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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average duration of time it takes to complete each type of apprenticeship in practice, rather than the intended duration in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27280/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of processes of recognition-of-prior-learning that were used in each apprenticeship-type for the past three years; if the use of same has any impact on the level of support or incentive offered to employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of early school leavers in the apprenticeship system broken down by craft and consortia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27861/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the weekly State paid allowance to each craft apprentice in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27862/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Springboard places opened in the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27863/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any craft apprentices had their off-site training moved online completely or in part; if so, the details of same as a percentage of course learning moved online in each apprentice type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in SOLAS tasked with communicating with apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of apprentices that have experienced delays in getting paid off the job allowances after starting training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27950/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider moving the apprentice allowance to be paid on a weekly basis in order to more closely align with standard pay practices in the trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27951/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices in the system with dependents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of apprentices in the total construction labour force from 2004 to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27953/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that his Department has no plans to provide phase four or phase six apprentice training during the summer of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (1 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the recently announced vacant home scheme through local authorities towards renovation and other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28335/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (1 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she intends to increase the per child payment to suppliers of school meals which has not been increased since 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28336/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (2 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland's electricity market is characterised by very limited interconnection, with gas having a strong influence on the price of electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28483/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (2 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Does Ireland's electricity market have limited interconnection and does gas play a strong role in setting the price of electricity? I ask this question because those elements were the justification for an exemption given to Spain and Portugal from the EU rules in this regard. Now that the EU has extended that exemption to all member states, will the Department consider actions to stop gas...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (2 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am still concerned by any argument that sees a benefit in high gas prices. Yes, what the Minister outlined will make it profitable to invest in renewables and to attract more companies to invest in renewable projects. However, it does not fit in with a just transition. Is it another market-led approach that will leave ordinary people shouldering the heaviest burden? People cannot see...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (2 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I accept there are issues with the approach taken by Spain and Portugal and that other approaches have been put forward, such as windfall taxes. However, the core issue remains the same, namely, that gas cannot be allowed to set the price for all electricity if, as the Taoiseach said on Tuesday, we are entering into a new era of high energy prices. I agree we need to go from 40% to 80%...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I wish to ask about the situation on valproate. I understand it is intended to bring a memorandum to Government within the next few weeks to seek an approval into the non-statutory inquiry that is required there. It is important that the terms of reference are agreed by the families who have fought for decades to get the truth of who knew what, when they knew it and why nobody did anything...

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for his statement and I welcome this opportunity to debate higher education again. I was very encouraged earlier by the announcement of ring-fenced funding for autistic students. I know the Minister agrees that it should have been done years ago. It is also important to measure and track outcomes so we can get real value for money and that the money can make a real...