Colm O'Reardon

Intent: IUA - DFHERIS synergy and cooperation with IUA

Details: DFHERIS PRIORITIES FOR 2026

Intent: Engagement to support the development of new health education courses

Details: Health professions

Intent: To provide a general update on the School's Progress and plans

Details: Update on the development of the new School of Dentistry and a tour of the facilities

Intent: Highlight the importance of skills development particularly in an AI context, the National Training Fund, Skills Framework funding, the work of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, the IFS Skillnet, and IFS Apprenticeships. Highlight the importance of including financial services in the National Skills Roundtable on Future Skills needs.

Details: Financial services industry skills needs

Intent: Increase allocated from the National Training Fund to support workplace based training through Skillnets, apprenticeships and other programmes

Details: Education, training and lifelong learnings priorities for businesses in the South-East Region

Intent: Continuation of funding

Details: Correspondence between Queen's University Belfast and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on the funding of medical students in Queen's.

Intent: Establishing the partnership alongside the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, ahead of formal signing of Heads of Agreement and the Minister, James Lawless TD, obtaining Cabinet approval for bring forward legislation.

Details: Communications/meetings to discuss the partnership between Queen's University Belfast and DKIT

Intent: Called for the full implementation of the National Skills Observatory to support demand-led apprenticeship planning and training provision informed by real-time labour market intelligence.

Details: Dublin Chamber policy position paper on Apprenticeships

Intent: Called for additional investment in apprenticeship incentives for employers and off-the-job training capacity to expand participation and address skills shortages.

Details: Dublin Chamber policy position paper on Apprenticeships

Intent: Advocated for increased employer incentives and enhanced supports for SMEs participating in apprenticeship programmes, including expansion of the administrative transfer model and streamlined administrative requirements.

Details: Dublin Chamber policy position paper on Apprenticeships