2025
1990.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review correspondence (details supplied); if he will make a provision in budget 2025 for such a contribution; and if he will make a statement... - Regional Development
1991.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projects supported by the regional skills funds operated by his Department in support of each of the regional skills fora in the past five... - Further and Higher Education
1992.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from this State studying at further and higher education level in Britain in the academic years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024;... - Qualifications Recognition
1994.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average timeframe for transferring a recognised construction work licence from Australia to Ireland; what is required for such a transfer to... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1995.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown in apprenticeships available in County Tipperary from 2021 to date in 2024, in tabular form.[35084/24] - Further and Higher Education
1996.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure that there is a further provision of places in third level institutions for students wishing to follow courses in... - State Bodies
1997.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the make-up of the board of Taighde Éireann; the number of researchers currently on the board; and the method for appointment.[35163/24] - Student Accommodation
1999.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department is taking to improve the provision and availability of student rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement... - Further and Higher Education
2001.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the 120 to 150 day waiting period for those waiting for labour market access letters to access further education and his plans to... - Student Accommodation
2002.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the income assessments for SUSI will be reviewed (details supplied); the measures the Government will take to help with the accommodation... - Education and Training Provision
2003.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to intervene in a funding matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35479/24] - Further and Higher Education
2004.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reviewing the income threshold currently being applied to the higher education access route (HEAR); to details of annual... - Third Level Admissions
2007.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in 2023 that were denied a place on their course of choice due to the ‘third language’ criterion enforced by... - Education and Training Boards
2008.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address a teaching hours matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35555/24] - Research Funding
2010.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will seek information from the Higher Education Authority on the number of higher education institutions that were ineligible for research... - Further and Higher Education
2011.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of the new veterinary training course; whether the location has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2016.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of apprenticeship options which will be available for enrolment in the coming academic year; and the level of respective... - Institutes of Technology
2017.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a proposed building project will proceed to the next stage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35985/24] - Apprenticeship Programmes
2018.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in increasing the number of persons taking up apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35986/24]
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