Department of Further and Higher Education

📚What does the Student Accommodation Strategy mean for students? 🔗gov.ie/en/department-…

👩‍🎓Minister @lawlessj , today announced the publication of the second National Student Accommodation Strategy, setting out a focused plan to support the delivery of 42,000 student beds by 2035.🏫 🔗gov.ie/en/department-…

📢Applications are now open to become an ordinary member of the board of @Leargas. ❗️Closing Date is 3pm 1st April. ➡️Click here for more information: gov.ie/en/department-…

At a time of global turmoil and great challenge, we look for signs of hope in the everyday. To Irish people and friends of Ireland everywhere, we wish you a very happy St Patrick’s Day! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh.

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📢 Minister @lawlessj appoints 12 members to the new National Science Advice Forum. Impact 2030 outlined the plan for stronger science advice structures, and this marks the next step. The Forum will be convened and chaired by Government Science Advisor Prof Aoife McLysaght. 🔬

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Minister @lawlessj announces €75m to expand healthcare education supporting new programmes, new facilities and 461 extra Health and Social Care training places. 🩺

Minister @lawlessj and Minister @MarianHarkin are in the Dáil this morning, taking parliamentary questions on Further and Higher Education. You can watch the Dáil proceedings live here: x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

"This Government, working closely with Skillnet Ireland, is committed to ensuring that employers and workers have access to the targeted, flexible upskilling they need to adapt, innovate and grow.” said Minister @lawlessj, @DeptofFHed, speaking today at Skillnet Irelands North-East regional roadshow enterprise event at the Creative Spark Hub in Dundalk, Co Louth. Research from Skillnet Ireland shows a strong demand for upskilling amongst businesses in Ireland’s North-East region. Read the full report, Ireland’s Talent Landscape 2025: Future Skills Challenges of Irish Business here: skillnetireland.ie/insights/irela… Read the news release: skillnetireland.ie/news/Minister-… @DeptofFHed @ErinMcGreehan @M_O_Jordan @DundalkSkillnet @LearningWaves @EoinMorton #SkillnetIreland #skills #SMEs #research

Minister Lawless is having a series of meetings with MEPs from the parliamentary Committees responsible for research, innovation and tertiary education, with a particular focus on the proposals for the next Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ program.

Minister @lawlessj is in Strasbourg to engage with the European Parliament in preparation for Ireland’s Presidency in the second half of the year. This morning, Ministers Lawless and Chambers had a joint meeting with the Irish MEPs.

Reminder: closing date for applications to the 2026/2027 @EUI_EU Funded PhD Programme is tomorrow, 15 January. Applications taken for programmes in: 👉Law 👉Economics 👉History and Civilisation 👉Political and Social Sciences 🔗gov.ie/en/department-…

📢Closing date extended! 👀Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) seeking new members for it's Appeals Panel. 📄Apply now: gov.ie/en/department-…

📢 A reminder that the closing date for applications is Monday the 12th of January at 3pm!

Ministers @lawlessj and @MarianHarkin reflect on the Department's achievements over the last 12 months #ICYMI #YearInReview 👏

'This is important as this is about people. And we won't do anything without apprentices' One week on from our #GenerationApprenticeship Employer of the Year Awards 2025, we're sharing some of the award highlights & hear from some of our National #EmployerOfTheYear Award winners

Minister @lawlessj and Minister @MarianHarkin are in the Dáil this afternoon, taking parliamentary questions on Further and Higher Education. You can watch the Dáil proceedings live here: x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

👉Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) are seeking new members for its Appeals Panel. 💡If you have experience in tertiary education, quality assurance or public-sector governance — submit your Expression of Interest by 3 pm on 12 January 2026 🔗gov.ie/en/department-…

Minister @lawlessj rolled up his sleeves at a visit to @dublinbusnews Broadstone Depot today to highlight the Government’s €20.5 million investment in apprenticeships, and to see first-hand the impact it will have on Ireland’s future workforce. Read more:gov.ie/en/department-…