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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for her comments and the support of her party on the projects around the advancement of technological universities around the country. The Deputy raised the Cassells report on numerous occasions both here and in the Dáil. I do not have anything new to say to her on that. The Deputy knows its status in terms of having worked its way through the European Commission....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: As the Deputy will know, we have to get the Atlantic Technological University progressed. Work on St. Angela's College will come afterwards. That is the intention, as the Deputy will know. The Higher Education Authority Bill 2022 is scheduled to be taken on Second Stage in the Dáil this week. As such, the Bill is progressing. In regard to amendments, as part of the normal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: No. I thank the committee.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider amending the employment permit programme to include therapists for spa facilities given the inability of hotel owners to recruit within the EEA zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3155/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the engagement by his Department with Limerick City and County Council regarding homes and properties impacted by mic and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied) for the renovation of an old building to accommodate two special educational needs classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3037/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3516/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the concerns outlined in correspondence by organisations (details supplied) in relation to the tender for jobs clubs and the potential job losses will be examined and addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3017/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive their certificate of naturalisation and citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3045/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 511. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 12 December 2017, if she will provide the total number of hours and the associated total cost of Operation Foray from 2018 to date; the expenditure on another operation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3524/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 611. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided in relation to a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) with regard to Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3273/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (25 Jan 2022)

Niall Collins: 655. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3515/22]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Senator for his question on an important issue for apprentices and for my Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. The Senator will know that craft apprenticeships account for 25 of the existing available apprenticeship programmes. Given the practical nature of off-the-job training for craft apprentices, the Covid-related shutdown of on-site...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: I will outline for the House some other pertinent sources of information that may be of assistance to Senators, their offices and their constituents. I encourage all Senators and everyone interested in apprenticeships to keep an eye on two portals - gov.ie/therightcourseand the interactive apprenticeships.iewebsite. They are one-stop shops for information that people may want to access in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (1 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: 200. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a new company registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4747/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: 245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if assistance is available to nursing homes such as a nursing home (details supplied) for green renewable energy or solar improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5103/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: Underpinned by the framework of the National Skills Strategy 2016-2025 and the Regional Skills Fora, a core principle of skills policy development in Ireland is partnership between enterprise and the tertiary sector. My Department continues to support a range of programmes to upskill employees to meet the evolving needs of the economy. The Skills to Advance initiative was launched by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: 611. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána by rank who previously worked for the PSNI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4772/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Feb 2022)

Niall Collins: 811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5106/22]