Written answers
Thursday, 22 May 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Fees
7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the rationale behind the decision not to proceed with further reductions in the student contribution fee, in light of the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to liaise with Louth/Meath ETB to increase the number of apprenticeship courses taught by LMETB in Louth and to locate apprenticeship training... - Further and Higher Education
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from County Mayo who applied for SUSI grants in the past three years; the number of those applications that were approved;... - Apprenticeship Programmes
18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new area of professions for apprenticeships delivery he plans to bring forward for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Business Supports
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing additional financial incentives or supports for employers who take on apprentices straight from secondary school,... - Education and Training Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to introduce additional supports to students undertaking construction related training and upskilling in order to assist in... - Education and Training Boards
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on when an educational setting (details supplied) in Mohill, County Leitrim, will move to it new premises; and if he will make a... - Technological Universities
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the planned professorships for the technological universities. [26165/25] - Education and Training Boards
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on disability supports and funding to cover the supports needed for people with disabilities in further education colleges. [26357/25] - Traveller Education
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to increase participation of members of the Travelling community in third level education, and to foster a more welcoming... - Education and Training Boards
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on plans to deliver a permanent building for Dunboyne College of Further Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Apprenticeship Programmes
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to review the success of the Action Plan for Apprenticeship, 2021 to 2025 towards the development of a new national strategy for... - Research and Development
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the support package under the proposed Global Talent Initiative, particularly in relation to attracting US research... - Further and Higher Education
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his plans on the expansion of pathways to be introduced into higher education through tertiary programmes and new... - Mental Health Services
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to extensive waiting lists for access to mental health supports including counselling services in third level... - Student Accommodation
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of college accommodation and a funding stream for same at Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if he will make a... - Further and Higher Education
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed new further education college in Galway city; if the evaluation which was scheduled to take place in the first week... - Mental Health Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the progress made in supporting students’ mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26174/25] - Third Level Fees
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of a ‘Second Chance’ provision, to ensure that students undertaking a repeat year or changing... - Further and Higher Education
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to expand access to traditional third-level education in counties such as Offaly, which currently do not have a university... - Student Accommodation
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a multi-annual plan to deliver new student accommodation,... - Further and Higher Education
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to CAO places given the adjustment in grades due to the class of 2025, to give the students of 2025 the same opportunity... - Research Funding
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide specific details of his plans to increase supports available to PhD or early post-doctoral students to encourage emerging... - Education and Training Boards
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to increase adult education classes provided through Cavan Monaghan ETB. [25829/25] - Health Services Staff
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to increase the supply of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists. [20791/25] - Irish Language
46. 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... - Third Level Fees
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the third level fee supports that exist for graduate medical students who have attended third level college in Ireland; if none are in place, his... - Climate Change Policy
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on his Department’s collaboration with the climate and renewable energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Further and Higher Education
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing additional financial supports for students undertaking postgraduate courses; and if he will make a statement on the... - Research Funding
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider expanding the eligibility of funding through the Irish Research Council to enable part-time PhD students to qualify for these... - Further and Higher Education
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to mitigate the penalties faced by young carers who may miss mandatory labs or exams due to care... - Apprenticeship Programmes
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to expand the number of apprentice opportunities available to students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Fees
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reviewing course fees for third level courses, for example, nursing, based on the hours of work placement being completed... - Further and Higher Education
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will consider working with higher education institutions to expand access to remote learning with a view to increasing... - Third Level Costs
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce costs for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25739/25] - Education and Training Provision
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of a new Youthreach facility in Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/25] - Further and Higher Education
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's efforts to further reduce the burden on families who have to pay for their children's further education; and if he will make a... - Third Level Fees
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to reduce the financial hardship of the contribution fee for third level Universities. [25805/25] - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na céimeanna a bhfuil sé chun iad a ghlacadh chun níos mó cursaí trí Ghaeilge, seachas an Ghaeilge... - Student Accommodation
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current availability of 'digs' student accommodation, along with the possibility of introducing a non-overbearing regulatory framework in this...
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