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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (28 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of occupational therapy places that were accepted for the incoming college year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47551/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (28 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of speech and language therapy places that were accepted for the incoming college year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47552/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship applications that were made in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47553/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: 271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical positions that are available throughout the children's disability network team in CHO DNCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47537/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (29 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: I am taking this question on behalf of Deputy Richmond. It relates to the promotion of participation in sport among women and girls and what the Government is doing to encourage that uptake of sport.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (29 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. It is really important that the Government not just be seen to promote participation in sport at a young age but also do so. That is critical. As the slogan goes, if they cannot see it, they cannot be it. The platforming of young women and girls in sport is really important because, as the Minister of State rightly pointed out,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (29 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: There is a cross-departmental aspect to all this, notwithstanding the extraordinarily generous grants administered by the Minister of State's Department in the form of the sports capital programme and the impact that that can have on communities up and down the country. We know, and the Minister of State, being from a very fast-growing young community just like mine, will know too, that the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (29 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: 12. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the implementation of the night-time economy support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46892/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (29 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: My question relates to the implementation of the night-time economy support scheme, which I know has been pushed through the Minister of State's Department.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (29 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his response. It is important that the State and his Department promote alternative activities at night. We have a solid night-time culture in Ireland, but it mostly revolves around alcohol and pubs. There are many other things we are absolutely excellent at and it is very important that funding streams go towards the promotion of music, comedy, literature...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (29 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: This is a cross-government issue because, as the Minister of State will appreciate, it crosses different doors in Government Buildings. The promotion of alternative events and so on comes down to venues. There is a role for local authorities to play in the delivery of such spaces, whether indoors or outdoors. We all know, given our change in approach to expenditure in the Department of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: This is the usual bluster.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Sep 2022)

Alan Farrell: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on work to make it more accessible for homeowners to install solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46890/22]