Written answers
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Programmes
1010. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the success of the Mitchell scholarship programme, given its huge popularity with future leaders in the US; if he is conscious of... - Departmental Inquiries
1011. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to assist a student who appears to be eligible for HEAR but has been refused it (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
1012. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and... - Departmental Policies
1013. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/25] - Education and Training Provision
1014. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for excluding the BA (Hons) in psychology course at the National College of Ireland from eligibility under the free fees... - Departmental Funding
1015. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SOLAS is in receipt of sufficient funding from the State to ensure adult education teachers can retain employment and do not lose hours and... - Education and Training Provision
1016. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has visited a training centre (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit. [38797/25] - Departmental Data
1017. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills If he has visited a campus (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit; and if he will make a... - International Students
1018. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to encourage greater participants by South African students in third level institutions and continuing educational opportunities in... - Student Accommodation
1019. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Cork city in September 2025. [38873/25] - Departmental Funding
1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to address the uncertainty which has arisen in relation to the funding and employment conditions for adult education... - Education and Training Provision
1022. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to investigate a master’s course issue (details supplied) as a student is now at a significant loss; if his Department will have this... - Departmental Reviews
1024. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reviewing the income threshold currently being applied to the higher education access route; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Data
1025. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if places can be granted on postgraduate courses (details supplied) which usually admit a higher number of places but have had to reduce due to... - Departmental Funding
1026. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address the funding shortfall of Solas that has resulted in adult education teachers being told they have no jobs... - Education and Training Provision
1028. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that the biomedical science degree programmes at University College Dublin are currently not accredited by CORU, the national... - Departmental Programmes
1029. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider establishing an office of national student ombudsman to deal with complaints about and investigations into student safety at... - Education and Training Provision
1031. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he plans to introduce to support those wishing to pursue graduate entry medicine, a path that remains highly inaccessible for very... - Education and Training Boards
1032. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if information will be provided on the Standardisation of Youthreach Calendar Year Sectoral Survey of ETBs (details supplied), which was sent to... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1033. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing apprentice wage to the minimum wage. [39507/25] - Education and Training Boards
1034. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there are significant discrepancies in how different ETBs are handling the allocation of hours and contracts for adult educators; his... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1035. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the introduction of the Test Event Notification and Results Capture System (TENRCS) for apprenticeship programmes; and if... - Programme for Government
1037. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the provision of the personal assistants initiative for persons with a... - Departmental Strategies
1043. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit... - Departmental Funding
1044. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for capital investment into further and higher education facilities within Donegal within the next 12 months; and if he will... - Education Schemes
1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to revise the SUSI grant qualifying criteria to allow students, who are under 23 years-of-age and are financially independent from their parents...
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