Results 3,621-3,640 of 7,061 for speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister. On to the figures, 302 qualified vets going on to the VCI register in 2022 shows a continuing rise year-on-year in the demand for vets. Some 70% of new vets entering the register were educated outside Ireland. That shows us the extent of the problem we have. We are agreed on that. We are deeply concerned that the panel lacks an independent expert on veterinary...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Given the level of investment required here, it is vital to get the education quality and the accreditation standards right from the beginning. I am not naming any one in particular, but the institute or the institutes, because there could be collaboration between North and South, tasked with delivering the course must have the capacity to deliver from the get-go. That is the bottom line....

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important Bill. I thank all the County Mayo farmers, suppliers and those concerned with agriculture who contacted me with their valuable input into the Bill. It is long overdue legislation that has been a source of great anxiety due to the serious risks it could pose to the sector if we do not get it right. It should have been transposed by...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Government finally moved on the issue of the rent tax credit and introduced a watered-down version of the Sinn Féin proposal. However, the requirement for the landlord to be registered with the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, excludes so many, including students. Will the Taoiseach clarify whether RTB registration is a requirement? This punishes renters for landlords not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 24. To ask the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 4 2022 will be published. [6948/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Has the Taoiseach received clarity from the British Government regarding the concerning Nationality and Borders Act 2022 and the recently proposed roll-out of the electronic travel authorisation, ETA, scheme for third country nationals crossing the Border? I have grave concerns about this proposal. The Border is already too hard. We cannot have a situation where people travelling across...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [6947/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will leave out the preamble so. I thank all the witnesses for coming today. I am particularly grateful to Ms Cousins, the deputy secretary of the skills and education group, for making the effort to be here. We are trying to create more opportunities for people of all ages to access education across the island, which can only be good. The recent survey carried out for The Irish Timesand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The exclusivity clause is key. Who would be able to look at that? How can that be examined to understand the barrier that is creating? Is there anything this committee can do on that? Obviously, this is coming from the British Government. How can we help?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Has the HEA or the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science looked at ways to reform the interpretation of A level points and turn them into CAO points for students from the North as a means of increasing access?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Somebody really needs to take a hold of this. It cannot be simply left to the institutions to do it. It is a working out of the changes in the legislation there because it is one of the biggest barriers. We cannot ignore the elephant in the room and just leave it up to HEIs to do it. I feel very strongly about that. I commend all the young people and students I have talked to both...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I appreciate that and I thank Dr. Patterson for that. Once the pathway has been set out it would be useful to share it with the committee so that we can all work together to tackle some of these things and have a plan together so we can measure that in a way that will address the issues we want to address. No matter how many statistics are put on the table, the numbers have been static...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On the veterinary issue, it is critical that the accreditation covers the whole of the island. There is a responsibility to have collaboration on that, wherever that school is. There is no veterinary school in the North. We need a veterinary school that will serve all of the island. That is one of my Priority Questions to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: So, is it 600? Will Dr. Patterson go through that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Students in the North can achieve 600 points with three A* grades. Does Ms Cousins know if that is correct? I had a lower number but I stand to be corrected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: If the gap is narrowing, that is certainly a good thing. That is the way to go. There should be an equivalence in matriculation across the board. I am very conscious that the leaving certificate results will be coming out at the beginning of September again this year, which will have an impact on what we are trying to achieve here. The committee has work to do to bring that forward and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. There is a good deal in their statement that we can use and work on. Some of the points we will not have time to discuss here today are certainly noted. I thank IFUT for its engagement and work on this issue, and for sharing the report prepared by the committee as well. Its membership is important and I acknowledge it. I believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Well that is a positive. As Mr. Jones said, communication is important. We must deal with any matters that arise as we go along when this is developed and new legislation is implemented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (14 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I invite our guests to take the opportunity to add anything else, if they wish. I very much hear what they are saying in respect of the precarious working conditions, which are quite shocking. I believe I have quoted on this committee before where one woman was on temporary contracts for 18 years with no maternity leave, ability to buy a house or to make any financial commitment whatsoever....