Department of Further and Higher Education

What this means

• The Department of Further and Higher Education is a government body responsible for policy, funding and oversight of further education, higher education, apprenticeships and research in Ireland.[source]
• The government has promised to reduce the student contribution fee over the lifetime of the current government, which directly affects the cost of college for students and their families.[source]
• Work is under way to double the number of college places for therapy and health professionals, aiming to address shortages in those services.[source]
• The department is also expanding apprenticeship and craft training places, giving more people a route into skilled trades without a traditional college degree.[source]
• The department holds one formal mandate covering further and higher education and research, making it the main public body accountable for how Ireland funds and shapes its education system beyond secondary school.[source]

Direct impact (6)

• owns statutory mandate
  Policy and funding for further and higher education and researchMandate
• responsible for commitment
  Reduce the student contribution fee over the term of GovernmentCommitment
• responsible for commitment
  Double college places for therapy and health professionalsCommitment
• responsible for commitment
  Expand apprenticeship and craft training placesCommitment
• holds role: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
  James LawlessOfficeholder
• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
  Marian HarkinOfficeholder

Indirect impact (2)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• holds role: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via james-lawless
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• holds role: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science → member of party2-hop via james-lawless
  Fianna FáilParty