3385. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the progress that has been achieved to date on the development of College of the Future for Cavan Institute. [42802/25]
3362. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there was a significant decrease in capital funding for Munster Technological University of €6,076,595.51 in 2025 compared to €11,118,095.28 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41809/25]
3361. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there was a significant decrease in capital funding for Atlantic Technological University from €20,128,416.48 in 2024 to just €752,300.00 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41808/25]
3360. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason no capital funding was allocated for Southeast Technological University in 2025 compared to 2024 when €8,536,167.02 was allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41807/25]
3359. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason no capital funding was allocated in 2025 for the Technological University of the Shannon compared with the previous year when there was an allocation of €10,195,462.18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41806/25]
3358. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason his Department has reduced the points on the health professions admission test required for studying medicine (HPAT) from 300 to 150 points, and for the Leaving Certificate points from 565 to 625; the supports available for those unable to afford to pay privately up to €675 for a ten-week HPAT course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41805/25]
3357. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of carpentry and joinery in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41804/25]
3356. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program wood manufacturing and finishing in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program for both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41799/25]
3355. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of stone cutting and stone masonry in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program for both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41798/25]
3354. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of scaffolding in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program for both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41797/25]
3353. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of plastering in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41796/25]
3352. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of painting and decorating in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program for both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41795/25]
3351. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of geo-drilling in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program for both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41794/25]
3350. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of brick and stone laying in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program for both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41793/25]
3349. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of electrical apprenticeships in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program for both years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41792/25]
3348. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a breakdown of the number of students qualified in the craft apprenticeship program of plumbing in 2024 and 2025; for a breakdown of funding costs of this program for both years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41791/25]
3347. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a nationwide breakdown of all craft apprenticeships, with details on the number of students began their apprenticeships in each category in 2024 and the number of these students that dropped out of their studies in 2025, by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41790/25]
3336. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science despite an increased investment in SOLAS for the FET sector of 37% since 2020 and with an allocation of over €1 billion in 2025, the reason his Department is making cuts in SOLAS funding by his Department, resulting in contracts for adult educators not being renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41478/25]
3335. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for information about the working group established in response to the Programme for Government commitment to advance the research infrastructure requirements of the higher education sector, specifically about the programme for research in third-level institutions, some of whom are using equipment that is now 30 years old, or nearing obsolescence; if this working group will publish a report about this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41477/25]
3334. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there are college placements assigned by SOLAS, and the Education and Training Boards, often to places far from where apprentices are living; whether his Department have plans to prioritize local training allocations and reduce delays in these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41476/25]
3333. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how a 23-year-old apprentice (details supplied) in his first year of a plumbing apprenticeship in Galway getting paid €7.50 per hour can afford to live securely while trying to complete his training, whose parents, along with paying their own mortgage must also contribute to his rent of a shared room for €800 per month; to outline the additional supports available when families must bear the brunt of financial burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41475/25]
3332. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the need for better career guidance supports and advice for prospective students from Northern Ireland, who make up just 1% of total CAO applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41474/25]
3331. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the poor CAO points conversion rates for A-level students in Northern Ireland to have a fairer opportunity to access undergraduate courses in the south, considering that in order for students to achieve the maximum 625 points, they would need to do four A-levels, when most Northern Ireland students get their offers there based on three A-Levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41473/25]
3062. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will support GPs in providing interim mental health care by offering training and guidance in psychiatric medication management; if she will address standards of communication and responsiveness within perinatal mental health services to ensure vulnerable women are treated with empathy and urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43001/25]
3061. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will implement responsive protocols for emergency medication management for postpartum women experiencing acute mental health symptoms, especially when specialist services are unavailable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43000/25]
3060. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the chronic understaffing within the Limerick perinatal mental health team, with only one psychiatrist and one psychologist currently serving the entire mid-west region; if she will review and increase staffing levels to meet the region's postnatal mental healthcare demands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42999/25]
2715. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) can have the orthodontic treatment they need without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41661/25]
2437. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialist in intellectual disabilities posts that were filled within CHO3 children's disability network teams in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42799/25]
2436. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologist posts that were filled at west Clare Children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42798/25]
2435. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE play therapist posts that were filled at east Clare Children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42797/25]
2350. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce measures (details supplied) in Budget 2026, to support foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41907/25]
2072. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda dog unit as of 22 July 2025. [42809/25]
2071. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of mountain bikes training courses held for gardaí within Clare-Tipperary Division in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, and the number of Gardai that attended each course, in tabular form. [42808/25]
2070. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines that the Garda National Immigration Bureau issued to airlines and or ferry companies who permitted a non-national to travel here without the necessary entry or transit visa in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42807/25]
2069. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages currently of the boats within the Garda water unit; the average lifespan of each category of boat in use within the Garda water unit; and if funding is available for the replacement of the oldest boats in use. [42806/25]
899. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to confirm that there are two-year warranties on electrical products on the European continent compared with one-year warranties here for the same product; the measures he will take to increase the duration of warranties on electrical products to bring them into line with Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41652/25]
497. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport when it is expected that a new permanent chief executive officer for the National Transport Authority will be appointed. [42801/25]
496. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the plans the NTA has to increase the number of park and ride facilities within Clare. [42800/25]
442. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers moved from testing drivers of articulated lorries, buses and trucks to drivers of cars, each month, in 2025, for each county, in tabular form; the number transferred in the other direction; the number of drivers on the driving test waiting lists for cars and for articulated lorries, buses and trucks, for each month in 2025, for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41959/25]
388. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be taken to prevent rideshare drivers from soliciting passengers who have not contacted them through the App, at Shannon International Airport which has a taxi rank and paid staff who are booking passengers into taxis, but rideshares are collecting them from outside the terminal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40815/25]
296. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department offers senior cycle students talks or workshops from election registration teams about the election voting process, to ensure that children aged 16 are informed of their rights to register to vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40165/25]
112. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s plans to provide alternative models of learning for children who struggle with the larger conventional classroom model and prefer learning in smaller groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40163/25]
1032. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if information will be provided on the Standardisation of Youthreach Calendar Year Sectoral Survey of ETBs (details supplied), which was sent to all of the 16 ETBs, on 27 June 2025; the reason many staff employed in the Youthreach coordinator and resource grade who are the intended target group did not receive the link to complete this survey by close of business on 4 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39503/25]
1018. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to encourage greater participants by South African students in third level institutions and continuing educational opportunities in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38799/25]
1017. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science If he has visited a campus (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38798/25]
1016. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has visited a training centre (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit. [38797/25]
871. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Kilmihill health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38796/25]
870. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO3 where HSE funds day care centres for older persons; the days of the week each of those day care centres opens; the referral process for a new older person to be able to join one of those day care centres, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38795/25]