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Question· oralPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
35. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all public institutes of higher education have now agreed to provide refunds for unused accommodation; the actions his Department has taken to help students again battling with private accommodation providers for refunds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43159/20]
Question· writtenPQ 341asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
341. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which male and female students continued to be attracted in equal proportions to participation in the sciences; if a corrective measure or inducement is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42844/20]
Question· writtenPQ 340asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
340. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the degree to which participation in third-level education continues to be attractive to all students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42843/20]
Question· writtenPQ 339asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
339. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the proportion of students opting for third and fourth-level education on an annual basis over the past five years can be addressed in the future by ensuring an increase in third-level places most likely to impact positively on the availability of graduates where required most in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42842/20]
Question· writtenPQ 338asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
338. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which reform of the CAO system is contemplated with a view to ensuring increased interest by students in courses in which an increase in the number of graduates is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42841/20]
Question· writtenPQ 337asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
337. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he is satisfied that the budget for his Department is adequate to meet the anticipated requirements throughout 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42840/20]
Question· writtenPQ 336asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
336. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places available for third and fourth-level students in the technical and academic sectors currently; his proposals to improve on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42839/20]
Question· writtenPQ 335asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
335. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure that all second-level school leavers have a reliable opportunity to access third-level education given the increasing requirements and competition in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42838/20]
Question· writtenPQ 334asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
334. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which discussions continue in respect of a fair and equitable third and fourth-level access to the education system given the difficulties of other jurisdictions with the administration of student loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42837/20]
Question· writtenPQ 333asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
333. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an agreement has been reached with all third-level institutions in respect of the refund of the accommodation element of SUSI grants in which students could only opt for virtual class attendance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42836/20]
Question· writtenPQ 332asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
332. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for the advancement of educational programmes to meet the scientific needs of the economy in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42835/20]
Question· writtenPQ 331asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
331. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the role he sees for advancement in science in the technical and academic areas in the future with particular reference to identifying the need for a balanced third and fourth-level educational sector in line with the likely requirements of employment in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42834/20]
Question· writtenPQ 330asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
330. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the means by which innovative education at third or fourth-level can be expected to meet the challenges of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42833/20]
Question· writtenPQ 329asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
329. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which adequate places have been available in the current years for students pursuing academic or technical courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42832/20]
Question· writtenPQ 328asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
328. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he expects third and fourth-level courses to cater for the needs of students or postgraduates in the area of research with particular reference to the future requirements of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42831/20]
Question· writtenPQ 327asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
327. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of third-level places available academic and technical places available for students in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which changes are likely in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42830/20]
Question· writtenPQ 326asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
326. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which the number of students taking up fourth-level education can be encouraged into the technical area with increased emphasis on apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42829/20]
Question· writtenPQ 325asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
325. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the degree to which he expects to generate increased interest in the technical side of education in order to ensure the ready availability of a highly-qualified workforce in preparation for an increasingly competitive workplace market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42828/20]
Question· writtenPQ 324asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
324. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he hopes to encourage participation in third and fourth-level education throughout the country regardless of socioeconomic background; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/20]
Question· writtenPQ 323asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
323. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will introduce a mechanism for fourth year student nurses not in receipt of SUSI to receive the €250 refund in view of the fact that they will not be on campus in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42738/20]
Question· writtenPQ 322asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
322. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42702/20]
Question· writtenPQ 321asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
321. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the provision being made for the third-level students who had paid accommodation fees before the announcement was made that the colleges would not reopen given many have not been refunded the accommodation fees paid up to Christmas 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42632/20]
Question· writtenPQ 320asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
320. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has requested that arrangements be put in place to facilitate the provision of information by State bodies to Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; if SOLAS has a dedicated email address in place for Oireachtas Members as is the case with many other State organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42559/20]
Question· writtenPQ 319asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
319. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will reconsider and allow the self-employed to avail of the free or subsidised third-level courses as included under the Jobs Stimulus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42557/20]
Question· writtenPQ 318asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
318. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the structure that is in place and the support that will be given to students that have paid deposits and full accommodation costs with almost all of their learning being online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42548/20]
Question· writtenPQ 304asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
304. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to occupational data (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42845/20]
Question· writtenPQ 303asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
303. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42749/20]
Question· writtenPQ 302asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
302. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently address a matter (details supplied) regarding Covid-19 outbreaks in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42734/20]
Question· writtenPQ 301asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
301. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when the current review of DEIS will be completed; her views on the urgent need to provide DEIS band 1 status and the associated resources to support certain schools in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42717/20]
Question· writtenPQ 300asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
300. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education if professional fees are paid by her Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42697/20]
Question· writtenPQ 299asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
299. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if a DEIS review has been completed; if so, the outcome; if the review will benefit schools in County Louth and the east County Meath area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42664/20]
Question· writtenPQ 298asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
298. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the required data and documentation and the process and contacts required for the establishment of a new Gaelscoil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42642/20]
Question· writtenPQ 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
297. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if a grant is available for a sensory room for primary schools that do not have an ASD class. [42640/20]
Question· writtenPQ 296asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
296. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 3 December 2020, if she will provide funding for a school bus service to transport 18 students from Knockmoylan, County Kilkenny to and from a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that they cannot be catered for by Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42563/20]
Question· writtenPQ 295asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
295. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to resolve the dispute that has arisen in schools in relation to SNAs being asked to use a catheter with certain students that need help with toileting; and when staff with nursing experience will be employed in schools to help certain students' needs as promised. [42561/20]
Question· writtenPQ 294asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
294. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42560/20]
Question· writtenPQ 293asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
293. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education the reason transport is not being provided for a pupil (details supplied) in view of the fact that the school they are enrolled in has been deemed the most suitable school for them in view of their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42540/20]
Question· writtenPQ 292asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
292. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if a value for money review has been carried out to consider the net economic benefit that the school transport funding brings to rural communities; if consideration has been given to investing additional funding into the school transport sector to alleviate the environmental pressures borne through the heavy use of family cars bringing children to school on a daily basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42570/20]
Question· writtenPQ 291asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
291. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education if financial assistance will be provided to the family of a child with special needs that have to pay for a seat on a private bus to take their child to school as there are no buses serving them for a school which is 6 km away. [42565/20]
Question· writtenPQ 185asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
185. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to improve the financial support and conditions in place for student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42490/20]
Question· writtenPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
175. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the valuable contribution that student nurses have made to the health system; the number of unpaid hours worked by student nurses since the beginning of March 2020; the cohort of student nurses in percentage terms who worked in Covid-19 related care; his views on whether the decision by many nurses to move abroad to work is due in part to some feeling unappreciated by his Department; his plans to improve relations between his Department and the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42505/20]
Question· writtenPQ 173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
173. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given to pay student nurses and midwives properly for their labour; if the number of permanent nurses and midwives will be increased to adequate levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40485/20]
Question· writtenPQ 171asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
171. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the decision not to pay student nurses for the work they are carrying out in hospitals across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42493/20]
Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
152. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the pay and work conditions of student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42434/20]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
114. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the supports available to student nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42431/20]
Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
91. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason it is being claimed that student nurses and midwives are supernumerary in view of the fact they are working on the frontline. [42437/20]
Question· oralPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
88. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that all student nurses receive payment for the work they have put in across the health service during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42363/20]
Question· oralPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
77. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 3 November 2020, if an update will be provided on his plans for paying student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42289/20]
Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
52. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice the status of the way in which her Department will work with a person (details supplied) and Dublin City Council in relation to the report recently completed regarding Belcamp, Moatview and Darndale; if she will engage with a range of Departments, such as the Departments of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Education and Social Protection in the efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41606/20]
Question· writtenPQ 180asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2020
180. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42480/20]