Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
1468. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount the Government currently provides for the healthy campus rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36916/23]
View answerThe Healthy Charter and Framework were jointly launched by myself as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science and Minister of Health, Stephen Donnelly in 2021. Each HEI committed to signing up to the Charter. All HEIs and HECA institutions received seed funding from the Department of Health which was delivered by the HEA.
In total, €715,000 has been provided to the HEA since 2021 to support the ongoing implementation of the Healthy Campus Framework. This includes:-
• Funding for the post of Healthy Campus National Coordinator to coordinate the framework's implementation.
• Seed Funding’ to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in 2021 to be used solely for supporting campuses that committed to the implementation of the Healthy Campus Framework.
• Funding towards the National Student Engagement Programme (NStEP) for a project on Student Engagement, Belonging, and Wellbeing in the context of the Healthy Campus Framework.
