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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The table attached contains information in respect of those bodies currently under the aegis of my Department which are paid fees namely: - Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse - Grangegorman Development Agency - Higher Education Authority - Residential Institutions Redress Board - Residential Institutions Review Committee - Skillnets Ltd- State Examinations Commission. Details relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (11 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 sets out the fees to be charged by the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) for the registration of a tenancy and provides that the PRTB may adjust the fees charged, having regard to changes in the value of money.The registration fee for a tenancy is currently set at €90. Part 4 of the Act provides for security of tenure on the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Exchequer funds tuition fees costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident in an EU/EEA/Swiss state for at least...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (21 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Five fee charging post-primary schools have joined the Free Education Scheme since 2010/11. The net indicative cost to the Department of teacher salaries in the five fee charging schools which transferred to the Free Education Scheme in this period is of the order of €0.7m. This takes account of an increase of 28 posts warranted by the application of the pupil teacher ratio...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Fees (23 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Apart from the recognised fee-charging second level schools, recognised primary or post-primary schools are not permitted to charge school fees. Recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme have teaching resources and other funding allocated to them on a different basis from those schools that charge fees. The continued eligibility for such funding arrangements is contingent on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The issue raised by the Deputy is about seeking a reduction in the pupil teacher ratio for fee-charging Protestant secondary schools. The Government's focus in recent years has been on operating a budgetary programme that is designed to return the Government finances to a sustainable basis. One aspect of the budgetary decisions was to increase the pupil teacher ratio for fee-charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The issue raised by the Deputy is about seeking a reduction in the pupil teacher ratio for fee-charging Protestant secondary schools. The Government's focus in recent years has been on operating a budgetary programme that is designed to return the Government finances to a sustainable basis. One aspect of the budgetary decisions was to increase the pupil teacher ratio for fee-charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools Closures (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: MEI schools have agreed to provide course places to genuine displaced students at a fee of €60 per week. This fee, which was calculated on a cost provision basis, represents a significant discount of 70% on the standard fees for an MEI school in acknowledgement that a fee has already been paid to the closed college. The other variable is the number of weeks outstanding for each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Universities Act, 1997, universities are autonomous statutory institutions. They are academically independent and the level of tuition fees charged for their Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) programmes is a matter for the institutions themselves to determine. GEM students pursue these programmes as second degree courses and consequently are not eligible for free fees funding or for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 522 and 523 together. The position is that under my Department's free fees schemes, the Exchequer provides funding towards tuition fee costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1276 and 1277 together. The position is that the exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees, through my Department's free fees schemes, in respect of full-time undergraduate students who meet the terms of the schemes. Student who qualify for free fees funding must pay a Student Contribution however those students who qualify under my Department's Student Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the exchequer funds tuition fee costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. Students who qualify for free fees funding are liable to pay the student contribution which, for students who qualify under my Department's Student Grant Scheme, is paid on their behalf by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the exchequer funds tuition fee costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. Students who qualify for free fees funding are liable to pay the student contribution which, for students who qualify under my Department's Student Grant Scheme, is paid on their behalf by the State....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (23 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...payments under the Student Grant Scheme. Those who meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant under the Student Grant Scheme are eligible to have their post-graduate tuition fees paid up to the maximum fee limit of €6,270. A postgraduate student may qualify to have a €2,000 contribution made towards the costs of their fees. The income threshold for this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...approximately 145 students per year, arising from the implementation of the Fottrell Report on undergraduate medical education and training to increase EU student intake. The average EU tuition fee rate for an undergraduate medical course is €8,850. Where a student meets the eligibility criteria of the Free Fees Initiative, the State covers the majority of this cost. Student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...to a sustainable basis. I am conscious that the budget measures have impacted on all schools large and small, across all patronage types and whether or not they were precluded from charging fees or could charge them. The measures had a focus in particular in protecting as far as possible DEIS schools One aspect of the budgetary decisions was to increase the pupil teacher ratio for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware the Exchequer funds tuition fees costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident in an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...entering postgraduate courses from the 2012/13 academic year onwards are not entitled to maintenance payments under the Student Grant Scheme, but may qualify in some circumstances for limited fee support. Those who do meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant under the Student Grant Scheme are eligible to have their post-graduate tuition fees paid up to the maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...displaced students in completing their studies following the closure of a number of private colleges this year. MEI schools have agreed to provide course places to genuine displaced students at a fee of €60 per week. This fee, which was calculated on a cost provision basis, represents a significant discount of 70% on the standard fees for an MEI school in acknowledgement that a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...payments under the Student Grant Scheme. Those who do meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant under the Student Grant Scheme are eligible to have their post-graduate tuition fees paid up to the maximum fee limit of €6,270. Alternatively, a postgraduate student may qualify to have a €2,000 contribution made towards the cost of their fees. The income...