Parliamentary questions

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Whitmore

186. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that he plans to ensure there are sufficient numbers of apprenticeships for new entrants to meet the targets of the new national home retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8745/22]

Ministerial Staff

Mairéad Farrell

187. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual cost of the salaries of any recently appointed ministerial Garda drivers to his Department; the cost of the annual salary of the existing civilian Garda drivers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9031/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Brendan Griffin

546. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the introduction of incentives for plumbers, electricians and other trades to take on apprentices and subsidise their wages in relation to the new retrofit programmes for homes. [8153/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Brendan Griffin

547. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the introduction of incentives for plumbers, electricians and other trades to take on apprentices and subsidise their wages in relation to the new retrofit programmes for homes. [8154/22]

Defective Building Materials

Thomas Pringle

548. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department ensures that the buildings his Department has responsibility for are built using blocks that are free from MICA and deleterious materials in construction projects in County Donegal; if his Department has checked existing buildings for the presence of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7655/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Aindrias Moynihan

549. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when in-class training as part of an electrical apprenticeship of a person (details supplied) will commence at a training centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7935/22]

Institutes of Technology

Ged Nash

550. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his role in the appointment and reappointment of presidents of institutes of technology; the factors that he is obliged to take into account under the relevant legislation when considering such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8079/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

551. 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 in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8181/22]

Tax Reliefs

Charles Flanagan

552. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider abolishing the current disregard amount in place in respect of tax relief on college fees for PAYE parents who are not eligible for assistance through the SUSI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/22]

Third Level Education

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

363. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that there are no undergraduate physiotherapy courses in Cork, UCC and MTU; if he will provide funding to set up such a course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7188/22]

Further and Higher Education

Ivana Bacik

364. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of higher education institutions and further education providers which are compliant with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) WCAG 2.1 standards as is mandatory for mobile applications and websites under European Union and Irish legislation. [7202/22]

Public Sector Staff

James Browne

365. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a breakdown of Departmental civil servants and State agency employees under his remit, respectively working in County Wexford and their respective Departmental section in tabular form. [7236/22]

Sustainable Development Goals

Denis Naughten

366. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development under the policy remit of his Department; if these targets and goals will be met by their respective deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7280/22]

Electric Vehicles

Paul Kehoe

367. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of electric vehicle charging points that are available for use by staff across all carparks provided for use by his Department throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7383/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

48. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are being taken to increase places at third level for in-demand courses to address skill shortages and take unnecessary pressure off the leaving certificate system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6457/22]

Third Level Education

Ivana Bacik

49. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will commission an audit of buildings and teaching practices in third-level institutions to determine the accommodations that must be made for students with a disability. [5972/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

50. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cause of the 17% increase in apprentices waiting to access off-the-job training in the past two months, which has brought the total back up to half of all craft apprentices currently on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6458/22]

Further and Higher Education

Joe Carey

51. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of support provided under the student assistance fund since his Department was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6054/22]

Third Level Admissions

Éamon Ó Cuív

52. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he intends taking to ensure that more students entering third-level education have access to the course of their choice and that the enormous pressure on students to perform well in the leaving certificate would be reduced as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6328/22]

Caiteachas Ranna

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

53. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta cén méid de bhuiséad na Roinne a chaitear ar chúrsaí nó ar mhúineadh trí Ghaeilge, mar fhigiúr agus mar chéatadá. [6258/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Michael Moynihan

54. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the strategic action plan for equity, participation and success in higher education 2022-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6380/22]

Third Level Fees

Rose Conway-Walsh

55. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will bring forward a plan to reduce student fees for third level students; if this will be in place for the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6450/22]

Third Level Admissions

Gary Gannon

56. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase degree places for nursing and midwifery for September 2022 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6386/22]

Third Level Costs

David Stanton

57. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way his Department intends to address the costs associated with further and higher education such as student accommodation costs and the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6120/22]

Nursing Education

Aindrias Moynihan

58. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional places on nursing courses will be provided for the 2022-23 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6459/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cathal Crowe

59. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his strategy to broaden the number of new apprenticeships; the details of the development of the seven new apprenticeship programmes announced for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6379/22]

Third Level Fees

Brian Stanley

60. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to bring a proposal to Cabinet to reduce third-level fees as part of a sustainable funding model for higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6354/22]

Further and Higher Education

Brendan Smith

61. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the projects that will be progressed in 2022 in the upgrading of existing accommodation and the provision of new accommodation in the further education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/22]

Grant Payments

Peadar Tóibín

62. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who were granted a SUSI grant in each of the past ten years by county in tabular form. [6315/22]

Student Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

63. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new provisions he is putting in place to ensure affordable rents for students in view of the spiralling rent costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6442/22]

Further and Higher Education

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

64. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the implementation under the Framework for Consent in Higher Education Institutions: Safe, Respectful, Supportive and Positive: Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/22]

Adult Education Provision

Michael Moynihan

65. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made under the Adult Literacy for Life ten-year adult literacy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6381/22]

Further and Higher Education

James O'Connor

66. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the strategy to ensure an adequate number of higher and further education places will be made available for the 2022-2023 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6376/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

67. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made to date under the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025; the number of new apprentices registered per sector; the status of the setting up of the national apprenticeship office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6374/22]

Departmental Policies

David Stanton

68. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the importance of mathematics in the work his Department is undertaking to promote and support research, innovation and science; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6119/22]

Further and Higher Education

Bernard Durkan

69. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which third and fourth level education is likely to focus on the need to supply suitably qualified staff in the public and private sectors and in areas currently experiencing difficulties in obtaining and retaining staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6349/22]

Further and Higher Education

Ivana Bacik

70. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of his engagement with organisations (details supplied) with respect to the examination of academic support activities of PhD students. [5978/22]

Departmental Strategies

Christopher O'Sullivan

71. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made on the development of the next national research and innovation strategy including the planned consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6375/22]

State Examinations

Paul Kehoe

72. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the connection between leaving certificate reform such as hybrid models in the future and entry to further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6115/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

73. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of extra places that would be needed in higher education to allow for an open access model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6439/22]

Departmental Schemes

Martin Browne

74. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the SUSI review and bring forward measures to improve the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6356/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ivana Bacik

75. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the resumption of in-person tuition and related activities; the measures that will be put in place to support students who are immunocompromised following the lifting of most public health restrictions in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5977/22]

Further and Higher Education

Alan Farrell

76. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work undertaken by his Department to support higher and further education providers to meet the need for skilled and trained personnel in the area of retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6196/22]

Third Level Admissions

Dara Calleary

77. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his strategy to reform the CAO and broaden access to further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/22]

Further and Higher Education

Holly Cairns

78. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on a report concerning sexual violence in Irish colleges and universities (details supplied). [6325/22]

Third Level Education

Aindrias Moynihan

79. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is satisfied that all third-level institutions have sufficient mental health and well-being measures in place for their students; the further measures that are being considered to increase the current levels of supports available in third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6460/22]

Further and Higher Education

Steven Matthews

80. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans regarding a further education facility (details supplied); if he proposes to expand the existing site for use by the further education facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6122/22]

Third Level Admissions

Mick Barry

81. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to increase the number of places in third-level education for the next academic year. [6432/22]

Adult Education Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

82. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated for adult literacy courses for 2022. [6259/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pearse Doherty

83. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for the increase in craft apprenticeship waiting lists to access off-the-job training; the steps he is taking to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6352/22]

Further and Higher Education

Gary Gannon

84. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the work undertaken to address sexual harassment and violence in third-level education considering the findings from the national surveys of student and staff experiences of sexual violence and harassment in higher education. [6387/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Joe Carey

85. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the Apprenticeship Action Plan since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6053/22]

Further and Higher Education

Joe McHugh

86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to reduce the cost of further and higher education, such as reducing the contribution charge payable by students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6092/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

87. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of his plans to bring further apprenticeship opportunities to young persons in Cork city in particular the re-establishment of painting apprenticeships. [6364/22]

Technological Universities

Alan Dillon

88. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Atlantic technological university is on track to commence operations in 2022; if consideration has been given to locating the headquarters of the new technological university in County Mayo; if further details are available on the plans for the campus in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6362/22]

Further and Higher Education

Joe Flaherty

89. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland enrolled in further and higher education in each of the years since 2010 to date in tabular form; his plans to further investigate the mobility of students in the Common Travel Area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6383/22]

Third Level Education

Alan Farrell

90. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on his efforts to introduce mandatory consent classes in third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6195/22]

Technological Universities

Fergus O'Dowd

91. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the development of technological universities including the urgent need to progress technological university status in the north-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6117/22]

Further and Higher Education

Colm Burke

92. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the current level of the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6312/22]

Third Level Admissions

Gary Gannon

93. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether colleges should increase the use of entrance examinations in 2022 for entry for students who have achieved the general requirements for matriculation but who have not attained the required grade in specific subjects, such as leaving certificate mathematics; if the matter has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6384/22]

Technological Universities

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

94. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding progress on the establishment of the Technological University for the South East Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6255/22]

Institutes of Technology

David Cullinane

95. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of plans and funding to expand the Waterford Institute of Technology campus in preparation for the technological university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5550/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Kieran O'Donnell

96. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the implementation of the Five-Year Action Plan for Apprenticeships. [6430/22]

Third Level Education

Thomas Gould

97. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no option to study physiotherapy at undergraduate level in third-level institutions in County Cork. [6360/22]

Technological Universities

Paul Kehoe

98. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the progress of establishing the Technological University for the South East Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6114/22]

Third Level Education

Neale Richmond

99. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who availed of the Erasmus programme for the 2021-2022 academic year; the number of students in Ireland who availed of the programme; the countries that they studied in; the number of students who came to Ireland on the Erasmus programme; the countries they came from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/22]

Further and Higher Education

Brendan Smith

100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that will be implemented to intensify cross-Border co-operation in the provision of further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6436/22]

Technological Universities

John Paul Phelan

101. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional support is being provided for the establishment of technological universities and the transition that institutes of technology undergo to form the new technological university. [6090/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Kieran O'Donnell

102. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of support provided under the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund over the past two years. [6431/22]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to alleviate the economic pressures on students in higher education and in particular his plans to provide affordable student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/22]

Third Level Education

Thomas Gould

104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met either of the universities located in Cork city with regard to opening a campus on the northside of the city. [6361/22]

Third Level Education

Denis Naughten

105. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of his discussions to date to secure the continued operation of the Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5508/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

106. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the under-investment in apprenticeships; and the way that his Department will manage the current waiting lists for apprentices waiting for assignment to off-the-job training. [6484/22]

Further and Higher Education

Niamh Smyth

107. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made regarding a new campus for Cavan Institute at Cathedral Road, Drumalee, Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6369/22]

Further and Higher Education

Joe Flaherty

108. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the implementation of the Cassells report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6382/22]

Third Level Education

Ruairí Ó Murchú

109. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support colleges to deliver online options for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6485/22]

Further and Higher Education

Catherine Connolly

110. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the SUSI review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6088/22]

Educational Disadvantage

John Paul Phelan

111. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that he plans to tackle educational disadvantage in terms of accessing further and higher education institutions in 2022. [6091/22]

Third Level Education

Mark Ward

112. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the efforts being made to retain the Science Gallery in Trinity College Dublin given its cultural importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6359/22]

Third Level Admissions

Gary Gannon

113. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the disproportional number of places offered on QQI level 5 pre-nursing courses and the places dedicated to students coming from these routes on level 8 nursing degrees; his plans to rectify the imbalance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6385/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Steven Matthews

114. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the initiatives that he has facilitated to encourage the recruitment of mature apprentices; if he is considering additional measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6121/22]

Further and Higher Education

Bernard Durkan

115. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which his Department is engaged with the fields of science and research with a view to meeting the current and future requirements of the workplace in terms of suitably qualified personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6350/22]

Irish Language

Éamon Ó Cuív

116. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the discussions that have taken place between his Department and the Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and the Media to ensure that there will be a sufficient supply of graduates with a competency in Irish across a broad range of disciplines in order that the Official Languages Act (Amendment) 2021 can be fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6329/22]

Further and Higher Education

John Lahart

117. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his strategy to support students impacted by domestic violence including access to SUSI supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6372/22]

Further and Higher Education

David Cullinane

118. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to assess medical, nursing and other healthcare profession places in higher education institutions to ensure sufficient graduates in these fields; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5549/22]

Further and Higher Education

Holly Cairns

119. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to ensure that persons with disabilities and with low incomes can attend higher and further education. [6324/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

120. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the work to increase the number of female apprentices as part of the national Action Plan on Apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6073/22]

Adult Education Provision

Neasa Hourigan

121. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the Adult Literacy for Life, 10-year adult literacy strategy particularly in relation to the implementation phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6444/22]

Third Level Admissions

Fergus O'Dowd

122. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been a noticeable difference in CAO applications given that the new format includes all options available to school leavers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6116/22]

Further and Higher Education

Peadar Tóibín

123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who applied for a SUSI grant in each of the past ten years by county in tabular form. [6314/22]

Further and Higher Education

Mark Ward

124. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that a SUSI applicant who that was abandoned by one parent after a history of domestic violence can be expected to provide documents from the absent parent in order to be eligible for the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6358/22]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

125. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that are available for mature students that wish to study part-time on a course that is not covered by Springboard+; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6451/22]

Third Level Education

Denis Naughten

126. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement to date to secure the continued operation of the Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5509/22]

Further and Higher Education

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

127. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the consultation process will open for the new international education strategy; if he will report on the progress of the international education mark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6366/22]

Third Level Admissions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

128. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that will be put in place to ensure students are not disadvantaged by grade inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6389/22]

Student Accommodation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

129. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that have been taken to tackle the student accommodation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6388/22]

Further and Higher Education

Cathal Crowe

130. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the findings of the survey of experiences of sexual violence and harassment in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6378/22]

Third Level Education

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

131. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department had on the future of the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6072/22]

Further and Higher Education

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

132. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the SUSI review and bring forward measures to improve the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6365/22]

Further and Higher Education

Brendan Griffin

133. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who have benefitted from the improved flexibility relating to the distance requirement to receive the full SUSI grant by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6327/22]