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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of registered apprentices; the number of registered craft apprentices; the number of craft apprentices who have been registered for more than two or four years in the cases of those registered on two-year apprenticeships, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57711/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices on each programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57714/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of craft apprentices waiting to access off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57713/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations, which will be useful in our work. It seems like everything is pointing in the one direction in terms of the independent therapeutic services that are needed within schools. Will Dr. Muldoon elaborate on how those will work? If we know what needs to be done, why are we not doing it? Why are we not following the Dorset model when we know that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is important that we do so. Interestingly, Dr. Muldoon stated that it was not so much about resources as it was about the will of the Department of Health to work with the Department of Education. It seems like the two Ministers have it within their power to direct that to happen and to evaluate it subsequently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I hope that will happen. Dr. Ó Cuanacháin spoke about Fighting Words' "engagement activities with marginalised and disadvantaged communities, minority communities, and children with disabilities, those experiencing mental health issues, and with special educational needs." Will he elaborate on how that is done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What kind of engagements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: In terms of bringing relevant specialists and others to schools to discuss mental health topics, what sorts of speaker would Dr. Muldoon like to see visiting schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On the issue of libraries, I was impressed by the sensory room that Belmullet library has. I had never seen it before, but I was there last week, and there was a table with games on it. What a wonderful safe space for people who are stressed out, whether children or adults, to have and to be able to relax in. I agree regarding the work libraries are doing. The greater a role libraries can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes. Please give us a breakdown of the early intervention programmes for both urban and rural schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am very conscious - even last night I attended a pyrite meeting in Westport - of what children are suffering in the long term in homes. As the pyrite and mica situations have gone for over a decade, children for their whole childhood have experienced fear and anxiety that was brought with watching your home crumbling. How do we support those children? The best that could be offered for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I notice that Mr. Kelly wants to say something. I want to ask him about the link between his organisation, Grow It Yourself, and school meals.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (29 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students enrolled in level 5 pre-law courses in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59168/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who were accepted onto undergraduate law courses following the completion of a level 5 pre-law course in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59169/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (29 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on the anticipated increased administrative burden on SUSI in order to process the €500 fee reduction for the 2023-2024 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59170/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (29 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the working group will be established to examine the issues in relation to the legislative process, transitional arrangements and establishment of the new agency in advance of the publication of the research Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59174/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (29 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the research Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59175/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (29 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of bundle 1 of the Higher Education Public Private Partnership Programme particularly in relation to the status of each project; if it has reached its financial closure; if construction has commenced; the total life-time cost and annual cost to the State of each of the six projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (29 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students enrolled in level 5 pre-nursing courses in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59177/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (29 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who were accepted onto undergraduate nursing courses following the completion of a level 5 pre-nursing course in 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59178/22]