“James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail): To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the next round of PRTLI funding will occur; if the PRTLI funding programme is not confirmed her plans to provide a successor programme of this type of essential funding for third level institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil written answers, 23 November]
“Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail): To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding spent on the programme for research in third level institutions in each of the years 2002 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil written answers, 7 November]
“James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail): To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of SMEs that have undertaken applied research in conjunction with a funded agency or institution under the aegis of her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil written answers, 20 September]
“Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour): To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the decision by University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology to withdraw staffing and funding from the Irish marine and energy research cluster IMERC in Ringaskiddy, County Cork (details supplied); and the future of the research facility, in view of this withdrawal by same …” (more)
[Dáil written answers, 11 September]
“Serious delays for international students acquiring visas could cost UCD €8.4 million worth of fees, the college’s president Andrew Deeks has told the Department of Justice. Mr Deeks said if international students did not receive visas in time to start their studies in September millions of euros in fees would be lost, causing major ‘reputational damage’ to Ireland’s universities internationally …” (more)
[Jack Power, Irish Times, 5 August]
“The Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald, TD, along with Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, TD, today (Monday, 3rd July, 2017) host a joint stakeholder dialogue on ‘Enterprise Skills Needs and Brexit’ in the Aviva in Dublin. Noting that action to improve the skills base represents one of the most practical and effective domestic responses to Brexit, the Tánaiste said …” (more)
[Department of Education and Skills, 3 July]
“The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Ms Frances Fitzgerald TD, and the Minister for Education and Skills, Mr Richard Bruton TD, have today (Thursday) announced changes to the Third Level Graduate Programme, a key action under the International Education Strategy …” (more)
[Department of Education and Skills, 1 June]
“Russia tops the league table for the number of study visas to Ireland issued over the last three years, followed by Saudi Arabia, China and India. India had the highest number of visas refused for an individual country …” (more)
[Marie O’Halloran, Irish Times, 12 October]
“Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan has said she expects more English language schools in Ireland to close as reform of the sector continues. The Labour Party Minister said she and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald of Fine Gael had jointly brought proposals to Government to ‘clean up’ the system …” (more)
[Mary Minihan, Irish Times, 1 July]
“The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, and the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, today announced that the Government has approved the implementation of a series of reforms to the student immigration system for international education …” (more)
[Department of Education and Skills, 25 May]
“English language schools will be compelled to put in place a learner protection scheme to compensate students for future closures under planned new regulations for the sector, The Irish Times has learned …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 20 May]
“The Department of Justice has appealed to students and teachers working in the private international English language school sector to report bad practices, as it confirmed a reform of the sector was underway …” (more)
[Alan O’Keeffe, Independent, 13 May]
“Another English-language college in Dublin could be on the brink of closure after it informed students it would not open for the next two weeks due to a ‘weak financial position’ …” (more)
[Noel Baker, BreakingNews.ie, 28 October]
“International students affected by college closures must now be in full-time study to comply with their immigration requirements the Minister for Justice has said today …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 2 September]
“A tighter regime for the issuing of student visas is the cornerstone of the Government’s new plan for regulation of the international education sector in Ireland …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 2 September]
“Hundreds of foreign students left in limbo by English language school closures are to be offered alternative programmes at major discounts by other providers …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 18 June]
“International students affected by the recent closure of several private colleges are to be offered alternative courses in high-quality, approved English language schools at a heavily discounted rate …” (more)
[Department of Education and Skills, 17 June]
“An educational quality mark to be in place by the end of the year should ensure below-standard colleges for international students can no longer stay in business, the Dáil has been told …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 30 May]
“Some English language schools have abused their status to act as fronts for people seeking work in Ireland, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has warned. He said he and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald brought the matter to Cabinet yesterday and will now move to reform the sector …” (more)
[Niall Murray and Shaun Connolly, Irish Examiner, 21 May]
“It is a measure of the task faced by the supposedly peripheral Frances Fitzgerald that despite all of the controversies and the recently passed Children’s Referendum that the Minister for Children believes that up to a fifth of the nation’s children are still ‘failing to thrive’ …” (more)
[Independent, 16 March]
