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Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Budget 2022
Rose Conway-Walsh
668. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure items listed under selected measures in Budget 2022 expenditure report, indicating for each expenditure item listed the first year and whole year, cost values in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52251/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Strategies
Rose Conway-Walsh
669. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when SOLAS anticipate publishing the strategy for construction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52252/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Policies
Rose Conway-Walsh
670. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the details of objective 16.3 of the Housing for All plan that states his Department will bring forward a licensing system for certain specified construction activities to replace the existing qualification system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52253/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
671. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of all retrofitting of centres of excellence; the site location for each centre; the anticipated opening date for each centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52254/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
672. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide all levels of training in environmental construction techniques including specific course such as retrofitting and modification of training within construction apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52348/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Medical Research and Training
Rose Conway-Walsh
673. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of places in medicine in each institution by undergraduate and graduate entry medicine for students from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Britain, other EU and non-EU international; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52349/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
674. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the manner in which the additional €1 million added to the Student Assistance Fund in 2018 as an exceptional basis to support teacher supply for professional master's in education courses was used including a breakdown by institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52382/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
675. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline all changes to the student grant scheme in 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52383/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
680. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 19 October 2021, if a student in receipt of a 50% maintenance grant will receive a €200 increase in their payment per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52483/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
681. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the anticipated increase in the number of students that will be able to assess SUSI support as a result of an increase by €1,000 in the income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52484/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Education and Training Provision
Rose Conway-Walsh
683. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will include trade union representatives on the national training fund, NTF, advisory group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52524/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
685. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of loan applications from higher education institutions that have not been approved in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52527/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Student Accommodation
Rose Conway-Walsh
690. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress on the commitment in the programme for Government to provide more accommodation on and off-campus, using cost-rental and other models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52638/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
693. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocation for the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme in each year; the spend in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52882/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Funding
Rose Conway-Walsh
694. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocated in targeted spending in each year to address the backlog in apprentices accessing off-the-job training in 2018, listing any unspent funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52883/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Departmental Funding
Rose Conway-Walsh
695. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details on the higher education strategic infrastructure fund including the terms for accessing funding; the amount allocated to the fund; the projects approved and denied; the status of all projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52884/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
696. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of all third-level scholarships being provided by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52885/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
697. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 9 September 2021, if the technological university or institute of technology will retain ownership of the infrastructure when completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52886/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Public Private Partnerships
Rose Conway-Walsh
698. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the infrastructure that has been delivered in further education and training and higher education through public private partnerships such as central and east quads for TU Dublin at Grangegorman; the cost of the PPP agreement; the duration and completion date of the PPP agreement; the ownership of the infrastructure upon completion of the contract; the estimated cost of delivering the project directly through Exchequer funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52887/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Education and Training Provision
Rose Conway-Walsh
701. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the 7,000 additional off-the job training places for craft apprentices impacted by Covid-19 will be in place; the total off-the-job training capacity when additional places are added; the cost of each additional place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53016/21]