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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 842. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent medical and non-medical staff in Belmullet Community Hospital since 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9882/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank all of our guests for their submissions. I fully agree this is a critical conversation. Indeed the Minister himself has said the raison d’êtrefor the setting up of the new Department is to get the funding model right. This is an opportunity for us to do that. I am very disappointed that despite the Minister promising month after month to have the economic analysis from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On that point, has there been any formal communications from the Minister around what the impact of that might be or around planning for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: How do so many other countries manage not to have student fees at all and yet still manage to have a very high standard of third level education?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It can be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It can be done in nations and member states which we consider to be a great deal less wealthy than this country, which it is important to state.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: May I ask about the impact of the funding situation as it is and the debt being €1 billion across the board? What impact does that have on the development of on-campus accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I understand that, but what is stopping that? It has been agreed across the board that we will enable borrowing for the technological universities. Why is it not happening right now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The submissions of both THEA and the IUA reference the National Training Fund. This is a very important issue. The programme for Government has committed to utilising the National Training Fund surplus. The suspension of EU fiscal rules due to Covid also provided a window of opportunity to do this. This has not happened so far. The reserve was as high as €817 million a year ago...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Obviously, the fund is losing value all the time. If it was invested, it would be multiplying. It just does not make economic sense that this is not being done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Professor Hegarty and I will agree to disagree. I passionately believe that higher education and further education is a public good. I have put my cards on the table. That is why I believe that in order to have the type of model we require, we need to invest in core funding in the way it is done very successfully in other countries. If I have time, I will ask-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is grand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I refer to the international partnerships. I very much agree in the context of the exchange of learning and all that can be done there, but I refer to the possibilities for all-island partnerships as well and their development. The lack of funding is a significant impediment to such partnerships. What can we do across the island in that regard? I am thinking particularly in terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Development Companies (17 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if local action group status will be returned to local development companies as committed to in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8777/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 51. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the anticipated changes that will be made to the level of funding for LEADER programme 2023-2027; the impact of same on County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8778/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (17 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is mandatory training within the Judiciary system on domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8775/22]

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Regional Group for bringing this important motion before the Dáil. I know that the Minister of State understands this, but there are absolutely no excuses for the lack of transport or the lack of help with transport in rural areas. I come from Belmullet. It is a six-hour round trip to get to a hospital appointment in Galway. We are in the middle of a cost of living crisis...

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: They did it on their own. Fair play to them, and I take that back. However, it is so serious. People can get on a train or a bus to get to where they need to be, but think of somebody with a disability living in Blacksod trying to get to Galway. Do not forget we privatised and centralised everything because we thought that was a good idea without ever thinking about what transport...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (15 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 111. To ask the Minister for Health when he will make a decision on the name of the new children’s hospital; if he has given consideration to naming it in honour of a person (details supplied) from County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 150. To ask the Minister for Health when the capital application will be approved for the modular build at Belmullet District Hospital; the status of the proposed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7941/22]