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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that people who will be completing 12 months on illness benefit in the period between the payment of the Christmas bonus and Christmas Day are not included in the payment; and if a person (details supplied) who commenced illness benefit on the 12 December 2022 will be paid the Christmas bonus [54894/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 771. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to career path progression for consultants, what training schemes must be completed by doctors that rise to the level of consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54602/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 817. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a new scooter provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55076/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date the technological sector strategic projects fund was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54712/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the figure for the initial capitalisation of the technological sector strategic projects fund and the current capitalisation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54713/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 867. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if annual contributions are made to the technological sector strategic projects fund from the Exchequer; if so, the annual contributions to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54714/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 868. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if annual distributions are made to the sector (institutions); and, if so, the annual distributions (related to capital expenditure) to date, together with the recipients, in tabular form [54715/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (12 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 877. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of craft apprenticeship dropouts in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55180/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given that Minister for Children, Disability, Integration and Youth, has just announced capital funding for crèches to create 90,000 new places, the staffing strategy to service those places; if the €1.5 billion surplus of the national training fund not be used to train early years teachers; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how an SME can apply for the increased cost of business scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55849/23]

Investment Funds Trading in the Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Eight years ago, the CEO of IRES REIT, one of the big vulture funds, said, "We've never seen rental increases like this in any jurisdiction that we're aware of", before adding: "I truly feel bad for the Irish people." That CEO has long retired, but I wonder what he would say if he was looking at rents today. Does the Minister of State know what the average rent was when the former CEO...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the delivery of student housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2286/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Ligfidh mé spás don Aire teacht aníos. Baineann an cheist atá agam le cúrsaí tithíochta do mhic léinn. My question relates to student housing. Will the Minister give an update on student housing? I am aware of the announcements this week. Will he provide further details on those announcements?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: To be perfectly honest, for most people, the announcement this week would have sounded like there was to be very substantial new investment in student accommodation. We sometimes need to look at how announcements and the media reporting around them are perceived and the hopes and concerns among students they can lead to. It is just not good enough for announcements to be made that can give...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: This is about teasing it out and trying to understand. I was previously Sinn Féin spokesperson on public expenditure and reform. I have never seen a Department that does as many announcements as the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. I welcome announcements if they mean there will be progress for students and things will be better for them....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: When will they be able to borrow?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister can respond while replying to my next question.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work he is doing to ensure that current students and apprentices are retained within Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2287/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: What work is being undertaken by the Department to ensure that current students and apprentices are retained here? I ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (18 Jan 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat, a Aire. I would love to see the data. That would be fantastic. Did the Minister say 7,000 students took part in the survey?