Parliamentary questions

Third Level Education

Catherine Connolly

319. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views regarding the termination of the Maynooth University student centre project, which had been planned and which students had been paying an increased student levy for over the past period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49366/22]

Third Level Education

Peadar Tóibín

320. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans, if any, to allow graduate entry medicine programmes to become eligible for SUSI student grant support where students meet the income threshold; if he will indicate a timeframe for same, and in circumstances where students currently undertaking GEM programmes had not previously availed of the SUSI grant and meet the income threshold criteria, if they can avail of grant support for this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49396/22]

Third Level Fees

Ged Nash

321. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the one-off €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee for higher education students will apply to part-time students; if the reduction will also apply to students pursing a relevant degree programme with a private institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49410/22]

Third Level Education

Catherine Murphy

267. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the governing authority of Maynooth University in respect of a decision to terminate a capital project on its campus (details supplied). [48663/22]

Departmental Staff

Michael McNamara

268. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons within his Department who are working remotely on a part-time or full-time basis in County Clare in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48736/22]

Third Level Costs

Niamh Smyth

269. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to financially assist students who are attending a college (details supplied); if he will review this matter urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48759/22]

Departmental Correspondence

Brendan Griffin

270. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48809/22]

Third Level Education

Mattie McGrath

271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that a trainee educational psychologist completing a doctorate is the only professional doctorate programme which is not Government funded; the reason for this inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48874/22]

Third Level Fees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

272. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if postgraduate students who are not in receipt of a SUSI grant can avail of a €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48935/22]

Departmental Contracts

Bríd Smith

273. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48998/22]

Recycling Policy

Róisín Shortall

274. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all his Department’s buildings have recycling arrangements in place; if not, the steps that are being taken to ensure that the recycling of workplace waste is facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49557/22]

Departmental Transport

Eoin Ó Broin

498. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of domestic flights for work purposes taken by him, Ministers of State in his Department and Department staff for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [47915/22]

Grant Payments

Seán Sherlock

499. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if supplementary welfare when paid in lieu of disability allowance while awaiting disability allowance should be disregarded for income when assessing an applicant's income. [47953/22]

Third Level Education

Colm Burke

500. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will engage with third level institutions in Ireland to ensure that courses will be available in the training of theatre assistants; if he will also engage with hospital authorities to determine the best way of developing this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47962/22]

Third Level Costs

Fergus O'Dowd

501. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if engagement will be undertaken with third level institutions to implement monthly and quarterly payment plans for families that are struggling with the cost-of-living (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48016/22]

Grant Payments

Bernard Durkan

502. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of an appeal for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) who provided further information in respect of their mother's employment regarding the reduction of their hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48125/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Marian Harkin

503. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an accreditation issue with a course (details supplied); and the plans that are in place to deal with this matter. [48188/22]

Third Level Fees

Patrick Costello

504. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will extend the €1,000 rebate for undergraduate students to those studying at masters and postgraduate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48199/22]

Departmental Data

Sorca Clarke

505. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of social workers that graduated from respectively third level colleges in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [48249/22]

Third Level Costs

Cathal Crowe

506. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure that those undertaking doctorates in educational psychology are funded during their studies. [48320/22]

Third Level Fees

Niamh Smyth

507. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that the €1,000 reduction in student fees that was announced in Budget 2023 is being applied; the way that students can avail of the reduction; if the reduction is for the 2022-2023 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48345/22]

Third Level Costs

Niamh Smyth

508. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the PhD stipend increase outlined in Budget 2023; if it is a one-off payment or if it is a monthly rise; the way that students can avail of same; the date that they can claim it from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48346/22]

Third Level Costs

Patrick Costello

509. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Budget 2023 announcement of a €500 stipend increase to PhD students under Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council funding will be extended to include all PHD students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48347/22]

Grant Payments

Niamh Smyth

510. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of a student grant appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48351/22]

Third Level Fees

Brendan Smith

511. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that the once-off €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fees for higher education students is applied to students studying outside this State, such as Northern Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48383/22]

Grant Payments

Darren O'Rourke

512. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the distribution of the SUSI grants by socio-economic group; the distribution of such grants between urban and rural applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48389/22]

Grant Payments

Darren O'Rourke

513. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details in relation to the way that he ensures that SUSI grants go to genuinely deserving applicants and that the system is transparent and fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48390/22]

Third Level Education

Denis Naughten

514. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the initiatives that he is planning to increase the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists qualifying on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48404/22]

Grant Payments

Seán Canney

515. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will change the rules in relation to the three-year residency for children born outside the European Union whose parents have returned to Ireland to allow the children to become eligible for grants for third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48407/22]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

516. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who will not be entitled to the €1,000 one-off reduction in the student contribution; if he will extend it to all European Union students who have paid fees for the 2022-2023 academic year, whether student contribution or tuition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48488/22]

Third Level Costs

Richard Boyd Barrett

517. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of PhD researchers who will qualify for the €500 stipend increase that he announced in budget 2023; the proportion of PhD researchers that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48489/22]

Third Level Costs

Richard Boyd Barrett

518. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of PhD researchers in Ireland; the number of these who are in receipt of Science Foundation Ireland and Irish Research Council-funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48490/22]

Third Level Costs

Seán Haughey

519. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €500 increase in stipends for PhD students announced in Budget 2023 will apply to all PhD students working in Irish universities and not just to students funded by Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council; if the increased stipend will be made available to students who receive their funding directly from their university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48498/22]

Third Level Costs

Cian O'Callaghan

520. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €500 stipend increase to students completing their PhDs under Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council will be available to those PhD candidates working in Irish universities who have other sources of funding such as direct funding from the university itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48507/22]

Medical Research and Training

Matt Shanahan

521. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of medical students that are at present enrolled segmented in the six medical schools in Ireland for the most recent five-year period by college and gender and if the student originated in Ireland and is an overseas candidate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48519/22]

Third Level Fees

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

522. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €1,000 increase announced for postgraduate fee grants applies to all postgraduate grants, including those in receipt of a special rate postgraduate grant currently capped at €6,270; and if the cap will be lifted by €1,000 to allow for the increase. [48582/22]

Third Level Education

Michael Lowry

523. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the Government intends to provide funding to trainee educational psychologist completing doctorates in a college (details supplied) as of budget 2023, given that this type of psychologist training is the only professional doctorate programme which is not Government funded; the measures that are being taken to alleviate these indiscretions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48612/22]

Third Level Costs

Neale Richmond

524. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if PhD students who receive their funding from the university itself will receive the €500 stipend increase announced in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48620/22]

Overseas Study Placements

Niamh Smyth

218. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial support available for students studying abroad in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47620/22]

Third Level Education

David Cullinane

219. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47816/22]

Overseas Study Placements

Michael Healy-Rae

220. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact Irish third level students who were studying in Ukraine have had to transfer to courses in other European Union member states and the students were not offered places in Ireland to complete their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47641/22]

Student Accommodation

Matt Shanahan

221. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 20 September 2022, the reason the National Student Accommodation Strategy 2016 to 2024 targets no additional student accommodation in Waterford over the eight-year life of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47644/22]

Third Level Costs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

222. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider allowing the leaving certificate candidates of 2020 and 2021 who change courses to avail of free fees, given the disruption from Covid-19 is a factor in the difficulties in staying in a course. [47689/22]

Overseas Study Placements

Mattie McGrath

210. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Erasmus grant supports are still being offered to third level students who take up college and work placements in the United Kingdom since Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47425/22]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

211. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional funding will be allocated to third level institutions through the Erasmus Plus programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47426/22]

Medical Qualifications

Colm Burke

212. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will give serious consideration to launching a structured graduate programme that would support the 35% of cardiac physiologists who are not trained in echocardiography and bring them to the point of certification; if fees for same will be covered by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47457/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

213. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship registrations in the construction sector, by type, to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47501/22]

Third Level Costs

Brendan Griffin

214. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the sources of funding, if any, that are available for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to further their education. [47520/22]

Medical Qualifications

Alan Farrell

215. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has considered increasing the number of places available for students to obtain a bachelor of pharmacy degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47550/22]

Third Level Admissions

Alan Farrell

216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of occupational therapy places that were accepted for the incoming college year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47551/22]

Third Level Admissions

Alan Farrell

217. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of speech and language therapy places that were accepted for the incoming college year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47552/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Alan Farrell

218. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship applications that were made in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47553/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Alan Farrell

219. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship applications that were accepted in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47554/22]

Grant Payments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

356. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be granted the non-adjacent special rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46572/22]

Further and Higher Education

Patrick Costello

357. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the recently announced new minimum annual stipend rate for PhD students of €28,000 will be expanded to include current PhD students given that currently they will be paid less for their work that students who newly enter the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46640/22]

Grant Payments

Matt Carthy

358. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of current or previous students at a college (details supplied) who have been awarded a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46647/22]

Grant Payments

Matt Carthy

359. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that he has taken to ensure that private colleges that are not eligible for SUSI make the public aware of this fact; the steps that he has taken to inform the public that students enrolled in private colleges may not be eligible for SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46648/22]

Official Engagements

Paul Donnelly

360. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the dates in 2022 that he has met with the CEO of Dublin-Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. [46824/22]

Grant Payments

Peadar Tóibín

361. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that illness benefit is not included in the SUSI special rate award of eligible Department of Social Protection payments in circumstances where the payment is claimed over a longer period; his plans, if any, to review the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46895/22]

Departmental Reviews

Catherine Murphy

362. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of the costs for all live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by him; and the details of the person or body that is conducting each study, review and research project in tabular form. [47046/22]

Grant Payments

Peadar Tóibín

363. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that are in place for students who live away from home under the age of 23 years to ensure that they can carry on with their studies (details supplied). [47071/22]

Grant Payments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

364. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a review will be considered for a person (details supplied) given the change in pension contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47079/22]

Further and Higher Education

Pauline Tully

365. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Youthreach learners availing of the services in each location available in counties Cavan and Monaghan in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47235/22]

Grant Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

298. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46393/22]

Student Accommodation

Richard O'Donoghue

299. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if discussions are expected with colleges to help students acquire accommodation in the student complexes that are housed by families and not students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46444/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Gary Gannon

300. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the decision regarding students of a third level institution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46552/22]

Third Level Costs

Catherine Murphy

100. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide financial support to persons wishing to enter and or remain in third level education. [46300/22]

Budget 2023

Fergus O'Dowd

101. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm receipt of a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46067/22]

Third Level Education

Ged Nash

102. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work he and his Department are undertaking, if any, to ensure all students have fair and equitable online access to further and higher education in light of the ongoing student accommodation crisis; if he agrees that high-level institutions must be proactive and flexible in providing online and remote opportunities to students where possible in view of the fact that the difficulties students have in securing appropriate accommodation; his plans, if any, to issue updated guidance to higher level institutions regarding remote learning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46115/22]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

103. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the dates on which each of the five stages that he referenced with respect to the administrative process in a higher-education policy debate concerning the aspiration to expand the footprint of South East Technological University Waterford in Seanad Éireann on 14 September 2022, were met with respect to the past 10 such projects that have completed all stages in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46171/22]

Third Level Costs

Catherine Murphy

104. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a schedule of financial supports available to persons and or their family household in respect of their ambition to attend and or remain in third level education that are not eligible for SUSI. [46299/22]

Third Level Fees

Catherine Murphy

105. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of his engagement with third level education providers to reduce fees and make access to third level education a viable option for all. [46301/22]

Bus Services

Michael Healy-Rae

414. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a bus service can be sanctioned to assist an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45416/22]

European Union

Ivana Bacik

415. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when approval by the European Commission of the Operational Programme for Ireland under the European Social Fund Plus 2021 to 2027 is expected. [45473/22]

Student Accommodation

Matt Shanahan

416. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that the National Student Accommodation Strategy 2016-2024 targeted no additional student accommodation in Waterford over the eight years of the plan; if this plan is to be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45481/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

417. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the two building projects on the TU Dublin Tallaght campus announced by the Minister on the 18 August 2020.
[45484/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

418. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the basis on which TU Dublin paid two separate individuals a salary at the president’s grade in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45485/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

419. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a director’s grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 January 2021. [45486/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

420. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a director’s grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 October 2021. [45487/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

421. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a director’s grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 January 2022. [45488/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

422. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a director’s grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 April 2022. [45489/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

423. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the approval, if any, that was given to TU Dublin to make appointments at director-level since its establishment in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45490/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

424. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of a secretary financial controller level one grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 April 2022. [45491/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

425. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the job title and job description for each person in receipt of an SLIII grade salary in TU Dublin on 1 April 2022. [45492/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

426. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of money that TU Dublin is projecting to spend on organisational design consultants for the full calendar year 2022. [45494/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

427. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of money that the TU Dublin governing body approved to spend on organisational design consultants when it approved the procurement of these services and appointment of consultants. [45495/22]

Technological Universities

Paul Murphy

428. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress, if any, that has been made in ensuring that staff in TU Dublin Tallaght have the same academic allowances as TU Dublin staff in Blanchardstown and City Campus. [45497/22]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

429. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work and timeline of the development of a borrowing framework by his Department for the technological sector since the 2019 TURN report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45501/22]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

430. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a detailed schedule for each housing finance agency loan to Higher Education Authority-funded higher education institutions including the name of the project, institution, value, date of approval, and the number of bedrooms. [45502/22]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

431. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a detailed schedule for each Ireland strategic investment fund-loan to Higher Education Authority-funded higher education institutions including the name of the project, institution, value, and date of approval. [45503/22]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

432. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the arrangements with respect to the €5 million in emergency funding provided to IT Tralee in 2019/2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45504/22]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

433. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a breakdown of the proposal and closing date, institution and value with respect to each land acquisition undertaken by the Higher Education Authority-funded higher education institutions between 2011 and 2021. [45505/22]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

434. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a detailed explanation of the process and milestones, including a schedule of Department circulars or regulations, with respect to open-market opportunity land acquisitions by Higher Education Authority-funded higher education institutions.
[45506/22]

Student Accommodation

Matt Shanahan

435. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that the National Student Accommodation Strategy 2016-2024 targeted no additional student accommodation in Waterford over the eight-year life of the plan; if this plan is to be updated or replaced and is still fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45507/22]

Further and Higher Education

Matt Shanahan

436. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s governance, assurance and oversight activities of Carlow College, St. Patrick's CHY number 10584. [45508/22]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

437. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of the dates of each of the project milestones with respect to the Coonagh Campus development undertaken by Limerick Institute of Technology / Technological University of the Shannon since the project's inception. [45509/22]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

438. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of formal correspondence between the Department, the Higher Education Authority and Limerick Institute of Technology / Technological University of the Shannon with respect to the Coonagh Campus development undertaken by LIT/TUS since the project's inception.
[45510/22]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

439. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of the funding made available to the Coonagh Campus development undertaken by Limerick Institute of Technology / Technological University of the Shannon since the project's inception to include a breakdown by date, value and purpose of all current and capital exchequer funding. [45511/22]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

440. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of the dates of each of the project milestones with respect to the acquisition of Crowley Park by Galway Mayo Institute of Technology / Atlantic Technological University since the project’s inception. [45512/22]

Technological Universities

Matt Shanahan

441. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a schedule of formal correspondence between the Department, the Higher Education Authority and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology / Atlantic Technological University with respect to the Crowley Park development undertaken by GMIT/ATU since the project's inception. [45513/22]