Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ministerial management board meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31713/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I have engaged extensively with my Department's Management Board since my appointment as Minister and look forward to our first Ministerial Management Board meeting which will take place in the coming weeks.

Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with all of the aegis bodies under his Department since his appointment. [31714/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I have met with representatives from SOLAS, HEA, Taighde Eireann, and Skillnet. Next week I am meeting with QQI and I plan to meet with Leargas, and the Grangegorman Development Agency in the coming months. I am looking forward to continuing my engagement with all my Department's aegis bodies to advance my Department's priorities.

Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with representatives of all of Ireland’s higher education institutions since his appointment. [31715/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I have met with representatives of the following institutions: Trinity College Dublin, South East Technological University, Atlantic Technological University, Munster Technological University, University College Cork, Maynooth University, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, University of Limerick, University of Galway, Technological University of the Shannon, Institute of Art Design and Technology, and Dundalk Institute of Technology. I have also met with representatives from Ulster University and Queens University Belfast.

I will continue meeting with all of Ireland's higher education institutions as part of my ongoing engagements to strengthen collaboration and share priorities across the sector.