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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Student Travel Card (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to fines levied on students who fail to present their student travel card on bus and rail services, if the National Transport Authority provides an appeal mechanism where this can be waived if they can later show that they had simply forgotten the card; and if he would support such an initiative if one does not already...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance if NAMA keeps a record of all properties and sites that it has disposed of, and if this information is publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6516/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible for an Irish citizen and resident, who previously lived in Australia and obtained Australian citizenship, to receive an Australian state pension; whether the procedure for applying to receive this must also involve her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6241/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 616. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to combat the practice of compulsory lease lengths imposed on students by private student accommodation providers in Dublin and Cork including a company (details supplied). [6354/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 617. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how his Department will ensure the enforceability of the definition for student accommodation as provided for in the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended by the Residential Tenancies Act 2019 (details supplied) for the purpose of ensuring that licence agreements and other measures designated for student specific accommodation is not used...

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: An tAire Stáit and I both know the very real impact business closures are having across Galway. This is an issue we see in our cities, our towns and our more rural and isolated areas. In any local town, you will see the coffee shop, the butcher, the local grocery shop, the bars, the restaurants and the hotels. Any one of these closing can have an impact on the area. If we ignore the...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Cuirim fáilte roimh an bplé seo ach go háirithe ós rud é go bhfuil an Feidhmeannas tar éis teacht le chéile arís agus is rud iontach é sin dár ndóigh. Tréaslaím le mo chomhghleacaí féin Michelle O’Neill a post nua agus tá mé ag súil le feiceáil céard a bhéas á dhéanamh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach Gníomhach agus leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. It is no easy task to come before this committee. Members just ask the questions, but witnesses must answer them and I acknowledge that is not easy. I have met Ms Fitzpatrick and SSUNI, as well as the USI on this matter and it is an issue that my own party and I take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes, that definitely makes sense. I am unsure whether this language requirement is a base requirement that cannot be moved on but I will raise this issue in the next session. The theme from all the opening statements is that people need to be made aware of this issue. Mr. O'Mahony mentioned the idea of a website and in response to Mr. Irfan, any student would benefit from interactive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I wish to ask both Ms Fitzpatrick and Mr. Irfan whether every school has a guidance councillor. Personally, in my school, although there was guidance counselling, in practice there was not really. That is not a reflection of my school; I went to a small school and it was not realistic to be able to spend time on this matter. Is that reflective of schools at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: That makes sense. What about the North?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Oh, wow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: If the State, Government, universities, or whoever it may be, wished to feed into students, that could work though the social media platforms of the three organisations before the committee today, as they have a bigger reach among the age group we wish to target. I believe that is something we could put forward. As for the timing of university places being announced, it is a massive issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I totally understand. People are not stating the reason they went to Belfast is because they really wanted to do a specific course - which is why I went there -even though that is the reason they should. I realise I am out of time and I do not wish to annoy the acting Chairperson, who is doing a fantastic job.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Around the social media aspect of this issue, a website is a good idea but do the witnesses believe that students would look at a website? When I was at university, there were career fairs that different companies attended and when I was at school, there were open days where we went to specific colleges to learn about those colleges and the course varieties they had. Do the witnesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes. Do the other two witnesses wish to comment on this matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Mobility: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay, that is fair. I thank the witnesses and everybody who came to the meeting today.