Written answers

Tuesday, 2 December 2025

  • Further and Higher Education
    700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to improve access to higher education for students in north and mid-Cork; and if he will consider increased supports for...
  • Education and Training Provision
    701. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps are being taken to expand lifelong learning, night courses and upskilling opportunities in further education centres across County...
  • Grant Payments
    702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the case of a person (details supplied); the reason this person was refused the special rate of SUSI; and if he will make a statement...
  • Pension Provisions
    704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of auto-enrolment pension scheme compliance for each university and technological university; the staff grades or contract types...
  • Third Level Staff
    705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of clinical psychologist places in universities and institutes available across the State; and the number of clinical psychologist...
  • Artificial Intelligence
    707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the type of training provided to staff within his Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is...
  • Grant Payments
    708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1178 of 18 November 2025, his plans to provide additional student assistance funding to the Higher...
  • Third Level Fees
    709. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an Irish citizen living outside the State returning home to attend the leaving certificate cycle, can avail of the rate of student fees of an...
  • Third Level Education
    710. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports to be provided to graduate medicine students who receive no SUSI grant, no Government support, and no access to student loans; and...
  • Apprenticeship Programmes
    711. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the uptake of apprenticeships across the country in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67820/25]
  • Research Funding
    712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the commitments his Department can give to increasing investment in research, supporting early-career researchers, and ensuring Ireland remains...
  • Student Accommodation
    713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the implications of a recent decision (details supplied); if the cost of construction is the barrier to the delivery of affordable student...
  • Education and Training Provision
    714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to upskill workers as part of Ireland's renewable energy transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66531/25]
  • Third Level Education
    715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to improve access to graduate entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67899/25]
  • Grant Payments
    716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending SUSI grant to part-time postgraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67900/25]
  • Education Policy
    717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is pursuing any strategy to ring fence funding to attract skilled workers back from abroad to fill the shortfall in skills needed to meet...
  • Adult Education Provision
    718. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grants available for the promotion and running of Irish night classes in adult education; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Third Level Staff
    719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Contracts of Indefinite Duration (CID) that have been awarded to staff at University College Galway from 2020 -2025; and the number...
  • Research and Development
    720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the establishment of Research Ireland and its role in strengthening Ireland’s research and innovation ecosystem,...

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