Results 321-340 of 394 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (12 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he intends to take in response to Israeli forces recently shooting at Irish peacekeepers serving with the United Nations mission in Lebanon, beyond strongly worded statements; if he agrees that it is past time to introduce sanctions against the Israeli state; and if he accepts that the arms and munitions used may well have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (12 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Springboard courses delivered by further and higher education institutes nationwide for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31429/25]

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I thank the Minister for being with us. Student accommodation is a big and serious issue. I have met with student unions, parents and students. I also visited Maynooth University last week. It is delighted with the announcement of the new student beds, which are very much welcome. It remains to be seen whether these will keep up with all the new students. The Minister mentioned digs....

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: The mental health issue-----

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Yes. When will the framework be released?

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Engagement with Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (11 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I want to go back to the issue of accommodation for a moment. The Shannon College of Hotel Management is world-renowned. Students there are having issues with their accommodation. The college takes in many international students. It had accommodation but that seems to have disappeared and students are now scrambling to get alternatives. Perhaps the Minister could meet representatives of...

Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Students are among the most mobile of all renters and will be disproportionately and negatively impacted by this new measure. I questioned the Minister for further and higher education in a committee meeting to ask what measures would be put in place to protect students against the impact of these changes. It was clear that students had not even been taken into account when the changes to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 97. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the pre-election commitment from the Government parties to introduce €200 per month childcare has been scrapped, and charges of €200 per week have been introduced instead (details supplied); and outline what happened to this commitment. [32151/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) which is not classified as a DEIS school can avail of European Structural and Investment Funds; the funding that can be provided for sustainable, trauma-informed support structures if they cannot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an appeals process is in place for homeowners who wish to appeal the awards they have received under the defective concrete block scheme, are appeals currently being assessed; the estimated timeline for appeals from the date of submission to the date of decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 512. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take to minimise any negative impacts of the new rent pressure zone changes on students, who due to scarcity of purpose built student accommodation, are left reliant on the private rental market. [32148/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 738. To ask the Minister for Health the number of teenagers in the State currently awaiting an autism assessment, by county; the length of time they are waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people left the waiting list for CAHMS in county Clare for each of the past four years; the reasons they left the list, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31825/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 761. To ask the Minister for Health if she can confirm that funding for a psychologist in Ennis day hospital was stopped in September 2024 when the previous psychologist retired, and was not resumed until this February when the process of replacement began; the reason the process was delayed for the intervening months and if lack of funding contributed to the delay; the reason the transition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 963. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for programme expenditure to improve a significant decline and to address the lack of consistency in the numbers of output targets for New Research Ireland-funded PhD positions from 310 in 2023 to 200 in 2024, with a slight increase of 220 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 964. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for programme expenditure to improve a significant decline and to address the lack of consistency in numbers of output targets for New Research Ireland-funded postdoctoral researchers funded by Research Ireland per annum from 309 in 2023 to 250 in 2024; the reason there is a slight increase of 260 in 2025; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 965. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for programme expenditure to address the numbers of invention disclosures from higher education institutes; the reasons there is a significant decrease from 486 in 2021, 400 in 2022 and 361 in 2023; to details of this for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32534/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gender Balance (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 966. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is still only an output target of just one female research professor since 2023 under his Department’s equality budgeting indicator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32535/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 967. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to address the significant decrease in FET learners from underrepresented backgrounds from 23,763 in 2023 to 19,474 in 2024; the reason there was a slight increase of 19,500 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32536/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 968. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will be capping the current Solas admin, capital and general expenses to the welcome increase of €30,164 in 2025 from the previous €25,231 in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32537/25]