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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1131. To ask the Minister for Health how many patients are on the orthodontic assessment waiting list in Galway; how long the current waiting time is; how many patients are on the orthodontic treatment waiting list; what the current wait time is; if there are currently any unfilled clinical positions in the Galway service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47464/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department is implementing to address the issues raised by the motion passed by Seanad Éireann (details supplied) relating to precarious work in higher education; if any of the policy solutions recommended by Seanad Éireann have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47848/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his announcement (details supplied) on the new funding that is to be provided by the EIB and HFA for student accommodation, if he will outline the conditionality, if any, that will be applied to Universities accessing this funding in terms of their obligations to set an affordable rates of rent; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his announcement (details supplied) on the new funding that is to be provided by the EIB and HFA for student accommodation, if he will outline whether this model of delivery will differ from the existing model, or whether it is a continuation albeit with additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47924/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his announcement (details supplied) on the new funding that is to be provided by the EIB and HFA for student accommodation, it is stated that he recently "received approval to extend this lending to Technological Universities", so if he can confirm that the TU's borrowing will now deemed to be off balance sheet, and can he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his announcement (details supplied) on the new funding that is to be provided by the EIB and HFA for student accommodation, considering that the Department of Housing carried over the full 10% of last year's capital budget, if he foresee any difficulties in terms of the capacity to spend this additional funding; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Harbours and Piers (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1451. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she can outline the next steps in the completion of the pier in Inis Meáin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47624/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an aithníonn sé go gcaithfear dul i ngleic leis an eisiamh a chruthaíonn an struchtúr reatha don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais, agus go bhfuil gá le beartas cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais ón oideachas luathbhlianta go dtí an tríú leibhéal a fhorbairt atá bunaithe...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an oibreoidh sé i gcomhar leis an Aire Oideachais chun beartas cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais ón oideachas luathbhlianta go dtí an tríú leibhéal a fhorbairt, atá bunaithe ar an bhFráma Tagartha Comónta Eorpach, lena chinntiú go dtabharfar rochtain dóibh siúd le...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the tenant-in-situ scheme for renters on social housing waiting lists who have been issued an NTQ; if he is satisfied with the implementation of the scheme up until this point; if he plans to offer any additional support to local authorities to prevent renters from entering homelessness; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (9 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the retrofit programme for local authority housing; if any delays in the programme have been brought to his attention; if his Department has issued advice to local authorities on how to handle relevant maintenance issues in homes that have not been retrofitted yet; and if he will make a statement on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Consent Programmes in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Professor Crowley very much for that presentation. As well as being Chair, I am first on the list with questions and it is not that I am going ahead of people. I have heard so many great things about the excellent work that all the witnesses do, so I very much appreciate the fact that they have appeared before the committee to speak to us today. My first question is in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Consent Programmes in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Professor Crowley stated there needs to be a cultural change and we hear a lot about male loneliness, especially post pandemic. Are these male influencers in some way filling some kind of void in that regard and leading to a cultural change, albeit not in a direction we would like? How can we help boys develop more positive relationships with other boys?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Consent Programmes in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: What takeaway would Professor Crowley like anyone who is watching this meeting or the members of the committee to gain? What few basic tips does she feel are important for the general public to be aware of? Obviously, the main thing is that everyone should undergo this training, but in the absence of everyone being able to do so at this time, what is the key takeaway we should gain?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Na Seirbhísí Uisce agus Séarachais a chuireann Uisce Éireann ar fáil i gceantair Ghaeltachta: Plé. (21 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: No problem. We will do that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Their presentation was powerful. It is good the committee facilitated them to present their case as it is a powerful case. I commend everyone on travelling and doing so. This kind of thing takes a huge amount of work to put together. It takes a lot of effort by the whole community to present to the Oireachtas. It is not an easy task so I commend...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: There is devastation in Galway. Businesses have been flooded and livelihoods completely destroyed. In Clarinbridge, business owners told me this was like nothing they had witnessed before. They are concerned and fearful that this is indicative of what is to come, perhaps even this winter but certainly in years to come. This is a massive blow to the livelihoods of the business owners and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 43. To ask the Taoiseach the capital ceilings for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 in relation to the shared island unit, and the level of expenditure in each year in tabular form, and the number of university North-South research partnerships, arrangements or any other joint work that was entered to in each, of these years. [49601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the list of agents, by county, where student leap cards can be printed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (14 Nov 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are schemes in which the State provides loans to developers/builders for housing development projects; if he can provide details of any such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49385/23]