Results 601-620 of 6,645 for speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (3 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 956. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new green certificate places available for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (3 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 960. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of course places available in each year since 2016 for green certificate qualification; the number of applicants for green certificate courses in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5856/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (3 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 961. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the figures used to predict demand for places on green certificate courses; the demand predicted for 2021; the predicted demand for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (3 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 966. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the European Union basic payment scheme inheritance regulation 2017 ensures that when there is no provision for entailments made in a will that the entailments transfer with eligible land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5940/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for excluding boat tour operators from the Covid restrictions support scheme on the basis of not having a business premises; if his attention has been drawn to the negative impact the matter is having on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Data (10 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average rent per student in purpose-built student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6988/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he had with Minister for the Economy, Diane Dodds and the Department for Economy in Northern Ireland on the Erasmus+ scheme and its extension to students in Northern Ireland beyond Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6783/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (10 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices that have been stopped from qualifying or advancing to the next year due to the disruption to off-the-job training; the contingency plans in place to deal with the backlog as soon as it is safe for apprentices and staff to return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6795/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to allow students from Northern Ireland to continue to access the Erasmus+ programme; if the cost includes financial support for colleges to host more Erasmus students from across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6796/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the funding for Erasmus+ applicants from Northern Ireland will contribute to the overall Erasmus funding allocation in exchange for permission for applicants from Northern Ireland to be eligible; if not, if it will be funded on a per students basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6797/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (10 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 856. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for a hospice (details supplied) will be included in the 2021 HSE service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6985/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of Technological Universities: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Chairman can probably hear the committee bell ringing in the background, which confirms that I am in the precincts of Leinster House. I thank Dr. Ryan for his presentation and all the witnesses for attending the meeting to discuss this really important subject. I very much welcome THEA's stance in opposing any increase in fees or the student contribution charge as well as any plans to...

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank my Sinn Féin colleague, Deputy Doherty, for the painstaking work he has done in taking on the insurance industry. He has done this in a hostile environment where those who fiercely defend the status quoallows the insurance industry to dictate how much and how often it demands money from policyholders. Unfortunately, this has been facilitated by compliant governments that have...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I wish to talk to the Minister about the Green Cert programme. The Minister will have received correspondence from me. There is a real problem with the part-time online courses. We had a situation in Westport some weeks ago where the course was over-subscribed to the extent that there were hundreds of applications but only 200 places. Applicants were accepted and then they were told later...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for that response. Can the Minister guarantee me that every young farmer who wants a place on a course to do a Green Cert online or part-time will be guaranteed such a place? I need not outline to the Minister the implications for farmers in terms of income if that does not happen. This is done both through Teagasc and the higher and further education colleges.

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: These are time sensitive problems. The Minister knows that. With due respect to other Deputies, I really need to ensure a solution and this is easily solvable. We need to renew the contracts for the Teagasc education officers. We need to put the resources into the further education colleges so that they can be put online.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps taken to ensure proper public access and consultation in respect of infrastructure projects during restrictions related to Covid-19; the steps taken to ensure those with limited digital skills or a lack of internet connectivity are not disadvantaged in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8240/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Incentives (17 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of tax incentive measures provided to purpose built student accommodation providers since 2011, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8709/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (17 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons are being taxed on a week one basis for more than a one-week period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8710/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (17 Feb 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the tax on the pandemic unemployment payment is taken from the entire gross wage while the top up by the employer was already taxed during 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8711/21]