Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- State Examinations
2484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issue of grade inflation when it comes to CAO offers this year; the steps he will take to ensure fairness for students... - Departmental Expenditure
2485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application by a university (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20938/25] - Departmental Data
2486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of CAO applicants for third level places in September 2025 that are people that sat their Leaving Certificate in the years... - State Examinations
2487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issue of grade inflation when it comes to CAO offers this year; the steps he will take to ensure fairness for students... - Grant Payments
2488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending SUSI student contribution fees to undergraduate students studying abroad in the UK/EU; if further consideration... - Third Level Education
2489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of financial supports for third-level students from Ukraine has been completed; and if so, the outcome or when the review is... - Educational Reform
2490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the possibility of encouraging greater flexibility for part-time options in higher education courses (details supplied);... - Education Schemes
2491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider increasing the parental income threshold for SUSI grant applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18707/25] - Grant Payments
2492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made to SUSI for the 2024-2025 academic year that were rejected on the grounds of household income exceeding the... - Departmental Data
2493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can provide data on the number of second level students from DEIS schools who have proceeded to an approved PLC, or undergraduate or post... - State Examinations
2494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student attending a school (details supplied) qualifies to apply to the CAO as a Gaeltacht applicant, in light of previous indications that... - Departmental Data
2495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE senior mechanical engineer and senior quantity surveyor employed by his Department as of 2 April 2025, in tabular form. [18847/25] - State Examinations
2496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the significant challenge for this year's Leaving Certificate students who will be expected to meet the CAO points for course... - Student Accommodation
2497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of people that have voluntarily registered with the voluntary licences register in regard to student digs. [18862/25] - Departmental Data
2499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many undergraduate, postgraduate, PLC and apprenticeship courses are available at third level, in tabular form. [18894/25] - Third Level Fees
2500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Ukrainian students who were included in the free fee scheme in the year 2023 and 2024, and the cost of funding related to this;... - Departmental Programmes
2501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the constituency universities of TUD that are to benefit from the Altitude Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/25] - Departmental Funding
2502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide emergency funding to extend a course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18941/25] - Education Costs
2503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals regarding implementing a reduction in the student contribution fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18956/25] - Third Level Education
2504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline all supports available to Ukrainians and international protection recipients for access to third level education; and if he will make... - State Examinations
2505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will acknowledge the disadvantage facing CAO applicants who are sitting their Leaving Certificate in 2025 compared to those who sat their... - Climate Change Policy
2508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s... - Departmental Funding
2509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his Department and agencies under his... - Education Costs
2511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the income threshold for the student contribution is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19253/25] - Departmental Contracts
2512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the... - Departmental Strategies
2513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support more women into STEM. [19358/25] - State Examinations
2514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications to CAO 2025 which are from students who will not sit the Leaving Certificate in 2025; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Schemes
2515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 835 of 1 April 2025, if his Department will take into consideration the workload of part-time courses when... - Grant Payments
2517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that have been taken to alleviate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on students; if additional financial supports or targeted... - Departmental Strategies
2518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how his Department is supporting technological universities in defining and delivering their strategic missions; the steps being taken to ensure... - Technological Universities
2520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the progress and future plans to give effect to a general borrowing framework, beyond student residential accommodation, for... - Departmental Expenditure
2521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital investment committed by his Department to each of the technological universities since their foundation; and if he will... - Technological Universities
2522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the additional student places, additional new courses and additional new academic disciplines at each of the new technological... - State Examinations
2528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given by his Department to ringfence a proportion of CAO places for applicants from previous leaving certificate... - Third Level Education
2529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students nationally at third level have dropped out from their studies due to mental health issues in the years 2020 to 2025, in... - Mental Health Services
2531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students were on waiting lists for mental health services in the years 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Education and Training Boards
2533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 27 March 2025, the length of time SOLAS has been engaging with Kerry ETB; the estimated timeframe... - Departmental Expenditure
2535. 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... - Education Costs
2536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the adjacency grant rate to 24 km rather than the current 30km; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Costs
2537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to expand the student assistance fund to allow international students to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to abolish apprenticeship registration fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19755/25] - Student Accommodation
2539. 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; and if he will make a... - Third Level Fees
2540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to completely abolish the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19757/25] - Third Level Costs
2541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to remove the mature dependant category in SUSI and treat all those over the age of 23 as independent regardless of their... - Living Wage
2542. 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; and if he will make a... - Grant Payments
2543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to extend the SUSI postgraduate maintenance rate to the summer months also as they are still students; and if he will make a... - Third Level Fees
2546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to abolish all postgraduate fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19770/25] - Third Level Reform
2547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current Government policy on the ability of higher education institutions, including universities, technological universities and institutes... - Student Accommodation
2550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy or strategic approach to enabling or supporting the delivery of student accommodation by higher education institutions; and whether... - Third Level Reform
2553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been any recent developments in the implementation of the borrowing policy for technological universities; if a timeline has been... - Grant Payments
2555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress update on the implementation of financial supports for students undertaking unpaid or underfunded mandatory... - Capital Expenditure Programme
2556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the level of capital investment in ATU Mayo, Castlebar campus since 2020; the capital projects funded at the campus over this... - Education and Training Provision
2557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the number of new courses, full-time and part-time, that have been added at ATU Mayo campus since 2020, as well as the number... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on the application for a new apprenticeship focused on the community and voluntary sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Education and Training Provision
2559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details and the breakdown of the student intake into primary teaching colleges and university faculties of education for the years 2020 to... - Third Level Admissions
2560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average CAO points requirement for primary school teaching in the years 2020 to 20204, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Third Level Fees
2561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his plans to review the financial supports available for the 1,255 third level students from Ukraine studying in... - Departmental Staff
2564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years,... - Grant Payments
2565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason part-time students attending Kings Inn are not currently eligible to apply for a SUSI grant; whether consideration can be given in... - Third Level Education
2566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work being undertaken in his Department to increase access to third level education for disabled people; and if he will make a... - Information and Communications Technology
2567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do... - EU Directives
2568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the... - Departmental Properties
2569. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent... - Departmental Contracts
2570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the... - Educational Disadvantage
2573. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are pathways to third level education for individuals without a leaving certificate; to outline these pathways; and if he will make a... - Third Level Education
2574. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update in relation to the provision of a new veterinary course in Kildalton in conjunction with SETU; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff
2575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the locations overseas where new talent and innovation attachés have taken up duty; and the locations where these posts are being... - Departmental Schemes
2577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to those students fleeing Palestine; if he will lay out plans to increase supports going forward; and if he will make a... - Grant Payments
2578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will extend the SUSI grant to include graduate entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21140/25] - Third Level Admissions
2579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of score requirement to apply for admission to a course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/25] - Research and Development
2581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to attract world-class researchers to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21271/25]
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