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Wed, 29 May 2024
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Grant Payments
Fergus O'Dowd
200. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 23 May 2024, if the case and correspondence will be further reviewed (details supplied); if the required statutory instrument could be amended or reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24260/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Information and Communications Technology
Louise O'Reilly
498. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital investment by his Department in computer and data infrastructure projects, by investment in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [23615/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Grant Payments
Chris Andrews
499. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if grants are available for a person who is studying general nursing in a college (details supplied). [23636/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Grant Payments
Ged Nash
500. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if and when SUSI grants will be made available to students on part-time third-level courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23742/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Information and Communications Technology
Louise O'Reilly
501. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital funding provided by his Department to organisations or agencies under the remit of his Department for investment in computer and data infrastructure, by investment in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [23616/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Information and Communications Technology
Louise O'Reilly
502. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital funding provided to the Irish Centre for High End Computing since 2020. [23617/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Verona Murphy
503. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans for a future third level institute in Portlaoise town; the scoping and research advance work done by his Department and his Department’s planning unit; the advance work research and Proposals by the HEA; the planned commencement date of any such Institute; the subjects to be taught; the proposed level of staffing; the plans for student housing to accompany any such institute;- his views on the optimum status of Portlaoise as a well serviced location for a third level institute; and if he will provide any further information in relation to such plans. [23780/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Imelda Munster
504. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether a statutory instrument can be altered to include Ballyfermot College of Further Education as an approved provider of third level programmes for SUSI maintenance grant purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23936/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Residency Permits
Holly Cairns
505. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will work with his Cabinet colleagues about furthering the recent extension of the stamp 1G permissions to cover spouses of non-EU PhD students. [23987/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Mairéad Farrell
1. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made with regard to student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23472/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Employment Rights
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
2. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the review on the status of PhD researchers, that is, classification as either students or employees, has not yet been published; the reason there is a delay in it being published; when we can expect it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23132/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Mairéad Farrell
3. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made with regard to the current challenges in the apprenticeship system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23473/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Visas
Gary Gannon
4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the lack of eligibility to access student grants for persons who hold stamp 4 visas; and, if so, if he and his Department are evaluating expanding the criteria. [23525/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Mairéad Farrell
5. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has any plans as regards the area of student digs regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23474/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Education Costs
Richard Boyd Barrett
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is considering further funding to abolish higher education tuition fees and move to a fully free public education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Brendan Smith
7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the major capital projects that will be progressed this year in the further education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23273/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Artificial Intelligence
Richard Bruton
8. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has assessed the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the content of the jobs of those currently in the workforce, and the reskilling that may be necessary to ensure the capacity of workers to adapt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Thomas Gould
9. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that PLC graduates looking to progress to a relevant third-level course are included in a lottery for limited places, regardless of grades or previous attempts to enter third level. [23338/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Niamh Smyth
10. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the funding allocation to date and timeframe for the development of Cavan Institute as a hub for further education and training. [22976/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Marian Harkin
11. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is putting in place to alleviate the student accommodation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23173/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Pádraig O'Sullivan
12. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department has had with the Higher Education Authority regarding financial deficits at universities in Ireland; his views on whether there should be greater transparency between the Higher Education Authority and other third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19706/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
David Stanton
13. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to further expand and develop further education courses for people with disabilities and those seeking to avail of second-chance education and training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Nursing Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
14. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional places that have been added to nursing and medicine since 2020 for Irish and EU students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23293/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Brian Stanley
15. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total available student accommodation in or adjacent to schools or colleges; to detail the projected student accommodation shortfall for the coming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22904/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Dental Services
David Stanton
16. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is proposing the provision of a new University College Cork dental school and hospital facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Pádraig O'Sullivan
17. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on his plans to enhance disability supports for students in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19707/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Ruairí Ó Murchú
18. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the review of disability supports for students at further and higher education centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23180/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Seán Canney
19. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a decision will be made on the selection of the two locations for the new veterinary schools it is proposed to establish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23174/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Brian Stanley
20. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details on new builds for student accommodation, the number of units, and the timeline for their completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Richard Bruton
21. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to indicate the growth of take-up by the public service and by the multinational sector of the new model of apprenticeships; if he considers that new initiatives are necessary to promote them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23314/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
22. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the curtailment and punishment of student protests in Trinity College Dublin. [23133/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Education Policy
Darren O'Rourke
23. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the labour constraints identified in various reports (details supplied) that Ireland faces in order to meet our 2030 targets; the measures being taken by his Department to address those labour constraints; the measures being taken to equip the labour force with the necessary skills to reach our 2030 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23269/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Niamh Smyth
24. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he and his Department are taking to support students who are being asked to pay for accommodation for 52 weeks of the year, despite only being in college for nine months of the year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22977/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
25. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of new apprentice registrations in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23292/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Middle East
Matt Carthy
26. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the European Commission seeking a suspension of Israel’s participation in Horizon Europe. [23274/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Robert Troy
27. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to enable technological universities to borrow for the purpose of providing student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23177/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Cathal Crowe
28. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the progression of plans for a new veterinary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23041/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Brendan Griffin
29. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current position regarding the development of the old Pretty Polly facility in Killarney as a new training centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23281/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Technological Universities
Cathal Crowe
30. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of plans to open new campus facilities for the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest at Coonagh, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23042/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Thomas Gould
31. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of delays in apprenticeship completion in Cork; and how he plans to resolve this. [23337/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Matt Carthy
32. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to develop and support further and higher education in County Monaghan. [23275/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Third Level Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
33. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on student protests and higher education institutions and their financial ties and investments in Israeli companies. [23134/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Pauline Tully
34. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has plans to increase the funding for apprenticeships that are offered by education and training boards and technological universities to meet future training requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23287/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Grant Payments
Robert Troy
35. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to review SUSI income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23178/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Seán Canney
36. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what funding is in place and available to the Atlantic Technological University to acquire student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23175/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Climate Action Plan
Darren O'Rourke
37. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on progress on the actions on which his Department is leading in the 2024 climate action plan annexe of actions; if these actions are proceeding on time; to report on work to develop a framework to oversee emerging skills requirements for e-mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23270/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Grant Payments
Brendan Griffin
38. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his priorities for further SUSI reform in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Catherine Connolly
39. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 27 February 2024, for an update on the plans to provide additional student accommodation units for students at the University of Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23053/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Further and Higher Education
Brendan Smith
40. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the proposed building project at Cavan Institute will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Student Accommodation
Alan Farrell
41. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on efforts to increase the supply of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22757/24]