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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (6 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the selection criteria permit representatives for postgraduate researchers to apply; if she will be amenable to their presence on the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33355/23]

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The crisis in the rental sector and the housing emergency affect every part of our society. It affects every household and family. The Government always says that people want to rent and that they should have the opportunity to do so. There is one cohort of people who are really reliant on the rental sector, namely, students. Today I met with representatives of the Union of Students in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: On Friday, a man named Michael, who is 82 years of age, called to my office. He was in huge distress because he had received an electricity bill for €939. That is a staggering amount, and completely unaffordable. Michael lives alone in a one-bedroom flat and is absolutely terrified to put on the heat or the electricity. He told me he has not put the heat on in months because he is...

European Council Meeting: Statements, Questions and Answers (12 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Julian Assange is on the verge of being deported and his more than 100-page long appeal detailing the sheer atrocity of his incarceration was not upheld. The response to it was just three pages long. It looks like he will be deported to the US. I shudder to think what awaits Mr. Assange. This is arguably the most significant journalist in the history of journalism. He exposed many war...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Statements (13 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: When will the west wake up and realise that Israel is an apartheid state and has to be treated as such? How much more Palestinian land will be colonised? How much longer can international law continue to be violated and how many more Palestinians will be murdered? I recognise that the Government is a strong supporter of Palestinian people, but it is time we did far more. It is time we...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Security Committee (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in regard to the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Act 2022, which has recently come into operation, if she can outline in detail her interactions with the National Security Committee chaired by the Secretary General of the Department of an Taoiseach; the instructions and/or guidance she received from it; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in regards to the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Act 2022 and the fact that the European Commission had previously deemed it potentially "inapplicable and unenforceable" due to the Government's failure to put it through the Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS), if she can outline what has changed...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how a person (details supplied) can progress their application to renew their passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33823/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the report and guidance that his Department received from a company (details supplied) on behalf of the National Pension Reserve Fund Commission in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34050/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 80. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will convene a stakeholder forum as a matter of priority in line with recommendation No. 14 of the report of the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight on the section 481 tax credit for film; the dates and times of meetings between her officials and the Department of Finance on the matter until now; and to make a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress to expand the current offering of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40586/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: In recent days and weeks, we have seen many young people starting college or starting their second, third and fourth year. It is a time that should be so exciting for young people but it is clouded by the housing crisis and the very real impact it has on students. I ask the Minister to give an update on what he is doing to expand the current offering of student accommodation.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The reality is that the cost of student accommodation is totally beyond the reach of many families. The issue here is that this is locking more young people out of access to third level education. We see that and hear it from our students' unions consistently. We also hear it when we are speaking to students. Yesterday, I was in UCD and I was told by one student that he is commuting from...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister and I can agree on that; of course we need to increase supply. That is the only real way we will solve the housing crisis that is impacting on so many different people. I take the Minister's point that he is working on this matter but the reality is that it is still costing people thousands of euro. That is not realistic. I know the Minister is interested in access to higher...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans he has for the proposals outlined in his Department’s recently published options paper, Funding the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40587/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister recently published the options paper, Funding the Future. Will he outline what proposals his Department is considering enacting from the range of options presented in that paper and what he might be considering as part of budget 2024? If he wants to give us a detailed outline, that would be no problem.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: We have been discussing the considerable burden of the cost of accommodation on students and the very real impact that has on students' ability to access third level education. Students who are going into sixth year now are considering what they will do, going forward, and wondering if they will be able to access third level education. Another thing that needs to be talked about is the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Both of us speak to students regularly and we hear their concerns. So many students are telling me that they are either doing huge and long commutes trying to get into college, if they can, and that this is causing them huge stress. We saw that young woman on "The Tonight Show" this week who was explaining how she was travelling a long distance and the impact that was having with getting up...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I want to thank an Teachta Cian O'Callaghan for tabling this question. It is something we have seen over the last number of weeks and days. Students have been coming together and clearly protesting any increases in the cost of student accommodation. This is not only for themselves, but they are showing solidarity for others and solidarity for the future. That is really powerful and strong...