Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Provision
954. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the 16% reduction in Reach funding for 2025, and the impact assessment carried out before this cut was made to community... - Departmental Funding
955. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide long-term, core funding to independent community education providers, to reduce reliance on short-term and project-based... - Education Policy
956. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the means by which the role of community education will be recognised and resourced in future strategies for adult learning and further education... - Departmental Funding
958. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that Youthreach have had their budget cut by 30 percent (details supplied) affecting their ability to provide an education and... - Grant Payments
960. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a further review is carried out in relation to a SUSI grant assessment (details supplied); if he will confirm that all... - Departmental Data
961. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in... - Education and Training Provision
962. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for significantly reduced numbers allocated to the vocational training opportunities scheme programme for 2025/2026, when there is... - Third Level Costs
963. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PhD candidates funded by Research Ireland, including legacy IRC/SFI awards, who have received stipend-equivalent maternity,... - Departmental Policies
965. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current distribution of PhD stipend levels across HEIs and funders; the number and share below €25,000; if he will set a national... - Departmental Projects
966. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51418/25] - Education and Training Boards
967. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out, for the 94 educational sites under the control of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB), a... - Apprenticeship Programmes
971. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the current waiting times for apprentices registered under the GRETB, including those on the manufacturing engineering... - Departmental Funding
972. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is considering introducing a national training voucher scheme from the National Training Fund; and, if so, whether private or... - Grant Payments
973. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is considering extending SUSI funding to all QQI-validated programmes at independent third level institutions. [51688/25] - Third Level Fees
975. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his Department's position regarding the collection and usage of student levies by higher educational institutions. [51690/25] - Third Level Education
976. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is planning to regulate the prevalence of 'exploding licences' for ebooks and journal subscriptions for further and higher... - Third Level Costs
977. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update regarding the work of officials within his Department towards encouraging access to graduate-entry medicine student loans.... - Grant Payments
978. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is planning to require higher education institutions to provide a booklist to students in advance of their courses beginning,... - Education and Training Provision
980. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the development of a traineeship in modern methods of construction, as is expected to launch in quarter 3 of 2025. [51695/25] - Departmental Reviews
981. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the mid-term review of the national access plan. [51696/25] - Departmental Strategies
982. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected publication date of the updated careers in construction action plan. [51697/25] - Apprenticeship Programmes
983. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of apprenticeship options to be available for enrolment in the coming academic year; and the level of respective enrolment in... - Grant Payments
985. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who will become eligible for the maintenance payment for postgraduate study in 2025. [51920/25] - Education and Training Provision
986. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of courses and places available in the coming academic year under Springboard and under the human capital initiative; whether new... - Student Accommodation
988. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the current student accommodation crisis, if his Department will begin the process of collating data on the numbers of students studying... - Third Level Fees
989. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department can provide details of the amount of funding accrued from international student fees towards third level institutes in the... - Third Level Admissions
990. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible for a student who applied through the CAO system to pursue her nursing qualification using her QQI level 5 results in... - Irish Language
991. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the roll-out of free Irish language classes based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to all third...
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