246. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has sought, or will seek, clarification from Research Ireland regarding the rationale behind the decision to discontinue the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme and move to a block-grant funding model administered through higher education institutions; and the specific protections that will be put in place for the cohort of PhD researchers who would previously have been funded under the scheme, particularly in relation to maintaining consistent, well-funded stipends, ensuring access to leave entitlements and other rights currently provided under Research Ireland’s HR policies, and safeguarding consistent national standards for postgraduate researcher support. [29089/26]

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246. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has sought, or will seek, clarification from Research Ireland regarding the rationale behind the decision to discontinue the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme and move to a block-grant funding model administered through higher education institutions; and the specific protections that will be put in place for the cohort of PhD researchers who would previously have been funded under the scheme, particularly in relation to maintaining consistent, well-funded stipends, ensuring access to leave entitlements and other rights currently provided under Research Ireland’s HR policies, and safeguarding consistent national standards for postgraduate researcher support. [29089/26]

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