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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (12 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I really welcome this opportunity to hear from Ms O'Donoghue and Mr. Duffy. There is a lot of expectations around the shared island unit, which is a really important development. It is very important that we as a committee work together very closely with it so that we are not re-inventing the wheel and we add to each other's work rather than doing the same thing. Has the unit set out how...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister. I commend the work that has been done and acknowledge the complexities that have faced us in terms of Brexit. I assure the Minister that we will continue to work with him in every way possible to ensure the outstanding elements that need to be addressed are addressed, as we have done from the beginning. I will raise two matters with the Minister. The first relates...

Regional Airports: Motion [Private Members] (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome the announcement of the financial support package and I look forward to having the opportunity to analyse the detail of it in the coming days. I thank Deputy McNamara and the Independent Group for tabling this motion, which we will support. I hope they will take cognisance of the amendments. I also welcome that the Government is looking at approaches to air travel that are more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2021, by project and initiative. [35501/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his plans to amend the Industrial Training Act 1967 to cover certain areas of activity currently excluded from the development of apprenticeships as laid out in the legislative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35633/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 5 November 2020, the reason a student (details supplied) has been granted financial support from the student support scheme that specifies that it must be used for accommodation purposes; if she will assure students that this funding can be used for other purposes given the Covid-19 restrictions;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned primary care centre, Bangor Erris, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35464/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to issues with the online application system for the BEEP (details supplied); the steps being taken to assess the situation and make necessary changes and help disadvantaged applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35467/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 264. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the commitment to bring forward an expanded town and village renewal scheme to bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use and promote residential occupancy; when the scheme will open; if it will be open to business looking to rejuvenate derelict buildings for commercial use; and if she will make a statement on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú for allowing me to come in and to take his place today. I will confine my questions and address to Knock Airport and to Mr. Joe Gilmore. I commend him, the management, the board and all of the staff for the wonderful work that they have been doing. I fully endorse and believe in the model that the airport has, supported by the local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: How beneficial would it be for the airport to have a Government-sponsored testing scheme at airports such as Knock?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Would Mr. Gilmore see that testing taking place on site or off site?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On the €4 million losses and the €6 million that was announced yesterday, how much of a shortfall or a gap does Knock Airport have at the moment to make up in terms of that lost revenue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There is obviously more needed. What is the costing on the marketing plan that the airport has done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: In terms of the timeline for the strategic development zone, SDZ, what is the immediate thing that needs to happen for that to move on? How does Mr. Gilmore see the timeline of that going?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I have not mentioned Brexit at all and my time is up but we will talk about that on another day. I thank Mr. Gilmore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I appreciate that. I wish to ask Mr. Gilmore a question that has to do with the west being a region in transition. What opportunities does that present, particularly in terms of capital funding from the €750 billion EU fund as well as the Brexit fund that will be in place? What can we as Oireachtas Members do to ensure that we take advantage of or use that opportunity in the context...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Is there a comparison matrix showing what other EU states are leveraging for airports of a similar size to Ireland West Airport Knock and the other regional airports? Is the balance of funding skewed towards larger countries like Germany? Is there a league table of the funding being attracted under Covid or other measures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Gilmore. I will follow up on that matter.