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Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
85. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if SUSI will issue an amnesty on all repayments due to grant overpayments arising from the 2020-2021 academic year considering the extreme effects on Covid-19 on student employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42788/20]
Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
84. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the need to ensure that Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and associated institutions continue their multi-campus format as the Connacht Ulster Alliance Technological University progresses given their importance to communities in the west and north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43147/20]
Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
83. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of plans to overhaul existing apprenticeships, traineeships and education programmes as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35066/20]
Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
82. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a college (details supplied) will be provided with the necessary funds to secure a permanent building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41676/20]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
81. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to promote and further develop the lifelong learning sector and increase participation numbers in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43149/20]
Question· writtenPQ 80asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
80. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for reforming pay for students on work placements as part of their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42536/20]
Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
79. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding and other supports that have been given to universities and colleges to support their students to engage with their studies online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43304/20]
Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
78. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and or proportion of academics and researchers employed in third level institutions in Ireland who hold short-term contracts and rely on social welfare to supplement their income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43303/20]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated to Monaghan Institute in 2020; and the proposed allocation in 2021. [43174/20]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
76. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when universities and colleges will be permitted to reopen. [43308/20]
Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
75. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has contacted colleges regarding the failure by some accommodation quarters to issue refunds to students due to Covid-19; if his attention has been drawn to the issue; if so, the steps he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43146/20]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
74. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who were initially awarded SUSI grants that have since had the grants withdrawn from them by SUSI. [43307/20]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
73. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has received allegations of sexual harassment at third level; his plans to extend consent information across third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/20]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
72. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for a return to campus to allow students to enjoy a full third level experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43158/20]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
71. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to support the development of Munster Technological University following its establishment. [41758/20]
Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
70. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding will be made available to fund a bursary scheme for student nurses who have worked during the pandemic. [43309/20]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
69. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on building links with further and higher education institutions with schools to further develop an interest in computer science and build on successful initiatives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43306/20]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
68. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will examine the way in which the anomaly in the SUSI grant criteria can be corrected by which applicants who started third level education living with their parents as a dependent but are now married are still being assessed as a dependent child. [41285/20]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
67. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland in relation to the opportunities to enhance and intensify co-operation on an all-Ireland basis in further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43182/20]
Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
66. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on refunds for student accommodation in which universities have switched to all or mostly online learning in which large deposits were paid by those students. [41664/20]
Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
65. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the practice in some third level institutions of withholding exam results for exams taken during the year for those students who have not fully paid their fees; if he will consider instructing institutions to stop the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43316/20]
Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
64. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagements his Department has had with Dundalk IT regarding its pathway to technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41792/20]
Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
63. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to enhance co-operation between colleges of further education and colleges of a similar status in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43181/20]
Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
62. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the interactions his Department has had with student accommodation providers during the Covid-19 pandemic. [41663/20]
Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
61. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital projects his Department will fund in County Monaghan over the years 2020 to 2025. [43175/20]
Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
60. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he will take to further increase places in third level courses should there be indications of significant CAO point inflation for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43315/20]
Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
59. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the priorities of his Department in relation to scientific research funded by Science Foundation Ireland; the emphasis in this strategy on blue skies research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41109/20]
Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
58. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the 440 academic staff in universities and institutes of technology were in continuous employment in excess of two years but not on a contract of indefinite duration. [43300/20]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
57. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has had discussions with the higher education sector regarding their landbanks and plans for available land within their control; and if he has a role in the way in which State-funded universities, colleges and institutes develop their land. [41269/20]
Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
56. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if third level institutions will provide rent refunds to students in on-campus accommodation whose courses are now being delivered online for the 2020-2021 academic year; if he has had discussions with the third-level institutions on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43177/20]
Question· oralPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
55. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide additional information on the €20 million in budget 2021 for SUSI that will see the funding returned to 2019 levels; the projections on demand upon which this is based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43163/20]
Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
54. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to review the administration of the SUSI grant system to ensure the criteria used in allocating grants is fit for purpose in ensuring vulnerable low income students can avail of proper supports, specifically the use of criteria around qualifying payments for the special rate grant and the interpretation of 391 days and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43217/20]
Question· oralPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
53. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the development of the Munster technological university; his views on the areas in which technological universities will fit in the further and higher education landscape in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43219/20]
Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
52. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason post-leaving certificate students do not qualify for the €250 additional payment in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/20]
Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
51. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 177 and 178 of 11 November 2020 and 663 of 24 November 2020, if he has requested a copy of the report from the University of Limerick; if he has requested a copy of the high level outcomes and recommendations from the report; his views on the recommendations of the report; the action he plans to take in response to the findings of the report; if the outcomes of the review have now been shared with the Higher Education Authority; if so, the response of the Authority to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43312/20]
Question· oralPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
50. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he has taken to urge universities to compensate postgraduate students for the move to online teaching and the much-reduced student experience promised in their prospectus and marketing campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43162/20]
Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
49. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met with NPHET regarding the way to manage the return to campus-based learning in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41674/20]
Question· oralPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
48. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether third level fees should be reduced to reflect the reality of students not physically attending college in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41645/20]
Question· oralPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
47. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which the number of graduates specialising in innovation, research and science is likely to increase annually in the future with particular reference to increased skills in their respective areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43199/20]
Question· oralPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
46. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated number of academic and apprentice graduates expected to be available for employment annually over the next five years; the degree to which these numbers can increase in line with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43198/20]
Question· oralPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
45. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the practice of postgraduate students being expected to do unpaid teaching hours. [41659/20]
Question· oralPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
44. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the way in which the new Munster technological university will benefit the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43310/20]
Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
43. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the proliferation of precarious and unpaid work in the academic sector as highlighted in a recent report (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some postgraduate students in a university were expected to teach as part of their postgraduate studies with no remuneration; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41673/20]
Question· oralPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
42. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the work of the European Commission and the consultants appointed by the Directorate General for Structural Reform Support that are aiming to investigate methods of increasing the sustainability of higher and further education provision in Ireland. [41757/20]
Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
41. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to develop an action plan for education but with specific reference to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43150/20]
Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
40. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the €50 million scheme that grants €250 to Irish and EU higher-level students studying in Ireland who have been impacted by Covid-19 which excludes Irish students studying in other EU jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40234/20]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
39. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if student nurses who have been rejected for SUSI grants and who are unable to work outside of nursing due to Covid-19 can apply for their application to be assessed and reassessed given their changed circumstances; if this change of circumstances is being taken into account; the number of SUSI applicants who have had their application successfully reviewed on these grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41677/20]
Question· oralPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
38. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the provision being made for third level students who paid accommodation fees before the announcement was made that the colleges would not reopen in view of the fact many have not been refunded the accommodation fees paid up to Christmas 2020; the advice for third level students for the 2021-2022 semester in relation to paying for accommodation up to summer 2021; if students will be refunded if colleges do not reopen for on campus lectures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43551/20]
Question· oralPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
37. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €250 payment will be extended to include all students in full-time third level education; the way in which students in final year who have already paid their fees can avail of the support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43160/20]
Question· oralPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
36. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately €1.7 billion has been spent in the university sector and that less than 1% has been delivered to the south east, which accounts for 10% of the student population; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the south east has experienced a pronounced decline in that period; if he is satisfied with the current capital allocations process; his plans going forward to manage the process, ensuring it is delivering fair and equitable direct value equally to the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43567/20]