Written answers
Thursday, 27 March 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Scientific Research
7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his recent visit to CERN; if he will provide an update on Ireland's CERN membership and CERN strategy; and if he will make a... - Education and Training Boards
14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to ensure that adult education classes proceed this term through Cavan Monaghan ETB. [13717/25] - Student Accommodation
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has plans to ensure that more student accommodation in university towns such as Maynooth is made available for students in... - Irish Language
16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need to further incentivise teaching through Irish; if additional grants or scholarships could be considered for any prospective... - Further and Higher Education
18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that any additional financial support for students at further and higher education level are also made available to students... - Student Accommodation
19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his Department’s efforts to increase and accelerate provision of student accommodation in Galway; and if he will make a... - Further and Higher Education
20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made with the Colleges of the Future initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13985/25] - Student Accommodation
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to provide purpose-built student accommodation to alleviate pressures on the private rental market around universities and... - Further and Higher Education
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the recommendations in the National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers, the plans to ensure that all PhD researchers,... - Student Accommodation
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the interdepartmental group on student accommodation last meet; the remit of the group; and the steps it has taken since it was established.... - Disability Services
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline plans to progress college places to assist in the workforce planning of disability services. [13715/25] - Apprenticeship Programmes
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department is implementing to clear the backlog of apprentices awaiting completion of their training. [12498/25] - Further and Higher Education
27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the veterinary and pharmacy courses at SETU. [14633/25] - Student Accommodation
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given that he has committed to publishing a new student accommodation strategy in Q2 of 2025, when the new strategy will be published; and if he... - Further and Higher Education
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress of the review of personal assistance services funded from the fund for students with disabilities... - Energy Conservation
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans there are to increase the number of apprentices and graduates to enable a greater number of retrofits to take place; and if he will make... - Further and Higher Education
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans to add more courses in the further education sector specifically designed for people with disability; and if he will make a... - Student Accommodation
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on student accommodation. [14516/25] - Third Level Fees
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can confirm that higher level education funding can continue to be increased while fulfilling the Programme for Government commitment to... - Education and Training Boards
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the education and training boards where adult education classes were reduced in this academic year, his proposals to ensure that... - Further and Higher Education
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in place to support students who must commute long distances to college and university, particularly in terms of financial... - Island Communities
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on policy measure 2.10 of ‘Our Living Islands Action Plan 2023-2026’ to work with partners to actively promote... - Medical Research and Training
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current the position in respect of the number of new medical students registering at each third level education institution from 2020 to 2024;... - Further and Higher Education
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it has been brought to his attention that a president has not been appointed to the University of Galway; how long the position has been... - Apprenticeship Programmes
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to incentivise apprenticeship schemes, especially for post-Secondary school students who want to pursue a trade or grow skills... - Irish Language
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding for Irish-language conversation classes in third level institutions to support those wishing to learn Irish and also provide an... - Student Accommodation
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the preparation of the long-term student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14609/25] - Apprenticeship Programmes
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will seek to abolish the pro-rata fee for apprentices and ensure that apprentices are paid a living wage; and if he will make a statement on... - Third Level Fees
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's plans to keep the reduction in student capitation. [14648/25] - Departmental Policies
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure that our workforce has the skills and education for our green energy transition; and if he will make a... - Apprenticeship Programmes
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional measures he is planning to introduce to make apprenticeship programmes more attractive given the urgent need to increase the number... - Student Accommodation
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on plans to provide additional student accommodation for the students of Galway; when the new national student accommodation... - Apprenticeship Programmes
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the work within his Department to prepare a new five-year apprenticeship action plan 2026-2030. [14613/25] - Education and Training Boards
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board was requested to reduce its floor space from 25,000 metres squared to 10,000... - Apprenticeship Programmes
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on achieving the target of 10,000 annual apprenticeship registrations by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the... - Technological Universities
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to ensuring that technological universities are able to borrow funds in order to facilitate the building and purchasing of... - Artificial Intelligence
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what role has the use of artificial intelligence in our education system and how it is delivered at third level; and if he will make a statement... - Further and Higher Education
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Higher Education Authority has reached agreement with third level institutions to increase the number of training places for dental... - Education and Training Boards
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the importance of the hospitality sector to Killarney, County Kerry and to Ireland will be acknowledged by supporting and expediting the... - Small and Medium Enterprises
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the work of his Department in encouraging SMEs to avail of further education and training for their staff; and if he will make a... - Third Level Staff
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the demands by an organisation (details supplied) for protections for staff on precarious contracts in the tertiary education sector.... - Further and Higher Education
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of students from County Offaly that progress to third-level education; how this compares to the national average; the measures... - Apprenticeship Programmes
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to address the delays with apprentices, including pipefitter apprentices, completing their studies; and if he will make a... - Education and Training Boards
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the single phase delivery of Dunboyne College of Further Education and Training, County Meath, serving six counties, based on the... - Student Accommodation
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail the plans to provide affordable student accommodation across the country to address the accommodation crisis. [14647/25] - Apprenticeship Programmes
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures are being taken to ensure sufficient capacity for in-class training for apprenticeships at all levels; and if he will make a...
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