Written answers

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

  • Artificial Intelligence
    413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on plans for data centre development in light of the AI Continent Action Plan, describing data and computing infrastructure as...
  • Youth Services
    414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to Youthreach services in County Kildare for the past four years to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Artificial Intelligence
    416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to attract academic expertise in artificial intelligence as part of his plans to attract academics from the United States, in light...
  • Third Level Education
    417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown of third level courses and number of places available for the following roles (details supplied) in tabular form. [27977/25]
  • Irish Language
    418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first and full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher in every local authority area to provide Irish classes free of charge to members of...
  • Third Level Fees
    420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full cost of phasing out student contribution charge over three years with first cut of 1500 (but netting off 500 euro SUSI support); and if...
  • Further and Higher Education
    421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to Improve pay for instructors to increase training capacity in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28037/25]
  • International Students
    422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding the student assistance fund to allow international students to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of abolishing apprenticeship fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28051/25]
  • Third Level Education
    427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending SUSI to students studying in the north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28055/25]
  • Third Level Fees
    429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending the free fees initiative to cover graduate entry medicine students; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Research and Development
    431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the North-South Research Programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28061/25]
  • Third Level Fees
    432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding the SUSI bracket 5,000 full fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/25]
  • Research and Development
    434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the share of Science Foundation Ireland grants for research and the share that is used all other expenses such as administrative costs by Science...
  • Further and Higher Education
    435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown of costs for the ‘fund for student’s with a disability (FSD) for the years 2020 to 2025 across all further...
  • Irish Language
    436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the investments planned for funding for Irish language education at third level, supporting the promotion and preservation of the Irish language....
  • Third Level Fees
    437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the one-off increase of €5,000 will remain in place in this year’s annual option paper for the post graduate fee; and if he will...
  • Third Level Education
    438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what the increase cost of the maintenance grant for post graduate students was, which was effective from January 2024; and if he will make a...
  • Further and Higher Education
    439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the significant surplus in the National Training Fund, how the Government intends to utilise these funds to address underinvestment in...
  • Guardian Status
    440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the exact cost of guardianship payments to non-legal guardians as an eligible payment; the amount the special rate is for this...
  • Further and Higher Education
    441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown of costs for the special rate threshold from €25,000 to €26,200 in 2024-2025; and if he will make a statement on...

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