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Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (18 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Seanad Éireann has passed the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021, without amendment.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the SUSI grant to part-time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51699/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (18 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation group for the delivery of the new further education and training funding model; the membership of the group; the terms of reference of the group; the number of times that the group has met to date; the dates of these meetings; if minutes are taken in respect of the meetings of the implementation group; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (18 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 314. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of any engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied) on foot of recent allegations of competition fixing at Irish dancing events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51165/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 371. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned in relation to the continuous silencing of critical voices regarding the Palestinian struggle for justice, in the name of combating antisemitism; his views on whether these efforts infringe on freedom of expression and the right to be informed; his views on whether antisemitism, which does exist, is being used to try to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Correspondence (18 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 547. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51328/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (18 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the free fees scheme to students attending part-time courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51732/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships currently waiting to start off-the-job training; the expected timeline for the clearing of the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51733/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 157. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of international protection applicants who have undergone an assessment for eligibility under the Child Care Act 1991 and the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 with Tusla, the child and family agency to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52215/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of decisions by Tusla following eligibility assessments of international protection applicants under the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52216/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 159. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide further details on the statement in Budget 2023 that accommodation for vulnerable applicants will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 160. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of international protection applicants who are accommodated in tented accommodation; and the location of those sites in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52218/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 161. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently accommodated in a hotel (details supplied); the capacity of that hotel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52219/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 162. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in accommodation provided by the International Protection and Accommodation Service who have refugee status, subsidiary protection or permission to remain; if he will provide a breakdown of their location by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52220/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 163. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of minor international protection applicants who are sharing a room with an adult who is not their parent or guardian; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52221/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the asylum, migration and integration fund; when an open call for funding will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52222/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland will opt-in to Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 on the European Union Agency for Asylum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52237/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of applications under the Afghan admission programme which have been brought forward to the second stage of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52238/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if visa applications for Afghan family members of Irish citizens and Afghan nationals living in Ireland are still being processed “speedily and sympathetically”, as per her statement to Dáil Éireann on 16 June 2022 stating that “visa applications for Afghan family members of Irish citizens and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is developing a fast-track or prioritisation process for applications under the policy document for non-EEA family reunification, following a judgment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52240/22]