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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason third level students here are required to pay the highest fees in the EU; his plans to address this inequality before the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26990/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Why are third level students here required to pay the highest fees in the EU? What does the Minister plan to do to address that inequality before the next academic year? I am concerned that households which are paying up to 60% of their income on rent or mortgage payments do not have the money for these huge fees to send their children to third level education.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That was a bit of a mixed answer in a sense. It is not good enough to say that we are not as bad as others. We have the highest rate in this regard in the EU. In the last decade or so, according to the Irish Universities Association, IUA, we have seen the State embark on a sustained period of disinvestment from higher education. We have seen a withdrawal of the State from higher...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Minister can dress it up all he likes, but we still have the highest fees here. We compare them with 2008. The Minister knows the situation in the North is one where we are dependent on a block grant. Please God, however, it will not be long until we have Irish unity and an all-island approach to education. I hope the Minister will agree that such an approach will serve all the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the working conditions for PhD researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26992/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What are the Minister's plans to improve the working conditions for PhD students? PhD researchers need to have their work recognised. They deserve rights and conditions that reflect the contribution they make to education and research. The recently published general scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill contains no mention of a role for the reformed HEA to promote better conditions...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome that and I thank the Minister for it. I also welcome the announcement of the additional investment from the Irish Research Council. The postgraduate stipend is increased from €16,000 to €18,500 per annum and funding for postdoctoral researchers also increased. However, the €18,500 is still below the minimum wage. The Irish Research Council does not mean all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for that. The situation with precarious working conditions for those working in third level institutions is unacceptable on two fronts. First, there is the economic disadvantage and financial stress in which it puts people. It also gives the message to our students that it is okay to work in an environment where one is treated like that. We must stop it. Will the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Institutes of Technology (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for his commitment to working on a cross-party basis on this issue. I highlight the potential around GMIT in Castlebar, next door to Mayo University Hospital. We talked earlier about the need to train more medical students, linking up with Magee campus, the New Decade, New Approach agreement, the shared island unit and the programme for Government, and the potential for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consumer Protection (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the office of the food ombudsman will be given statutory power to enforce the Competition Acts for the protection of primary food producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27008/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Legislation (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to ensure primary producers are paid costs plus a margin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27007/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the backlog of apprentices on the waiting list for off-the-job training will be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26989/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Ulster Connacht Alliance application for technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26991/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of nursing and midwife places on undergraduate courses in the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26988/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (25 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for answering the questions about the LIS. Mayo is one of the largest counties and has the greatest number of LIS roads as well. In addition to the severe underfunding and the impact it has, the fact that people are now paying property tax but do not have access to their homes is a major problem. Will the Minister along with the Department look at the number of LIS...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Incidence (25 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue matter. Thousands of people lined the streets in counties Mayo and Donegal last weekend because of the sense of unfairness and unjust treatment they have been getting from this scheme. All they want is equity and fairness. They want equity, in that 90% is not sufficient to cover the costs. The big problem is the people who can...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pyrite Incidence (25 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is clear from listening to the contributions across parties that this scheme is not fit for purpose. Mayo and Donegal will not stand for being treated differently from people in another part of the country. We need an immediate review. I have seen how people have got sick and been brought to their knees because of what has happened to their houses through no fault of their own. They...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (25 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural digital connectivity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Housing Issues (25 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is working with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address the specific housing challenges being faced in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27946/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 May 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons on the vocational training opportunities scheme by ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27782/21]