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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (3 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a further eligibility criteria sample process review report was prepared by auditors for the Munster Technological University consortium after 28 May 2019 (details supplied); if so, if he will make the report available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40882/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (3 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Cork Institute of Technology’s Department of Construction, Centre of Craft Studies, Department of Fine Art, at CIT Crawford College of Art and Design and CIT Cork School of Music were included in the computation of the eligibility criteria set out in section 28 of the Technological Universities Act 2018; and if on foot of his moving...

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome this legislation. In an era in which members of the public only ever see politics in an adversarial way, with its over and back, criticisms, bun-fighting, drama and theatre, I believe Deputies on both sides of this House should be proud of tonight's proceedings. We have a progressive piece of legislation from Sinn Féin in the names...

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I will repeat what I have said. It is incredibly refreshing to be here this evening and witnessing what is being achieved by the Government and the Opposition together. What the Minister is doing with legislation around image-based sexual assault and the various different issues around that is refreshing. We hope it will be called "Coco's law". More of this is needed. It is worthy of us...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 80. To ask the Taoiseach the costs incurred by his Department in the commissioning and production including professional fees of advice from a company (details supplied) on Covid-19 restrictions published online on 27 October 2020; and if further expenditure was incurred on external services or consultants for advice on Covid-19 restrictions for the period since 17 October 2020. [41176/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that An Post has reintroduced the signing pen for persons collecting social welfare; the reason for the reintroduction of the pen following its suspension due to Covid-19 restrictions and in view of the ongoing threat posed by Covid-19; if she will consider working with other...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister of State for being here. When the announcement was made that the Department of Education of Skills was to be split up and that the Department in which the Minister of State now serves was to be established, I was not convinced. I did not make any public comment at the time because I was interested to see how it would work out. I am, however, genuinely enthused as to...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is due back. I do not want to put the Minister of State in the position of making predictions with regard to how we should proceed but there are certainly a number of pinch points in the system. Every single third level institution and college of further education says that it is underfunded. Meanwhile, there is a feeling that there is too great a burden on the individual student or on...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I knew I was straying. That is why I was trying to be nice.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: What are the demographic pressures on the Department? Does the Minister of State have a sense of how many more young people, or people in any other age bracket, will be entering third level education? Will more strain be put on the system?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The issue is that the numbers do not stand still.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the private rented accommodation inspections by local authorities in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of inspections in which further enforcement action was taken in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42671/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation on the issue of overcrowding in private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households categorised as living in overcrowded accommodation on the social housing list by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42673/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons currently on social housing waiting lists by local authority in tabular form. [42677/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of private rented accommodation HAP tenancies in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of inspections in which further enforcement action was taken in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42674/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the terms of reference will be provided for the cross-departmental working group on cost rental; the membership of the group; and the expected date for delivery of its findings. [42675/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the affordable cost rental programme; the developments that are currently planned; the status of each; the projected cost; the number of units; the likely monthly cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42676/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the progress which has been made on the national differential rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42678/20]