Parliamentary questions

Qualifications Recognition

Joe McHugh

1354. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Ukrainian nurses, doctors, teachers, dentists, consultants, orthodontists, psychologists, physiotherapists, professors and pharmacists that have had their qualifications recognised in order to fully participate in employment positions in County Donegal in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43963/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Paul Murphy

1355. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action that his Department will take on behalf of the students currently enrolled in a college course (details supplied) to resolve an issue; and the way that the college involved will be held accountable for not delivering on promises made to its students. [43989/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1356. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that he is taking to assist the students of BA (Hons) in applied social care at a college (details supplied); the measures that are being taken to ensure that the courses offered by private colleges are properly regulated and that the qualifications offered by such private colleges are as advertised to students; the measures that the Government is taking to ensure that there is no reoccurrence of a similar situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44036/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Bruton

1357. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that his Department makes available to support the learning of digital skills for adults who do not have any. [44037/22]

Student Accommodation

Brendan Smith

1358. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that higher education institutions which have on-campus accommodation refund in full deposits for accommodation paid by applicants who subsequently may not be able to take up the offer of accommodation due to a college placement elsewhere or failure to obtain a particular college placement at that time, and also taking into account the delayed leaving certificate results and offers of college places, given the increasing costs of living and rising accommodation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44170/22]

Third Level Fees

Brendan Smith

1359. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that additional measures will be introduced to reduce student contributions and other associated costs for the forthcoming academic year given the particular pressures on many families with students attending third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44171/22]

Third Level Admissions

Róisín Shortall

1360. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who have been admitted and graduated from paramedic science degree courses since 2015, by college, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44191/22]

Third Level Fees

Gary Gannon

1361. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science The estimated cost of reducing the third-level student contribution, also known as the registration fee, by €500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44263/22]

Adult Education Provision

Mick Barry

1424. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will implement the Labour Court ruling of 20 March 2020 for adult educators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39618/22]

Further and Higher Education

Fergus O'Dowd

1425. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider direct intervention to provide additional financial support to personal assistants currently working in colleges of further education throughout the country, who have consistently highlighted the discrepancy and inequality between SNAs in primary and post primary schools and personal assistant contracts which is creating an unsustainable financial situation (details supplied); and if any consideration is been given to the situation. [39654/22]

Third Level Admissions

Neale Richmond

1426. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that he has taken to ensure that the delay in the issuing of Leaving Certificate results will not impact Irish students in receipt of university offers from UK and European universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39662/22]

Third Level Admissions

Neale Richmond

1427. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has reached out to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service in the UK and the European University Central Application Support Service to inform them of the delays to Leaving Certificate results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39663/22]

Grant Payments

Robert Troy

1428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that in cases in which an applicant is assessed as a dependant applicant upon entry to the SUSI processing system, they cannot be assessed as an independent student if their circumstances have changed and they can prove independent living from the previous year (details supplied). [39691/22]

Third Level Admissions

Michael McNamara

1429. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that will be put in place for Irish applicants to courses in the UK through its admission system (details supplied); if Irish applicants will be able to take-up places in UK universities in autumn 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39693/22]

Grant Payments

Thomas Pringle

1430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider amending the special rate SUSI grant for persons who are not in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment to access the special rate if their income is below the threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/22]

Grant Payments

Thomas Pringle

1431. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider allowing changes of circumstances to be taken into account in the current year for families that are in receipt of social welfare payments only to access special rate grants even if they did not satisfy the criteria for the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39747/22]

Further and Higher Education

Robert Troy

1432. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it is possible for a person who is in receipt of an old age pension to complete a level 8 Springboard course over a two-year period instead of the standard one-year period.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39761/22]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

1433. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to remove the financial barriers for graduates to enter medical degrees given the need in Ireland for medical professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39840/22]

Further and Higher Education

Paul Murphy

1434. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new scheme that will offer a stipend of €28,000 per annum to attract research talent to Ireland will come into effect; if current PhD students will be granted this opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39877/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1435. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of craft apprentices waiting to access off-the-job training broken down by the amount of time that they have been waiting, the type of apprenticeship; and the ETB in which they are registered in tabular form. [39899/22]

Further and Higher Education

Michael Ring

1436. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when outstanding claims will be finalised for a person (details supplied) given that this matter has been ongoing for several months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39900/22]

Departmental Advertising

Peadar Tóibín

1437. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent on traditional and online advertising by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [39956/22]

Departmental Contracts

Peadar Tóibín

1438. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his/her Department has spent money or sought external assistance with Departmental, Ministerial public relations; and if so, the cost; and the name of the agencies, consultants and companies involved in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [39974/22]

Departmental Legal Cases

Peadar Tóibín

1439. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39992/22]

Departmental Legal Services

Peadar Tóibín

1440. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent by his Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [40010/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

1441. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent by his Department on the procurement of office space and furniture and office IT equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022. [40028/22]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

1442. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of times that he embarked on visits to foreign countries on behalf of the State since the formation of the Government; the geographical location of each visit; the number of days that he spent abroad on such trips; the dates upon which each trip took place; and the associated travel and accommodation costs which were incurred by his Department in relation to each trip in tabular form. [40046/22]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

1443. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an emerging issue in relation to the availability of e-books in third level libraries as a result of market manipulation by the so-called Big Five British publishers and the potential for this to damage the quality of education delivered and the depth of research produced by students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40152/22]

Further and Higher Education

Pauline Tully

1444. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional places that are being allocated in further and higher education facilities in the coming 2022/2023 academic year to study speech and language therapy courses; the number of additional places to study occupational therapy; the number of additional places to study physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40220/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1445. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 631 and 632 of 14 July 2022, the expenditure each of the travel and accommodation allowances for apprentices in 2019, 2020, and 2021 [40298/22]

Third Level Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

1446. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there will be any increase in the number of graduate entry medicine places for Irish/European Union students in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40301/22]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1447. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the standards that private colleges are required to meet in terms of outlining criteria and processes for selecting applicants for Springboard+ subsidised courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40302/22]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

1448. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly by which lone parents and people with a disability in receipt of rent supplement and disability allowance, one-parent family payment and jobseeker’s transitional payment, who want to take-up education or training are not eligible for SUSI maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40309/22]

Third Level Admissions

Brendan Smith

1449. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proposals there are to increase the number of pharmacy students in colleges, particularly in view of the shortage of community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40342/22]

Third Level Admissions

Ivana Bacik

1450. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it is planned to increase capacity for veterinary medicine training in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40412/22]

Third Level Education

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1451. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of doubling funding for Irish medium third level education and of doubling funding for Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge. [40497/22]

Official Engagements

Catherine Murphy

1452. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the dates in 2021 and to date in 2022 that he has met formally with the CEO of Dublin-Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board in tabular form. [40577/22]

Third Level Education

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1453. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Science Foundation Ireland PhDs granted per annum for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/22]

Further and Higher Education

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1454. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students studying part-time for each of the years from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40611/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1455. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of females in apprenticeship courses per annum for each of the years from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; his plans to increase female participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40615/22]

Special Educational Needs

Rose Conway-Walsh

1456. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated and spent in the fund for students with disabilities for each of the years 2011 to 2021 and to date in 2022; if he will provide a breakdown of spending within the fund in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40680/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1457. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will publish the mature students research study commissioned by the Higher Education Authority from an organisation (details supplied) in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40681/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1458. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will publish the review of monitoring and oversight of higher education institutions commissioned by the Higher Education Authority by an organisation (details supplied) in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40682/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1459. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of each time that the Higher Education Authority enlisted the services of consultants in 2021; the date and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40683/22]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1460. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1220 of 14 June 2022, the reason for the substantial decline in the level of European Social Fund funding in 2022 from previous years. [40684/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1461. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all commercial and non-commercial semi-State bodies indicating the number of apprentices employed in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40735/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1462. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the planned National Apprenticeship Office has finalised its work programme for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40736/22]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Pringle

1463. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for stakeholder engagement regarding the higher education authority Bill 2022 prior to the legislation concluding Report Stage in Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40850/22]

Student Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

1464. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement that he has had regarding the shortage of student accommodation for new and returning students to TUS Athlone in the coming academic year. [40893/22]

Departmental Properties

Sorca Clarke

1465. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions and engagements that his Department has taken to date to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency in all buildings under his Department. [40913/22]

Third Level Staff

John McGuinness

1466. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the guidelines and circulars issued to institutes of technology and the new university entities on the structure of pay scales for lecturers from 2003 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40951/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Richard Bruton

1467. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the apprenticeships on which employers are eligible for a grant to participate. [40991/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Richard Bruton

1468. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the apprenticeships on which the extra payment to encourage minority gender participation now apply; and if this applies to all apprenticeships or only to those for which an employer subsidy applies. [40992/22]

Further and Higher Education

Richard Bruton

1469. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if those at work and those returning to the workforce can participate in all Springboard courses; and if so, if any fees are required from participants or their employers. [40993/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John Brady

1470. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans that are in place to address the backlog in apprentice training block releases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41106/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John Brady

1471. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are currently any apprenticeships in the film industry; if not, if there are any plans to introduce apprenticeships in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41107/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

John Brady

1472. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are currently any apprenticeships in the offshore renewable energy industry; if not, if there are any plans to introduce apprenticeships in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41108/22]

Official Engagements

John Brady

1473. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has received any gifts from visiting dignitaries; if he will provide a breakdown of the details of these gifts, their value, and the way they were disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41119/22]

Official Engagements

John Brady

1474. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has received any gifts while travelling abroad; if he will provide a breakdown of the detail and value of these gifts and the way they were disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41137/22]

Official Engagements

John Brady

1475. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he or his Department have given any gifts to visiting dignitaries; if he will provide a breakdown of the detail and the value of these gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41155/22]

Education and Training Boards

Brendan Smith

1476. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when approval will issue to an education and training board (details supplied) for a proposed building project to move to the next stage; if he will ensure that this project will progress at an early date in view of the need to provide additional permanent accommodation for this college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41338/22]

Departmental Functions

Holly Cairns

1477. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit met their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 in 2021, including the way that relevant policies and actions are monitored and the way that the obligation is reflected in their annual reports. [41371/22]

State Bodies

Holly Cairns

1478. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies; the total number of members of each board; the numbers on each board broken down according to gender; and the number of persons with a declared disability on each board in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41389/22]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

1479. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of abolishing third level registration fees for all European Union students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41483/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Richard Boyd Barrett

1480. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of abolishing fees and charges for apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41485/22]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

1481. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of abolishing tuition fees for postgraduate and repeat students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41486/22]

Grant Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1482. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of restoring the grant thresholds to their pre-Budget 2011 rates for both undergraduate and postgraduate grants. [41487/22]

Grant Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1483. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that the maintenance grants for both undergraduate and postgraduate students are increased by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41488/22]

Grant Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1484. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of increasing the maintenance grants for both undergraduate and postgraduate to €1,500 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41489/22]

Grant Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1485. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of restoring the grant adjacency rate to 24km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41490/22]

Third Level Admissions

Richard Boyd Barrett

1486. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full-year cost of providing 100 new spaces at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41491/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

1487. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41652/22]

Third Level Education

Gary Gannon

1488. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an emerging issue in relation to the availability of e-books in third level libraries as a result of market manipulation by the so-called big five British publishers (details supplied) and the potential for this to damage the quality of education delivered and the depth of research produced by students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41820/22]

Grant Payments

Gary Gannon

1489. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if SUSI can cancel applications submitted by applicants; if so, the number of SUSI applications that were cancelled by SUSI in each of the years 2017 to 2021 [41825/22]

Grant Payments

Gary Gannon

1490. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students must have been living independently from their parents or legal guardians from October in the year prior to their first point of entry or re-entry into further or higher education to be classified as an independent; if he accepts that family relationships may break down over the course of a student's studies; and the avenues, if any, that are available for students in these cases who move from being dependent to independent over the course of their studies. [41826/22]

Grant Payments

Gary Gannon

1491. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the documentation from SUSI such as court records and or records from Tusla in relation to parental estrangement is difficult to secure for students, leaving students ineligible to apply to SUSI or unable to be reclassified; if his Department is examining the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41827/22]

Student Accommodation

Sorca Clarke

1492. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the facility that is in place for those renting a room via licence and who are not in receipt of rent allowance or housing assistance payment in relation to establishing independent residence. [41913/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

612. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to an increase in the allowances for apprentices from rural areas particularly early years apprentices who often have to travel long distances for work and training due to the rising cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39245/22]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Murphy

613. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding historically provided to an organisation (details supplied) through the skillnets stream of funding; the way in which this funding is monitored in order to ensure it is used appropriately; if audits are conducted on bodies in receipt of this stream of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39533/22]

Education and Training Provision

James Lawless

614. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to create more spaces on pharmacist college courses due to a severe lack of pharmacists in Ireland which will lead to reduced opening hours in pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38815/22]

Third Level Costs

Éamon Ó Cuív

615. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the income and fee supports that are available to persons who are undertaking university doctorates; the plans to improve these supports given the need to encourage more persons to pursue higher-level fourth level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38821/22]

Student Accommodation

Pa Daly

616. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that he will take to ensure that third level students can secure student accommodation given the lack of available housing through on or off-campus accommodation or through private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38865/22]

Student Accommodation

Pa Daly

617. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the use of student accommodation for emergency housing during term time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38866/22]

Student Accommodation

Pa Daly

618. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to any quota for accessible or adapted student accommodation on-campus to ensure that all students with disabilities can access suitable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38867/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Dara Calleary

619. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38953/22]

Third Level Costs

Kieran O'Donnell

620. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grant supports either through SUSI or other schemes that are available to postgraduate students enrolled in level 9 programmes that are delivered online only (details supplied); if there are plans to introduce provision for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38965/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Catherine Murphy

621. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants to the commis chef apprenticeship level 6 programme since it was launched to date by education and training board; the number that have dropped out of the programme on an annual basis; and the number that successfully completed the course. [38974/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Catherine Murphy

622. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount expended on the commis chef apprenticeship level 6 programme since it launched to date in 2022. [38975/22]

Institutes of Technology

Ruairí Ó Murchú

623. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of Dundalk Institute of Technology’s progress towards technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39183/22]

Education and Training Provision

Ruairí Ó Murchú

624. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of any engagements that have taken place in relation to workforce planning between his Department and the regional skills framework, other stakeholders and other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39184/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

625. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for increasing the number of courses, the number on courses and the range of courses for apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39185/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

626. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for increased levels of public service apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39186/22]

Further and Higher Education

Catherine Murphy

627. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has received the 2021 annual report from SOLAS; and when same will be published. [39274/22]

Third Level Admissions

Thomas Gould

628. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students expected to enrol in Cork universities in September. [39281/22]

Student Accommodation

Thomas Gould

629. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of purpose-built student accommodation units that will be available in Cork city in September 2022. [39282/22]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

630. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost in a first budgetary year of increasing the recurrent funding to the higher education sector by 120, 220, and 320 respectively based on an academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39361/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

631. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average annual expenditure on apprentice accommodation allowances per apprentice in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39362/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

632. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average annual expenditure on apprentice travel allowances per apprentice in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39363/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

633. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average spend from the Exchequer per student eligible for SUSI supports of any kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39364/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

634. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated increase required to the income threshold for the SUSI bracket no maintenance 50% tuition fees or 100% student contribution to expand the number of recipients receiving support by €1,000, €5,000 and €10,000 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39365/22]