Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Staff
1691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by... - Education and Training Boards
1694. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that Cork ETB tutors receive proper employment contracts with guaranteed hours and improved conditions. [46254/24] - Capital Expenditure Programme
1695. 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 in 2024; the amount of... - Departmental Consultations
1696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in 2024; the cost of same; and the company involved and publication... - Education and Training Provision
1697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current surplus in the National Training Fund; the impediments to its spend; the spending that was applied in 2023 and 2024; and if he will... - Education and Training Boards
1698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how much funding was allocated to each ETB in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [46319/24] - Student Accommodation
1699. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for his plans to deliver a stand-alone strategy for the delivery of purpose-built student accommodation in Ireland; and if he will... - Third Level Fees
1700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the €1,000 reimbursement for third level students applies to those doing their master's degree; and, if not, whether there are... - Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
1701. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to address gender-based violence and harassment in educational institutions such as universities. [46494/24] - Third Level Costs
1702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the scholarships available for a prospective university student who experienced homelessness as an adolescent and was not under the... - Research Funding
1703. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that Taighde Éireann will be maintaining the existing level of funding for research programmes of 80% for those... - Third Level Costs
1704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the case of a child (details supplied); if he will confirm her entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46692/24] - Education Schemes
1705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools that have exchange programmes with other EU countries that are supported through the Erasmus programme; the... - Education and Training Provision
1706. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detailed up-to-date report on a site in Killarney (details supplied) earmarked for development as a training college for the hospitality... - Appointments to State Boards
1707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46929/24] - Third Level Fees
1708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a scholarship for a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1011/25] - Education and Training Provision
1709. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of surplus in the SOLAS national training fund. [1165/25] - Further and Higher Education
1710. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of all further education institutions located in Cork North Central, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Education
1711. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount higher education institutions (details supplied) spent on their graduation ceremonies; the number of students that graduated in each... - Third Level Admissions
1712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who withdrew from their programmes in institutions (details supplied), in tabular form. [1438/25] - Institutes of Technology
1713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the nature of the commercial relationship between a company (details supplied) and TU Dublin; and if there are no conflicts of... - Education Policy
1714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the Funding Our Future policy, published by Government in May, 2022; the current estimate for the shortfall in core... - Research Funding
1715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans, if any, to fund improvements in basic research equipment in our higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Staff
1716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the establishment of professorships at the Technological Universities. [1481/25] - Third Level Education
1717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the development of the Wexford campus of South East Technological University. [1482/25] - Third Level Costs
1718. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures available to students to assist with the financial costs of pursuing the graduate education in medicine programmes; and if he will... - Third Level Education
1719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to state his policy on the development of Confucius Institutes at Irish universities; the role that will be played in these institutes by the... - Construction Industry
1720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline measures being put in place by his Department to address skills shortages in the construction industry; and if he will make a... - Artificial Intelligence
1721. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence within the Department and... - Third Level Admissions
1722. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a PLC course can be attended by a person (details supplied) in the Institute of Further and Higher Education in Carlow, based on her... - Departmental Funding
1723. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has applied for funding under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers to support workers in a facility (details... - Departmental Data
1725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made to date to the student support scheme by eligible school leavers who are in the international protection system;... - Grant Payments
1726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the recent and scheduled payment rise for PhD students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1568/25] - Departmental Properties
1729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular... - Official Travel
1730. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and her accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel,... - Grant Payments
1731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the guidelines for SUSI grants in order that all mature students are treated as independent, even if they live with a parent;... - Student Accommodation
1733. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Kerry in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1734. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has to provide paid apprenticeships to those working in the culinary arts while being trained in a business setting.... - Departmental Contracts
1735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the...
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