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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Mr. Nolan spoke about the dropout rate in the UK under the new model of apprenticeships. There was a lack of investment, many of the courses were slow and there was a long line for training. I understand why that was not hugely appealing to people. I am looking over at Mr. Friel and I can see why it would not be hugely appealing to students....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: No, not at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I have a similar question for the other witnesses and follow-up questions. Before I was elected to this House, I was a lecturer in TUD, but I also taught out in Blanchardstown, which was very apprenticeship-focused. As such, I dealt with a different range of students over the years. How do we make it more attractive for students? I certainly feel that one of the barriers with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I appreciate those insights.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I am coming back to Mr. O'Mahony and Mr. Friel around the student experience. I would agree. Blanchardstown campus had one building that was the apprentice building and most people never went into it at all, which was quite weird. I agree that the physicality of things can result in a lack of integration. From their perspectives, is there anybody on the student unions who would, as part...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I have a follow-up question to that. There is an awful lot of part-time students, evening students and students like that on campus. They always complain that they do not feel part of the institution and do not feel as welcomed. I was a lecturer and I used to hear all of this. Is it a particular issue with apprenticeships or is this a failure of all the third level institutions in dealing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I do not know if there will have enough time to answer but I will ask the question. In terms of the pay, I hear the arguments. I have had students myself. Students can work 30 hours in retail while doing a degree, so why would they do an apprenticeship and take less? I totally get that. From the employer's perspective, employers have said to me that they can understand from their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I totally buy into that as a strength to manage that other side. I thank Mr. Nolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: I thank the witnesses for coming here today. I effectively have two big questions. I want to give our witnesses a bit of an introduction to me. I am not a permanent member of the committee, so they would not have my bio. Before I got elected last year, I was a councillor in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, but I was also a lecturer in TUD, and my area of focus was governance and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: It is mostly for Mr. Creegan.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department have conducted health and safety analysis following junction narrowing works to assess the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. [53255/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the advice his Department provides to local authorities in instances where lorries and long wheelbase vehicles must cross solid white lines when turning through junctions. [53256/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if officials within his Department have conducted a review regarding the effectiveness and success of junction narrowing works. [53257/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the research his Department has conducted to inform policies and practices on junction narrowing works across Dublin. [53258/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted any study or analysis to examine the effectiveness of cycle lanes constructed to date in increasing cycling rates across Dublin. [53331/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to active travel schemes since 2020; the amount spent; and the amount of this funding leftover following the completion of these schemes. [53332/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to schemes to encourage cycling and walking in County Dublin. [53333/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of residential zoned land tax collected in total and by each Local Authority, and the amount paid by each local authority to revenue in residential zoned land tax in 2025 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53259/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for a list of all approved individual sports capital grants, noting the total amount granted and the total amount drawn down for each individual group, in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [53253/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (7 Oct 2025)

Maeve O'Connell: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including the advanced health care apprenticeship on the list of approved courses as per the Programme for Government's plan to create career pathways for healthcare assistants. [53329/25]