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

Mairéad Farrell: This meeting has been extremely helpful and I thank the witnesses for their work in recent months.

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

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach agus leis na haíonna freisin as teacht os comhair an choiste. I apologise for missing some of the discussion. Unfortunately, I think members all have about three things on at the same time today. It is welcome that we are having this discussion, as is the report that has come out up to this point as it tackles a huge number...

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

Mairéad Farrell: There are a few aspects to this. Obviously, there are students who are not aware of that requirement before they choose their A-level subjects and they may be studying something they do not need maths for while whereas they need the other thing. That will probably continue to come up as a barrier. Whether it can be rectified is a different kettle of fish. On the GCSE requirement...

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

Mairéad Farrell: I thank Professor Ó hÓgartaigh. I was just looking for the background on that. I am aware my time is up but I have one last question. Let us say students from Donegal want to go to Derry for a placement. Are there tax or bureaucratic barriers to that? How would that work?

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

Mairéad Farrell: That is really interesting. Perhaps I can meet Mr. Hannigan separately to discuss the matter further.

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

Mairéad Farrell: It would be remiss of me not to mention that the Executive is up and running and Conor Murphy is in post as the Minister for the Economy. That is good to see.

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

Mairéad Farrell: The minister and my party in general want to place a big focus on North-South mobility.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to increase the grant paid to schools to provide for transport assistants who work on buses assisting those with profound mental/physical disabilities, as these workers have not had an increase since 2020, which was only 26 cents per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7089/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (14 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 183. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the outcome of the preliminary report on the provision of a swimming pool in Loughrea, County Galway under the local authority swimming pool programme; the reason this project did not progress; if her Department's review of the large scale sport infrastructure fund has been completed; if a report of the review will be completed;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how his Department supports local authorities to complete maintenance works on council-owned homes in a timely fashion. [7335/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of improvement letters, improvement notices and prohibition notices issued by Galway City Council and Galway County Council, respectively in 2023; and if he will provide additional resources to local authorities to ensure properties in private rental market meet minimum standards. [7336/24]

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

Mairéad Farrell: I do not think that I could get away with not mention that today.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: We have almost 9,000 apprentices waiting for off-the-job training who want to build the homes that we so desperately need. This is a real-life impact. I received a message from one such apprentice and he said: Hi, I am an apprentice. I have been working for below-minimum wage as a plumber for the last 17 months. I am still waiting to go to phase 2 for over a year. I feel exploited...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: It was about the waiting list.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: There are 9,000 apprentices waiting for off-the-job training.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he believes further action from Ireland is warranted following attacks from Israel on civilians in Rafah; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7598/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 13 February 2024, what steps were taken to ensure that the aircraft is unarmed; that it carries no arms, ammunition or explosives; that it does not engage in intelligence gathering; that the flight in question does not form part of a military exercise or operation, especially as no US military...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 149. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in relation to the NATO Partnerships for Peace agreements and the attempt to increase Ireland’s Defence Forces interoperability with NATO standards and systems, if these agreements have any requirements for arms, equipment, systems or other infrastructure to be procured from manufacturers in NATO members states; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Student Accommodation (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 7 February 2024, the return on investment and internal rate of return for each investment in each year of its existence, compared to the ISIF's annual benchmark, that is, the average cost of Irish Government debt, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7815/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (20 Feb 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the new practice with the land registry whereby if a change of deeds form is submitted incorrectly, when the form is returned to the solicitor the section which requires correcting is no longer identified, and thus slows down the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7484/24]