Written answers
Monday, 8 September 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Further and Higher Education
2684. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of a person (details Supplied); the reason she has been refused a position as an assistant lecturer when she was verbally... - Courses Accreditation
2685. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether an application has been received by his Department for recognition of a part-time course (details supplied) for the purposes of SUSI... - Grant Payments
2686. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason widow's pension is treated as a household income in the SUSI grant assessment process; if he has plans in place to review the... - Departmental Data
2687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of all craft apprenticeships and the number of students in each county who began their apprenticeships in each category... - Student Accommodation
2688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions his Department will take to address the unfair tendering process for Dublin City University to build student accommodation (details... - Departmental Data
2689. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dropout rates for first-year students at TUS Athlone. [44872/25] - Further and Higher Education
2690. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a HEAR grant application (details supplied) has been refused; if his Department was aware of the personal circumstances of the... - Departmental Data
2691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the public expenditure at third level education, per student, for each academic year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of... - Departmental Funding
2694. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding sources available for individuals or companies working on development new and innovative sources of renewable energy; and if he will... - Departmental Strategies
2695. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that could be implemented to ensure Springboard+ applicants are not penalised for administrative errors (details supplied); and if... - Departmental Data
2696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide details of the financial supports, grants, or funding schemes available... - Departmental Properties
2697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry; the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues currently available to individuals who are unable to meet the entry requirements for the MTSLEB apprenticeship electrician... - Student Accommodation
2699. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department missed its purpose-built student accommodation target by over 50% for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Policies
2706. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ways in which his Department will ensure that student voices are included in policy making; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Grant Payments
2707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to support middle-income families who are being unfairly squeezed in the current financial crisis, with student grant... - Departmental Inquiries
2708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the case of a student (details supplied); if he will clarify the reason students are penalised for working modest hours during... - Departmental Data
2709. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns regarding the eligibility criteria currently being applied to EU fees (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Ministerial Appointments
2710. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to visit the east coast of the United States before year end 2025. [45540/25] - Apprenticeship Programmes
2711. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices that have completed Phase 1 and are awaiting a Phase 2 placement; the average and projected waiting times if the pause... - Ministerial Appointments
2713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to visit (details supplied) before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45606/25] - Capital Expenditure Programme
2714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for capital investment in the higher education facilities in Kilkenny over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of instructors employed by the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to conduct commis chef apprenticeship training in the... - Departmental Reviews
2716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of provision of online versions of course material in some college courses that... - Education Policy
2717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the recent changes to the Research Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme which prevent second-year PhD students, who were... - Courses Accreditation
2719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand the amount of biomedical science degrees that are accredited with relevant professional bodies; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
2720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be allocated to a service (details supplied) to allow this service to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Grant Payments
2721. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports, grants or alternative financial assistance available to students commencing a master's in social work; if he will review the SUSI... - Education and Training Provision
2722. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of volatile CAO points locking students out of medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, the number of additional places that will be created for... - Departmental Expenditure
2723. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46349/25] - Departmental Data
2724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from the Republic of Ireland who enrolled in undergraduate allied health professional courses, such as radiography,... - Education and Training Provision
2726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish an undergraduate programme in orthotics, given that none currently exists in the State. [46422/25] - Departmental Properties
2727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the... - Education and Training Boards
2728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to increase the compensation of Board members who sit on ETB interview panels boards. [46478/25] - Departmental Inquiries
2731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether he visited the National University of Singapore during his visit to Singapore. [46711/25] - Departmental Reviews
2732. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of QQI Level 5 awards for healthcare assistants and pre-nursing students in the further education sector; the work... - Departmental Data
2733. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue raised from apprenticeship fees, including pro-rata registration fees, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the... - Education and Training Provision
2734. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current offerings available at an education centre (details supplied); the supports provided by his Department to the expansion of higher... - Departmental Reviews
2735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the reckonable income limits for SUSI grants and consider assessing them based on net income rather than gross income; and if... - Education and Training Boards
2737. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are being provided to DDL-ETB to develop flagship FET colleges of scale; the way in which these developments align with... - Capital Expenditure Programme
2739. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 3403 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested;... - Departmental Expenditure
2741. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Ulster University Derry campus expansion supported under the Shared Island Fund, including scope, capital profile,... - Disability Services
2742. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of third level places associated with training therapists to work in the disability sector (details supplied); the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
2743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships created in electrical, mechanical, and welding trades in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if...
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