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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (25 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current situation with respect to the payment of non-EU third-level fees by Irish citizens educated and currently living outside of the EU; if he has considered any changes in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27020/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (25 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: This question was sparked by the real-life experience of a former constituent who is now living outside the European Union. He contacted me to say that his son, who was born in 2004, would like to come back to Ireland to go to college. His son has an Irish PPS number, an Irish bank account, and an Irish passport, but because he is living abroad he will have to pay non-EU fees, which are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (25 Jun 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Deputy. The higher education tuition fee payable by a student can vary depending on a variety of factors, including the type of course and the student's access route. The assessment of a student’s application and the determination of the appropriate fee rate is a function of the institution attended. Typically there are two rates of fee, an EU rate of fee or a non-EU...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (25 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response and interest in this matter. He will appreciate that Irish citizens living abroad would like their children to come back here to go to university, but the fees are exorbitant. The Minister said he cannot intervene in this way, but is there any way he can make it easier? Will he consider examining the possibility of making it easier for Irish citizens...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (25 Jun 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I understand what the Deputy raised but the crux of the matter is the residency issue for three out of the previous five years. That is a long-standing policy within the Department and the Government, as he will appreciate. It comes on the basis of proving that the person has a direct connection to the State and is ordinarily resident here. We appreciate that it obviously costs an awful...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (25 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: On that last point, I understand that some other EU countries have changed that rule in that they allow people to go to university there and accept them as European citizens paying only European fees. Even Irish citizens in some countries can have that benefit. I will ask the Minister some questions. When is this policy being reviewed? Has it been reviewed recently? Will he set a review...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (25 Jun 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: In answering the Deputy's question, we have to be conscious of EU law. We have to make sure that all persons within the European Union are treated equally. The exemption cannot just be available for an Irish citizen within the European Union. Again, I do not know the details of whether the person is within or outside the European Union. It might be better if I get the details and am able...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Student Accommodation

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Mairead Farrell: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department’s new student accommodation strategy will be published. [26568/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the national student accommodation policy, which is now overdue by a full year; if funding it is a priority for his Department in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26546/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is sufficient supply of student accommodation for third-level students for the 2024-2025 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26494/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Mairead Farrell: This issue is raised with me by students' unions quite a bit. They are wondering when the student accommodation strategy will be published. I understand they have been waiting for some time for this. It would be great to have sight of it and a date for when it will be published.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56, 65 and 72 together. The first national student accommodation strategy was launched in July 2017. It runs until 2024. The officials in the Department and I are developing a new strategy for student accommodation, which will be published this year. The strategy will align with the long-term student accommodation policy and methodology, which were...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Mairead Farrell: What the Union of Students in Ireland, USI, wants at this stage is a date. The Minister mentioned it would be at some stage in 2024. I appreciate he is new in the role but this is something that was due to be published this year. When will it be published? The Minister mentioned the student accommodation policy. I remember when it was launched. There was a massive hullabaloo about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Will I get to come in a second time on grouped questions or is it just once?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Deputy will get to come in twice.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: Perfect. I also met with representatives from the USI. They have given us a number of briefings over the past two years or so. They pointed to the fact they have waited three years for the publication of the national student accommodation strategy. I also appreciate the Minister is new in the role, but I point to the fact this issue is damaging relationships between students and the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not have a date. As soon as I have it, I will bring it to the attention of Deputies. I recognise this is an important issue, as does everybody on all sides of the House. That is why the Government has put the money it has into the sector for the universities I identified. It is the same reason, in last year's budget, we made substantial changes to the tax code in respect of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Jun 2024)

Niall Collins: In relation to the craft apprenticeship at ATU, I reiterate that phases 4 and 6 capacity for electrical apprenticeships has grown from 144 in the 2022-23 academic year to 384 this year. As I outlined, we are increasing capacity to deliver across electrical, refrigeration and metal fabrication at both Letterkenny and Killybegs. Since the start of this session, we have been discussing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 Jun 2024)

Apprenticeship Programmes