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Written Answers — Department of Health: Housing Provision (21 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the residential care services that are available in County Mayo for adults with autism, intellectual and or physical disabilities or other special needs; the waiting time to access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51835/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the specialist mental health counselling services that are available in County Mayo for a young adult (details supplied) with complex ongoing medical conditions and mental health issues; the waiting time for such services; the overnight respite services that are currently available for the person; the current waiting time to access these services; and if he...

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Regional Group for initiating this legislation. It dates from 2017 and it is now 2021. That speaks for itself. Many elements in this Bill must be implemented and it is urgent that it passes quickly. I note what this legislation states about the need for joined-up services. I refer to a communication the HSE sent to a young man with autism who is aged 22. It stated that he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (20 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1302 of 27 July 2021, if he will provide details on the work plan of the NTF Advisory Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (20 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure heading Training People for Employment of the National Training Fund for 2021; the full range of course covered; the number of places provided; the average cost per place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51466/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Go raibh maith agaibh to all of our guests. I have been listening intently online for part of the meeting and now I am here. This is one of the most refreshing, honest and valuable conversations we have had around leaving certificate reform and what needs to be done. Our guests' experiences and their honesty are appreciated and will be valuable for the report we are trying to do and in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We would need to have each contributor here in a separate session and we could fill it with us expanding and developing points about how the training of Irish language teachers needs to change and what we need to do on that to create a love of the language rather than a fear of it, which I think many of us have. I can identify with what Professor Hegarty is saying about not having the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I wish to return to the nurse transitioning to being a doctor because I am very concerned about how training for medicine is designed. I can offer a case example. The person has a degree in biochemistry and an M.Sc. in molecular medicine, both from Trinity College Dublin, and has pursued the aim of being a medical doctor since the age of 14 years. In 2016, after working full-time in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I raised this issue with the Taoiseach and the Minister previously because a lot of people are affected in the same way through these loans. I do not believe in a loan system, as exists in some other countries. The solution to much of what we are talking about is the immediate publication of the Cassells report and the selection of option one. Let us take it seriously because this is part...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 139. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of beds in Belmullet district hospital; his plans to increase this number in advance of winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50801/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Mayo University Hospital in terms of waiting lists for inpatient and outpatients and the current nurse to patient ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 381. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the tax relief for heritage donations under each of the eligible tax categories (details supplied) in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51194/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total approved loans by the Housing Finance Agency to universities for student accommodation since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the criteria that higher education institutions most meet in order to access financing from the Housing Finance Agency to build on-campus accommodation specifically in terms of the commercial criteria and the ability of higher education institutions to offer on-campus accommodation at affordable, non-market...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 603. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) had their estimated grade downgraded so substantially from the accredited mark; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51242/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of on campus student beds in each higher education institution in each year since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50956/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total value that will be allocated to subhead B4, general current grants, in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51172/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 670. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total value that will be allocated to subhead NTF, enterprise focused higher education in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51173/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 671. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all recipients on a SUSI maintenance grant will receive an additional €200; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51174/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (19 Oct 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the anticipated percentage reduction in the spending in each academic year 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 of the €35 million SUSI package announced as part of budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51175/21]