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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I will give Mr. Miley one minute to respond and will then move on to Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy O'Sullivan, to be followed by Senator Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: There is about one and a half minutes left in the slot but I will allow a little leniency. I ask the witnesses to be brief in their answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I ask Professor Hegarty to flesh out the point on not-for-profit student loans. What is required to get this to where he would like it to be? Is it political will? From where does he need support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I would be interested in seeing a proposal on that. The committee can look at it if Professor Hegarty would bring something forward. We are interested in anything that would assist students in getting where they want to get in their education. Mr. Miley noted earlier that the report on the future funding of higher education will soon be published. He said that it needs to be ambitious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: It often comes down to common sense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I have one further question. We are still playing catch-up after the financial downturn in 2008 and 2009. I am not sure if the witnesses have a figure for what is needed to really bring us up to where we need to be. When they look at our world counterparts, is there a perfect example where third level funding is fantastic and in the premier division? Is there an example we should be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: That appointment yesterday of Dr. Patrick Prendergast is a fantastic appointment, as a former provost of Trinity College and proud Wexford man as well, which is most important. I thank the witnesses for coming before us today. It has been a very productive meeting and we have got many views that will feed into our report at the conclusion of our hearings.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider continuing local access to free PCR tests for persons who require a negative result to access services in a public hospital after 28 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12036/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of compensation for a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12035/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting because they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. Are the minutes of the meeting of 22 February agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Anna Murphy, senior strategic advisor of Quality and Qualifications Ireland; Mr. Tim Conlon, head of policy and strategic planning at the Higher Education Authority; Mr. Andrew Brownlee, the chief executive officer of SOLAS; and Dr. Mary-Liz Trant, interim director of the national apprenticeship office. The witnesses are here today to discuss the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Our first question is from Senator O'Loughlin, who is swapping places with Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan. Senator O'Loughlin will be followed by Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I agree with the Deputy. We visited the technological universities in Limerick and Cork. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to visit and see exactly what happens. We learned a huge amount from that visit. We can have as many witnesses in here as possible but it is important to actually visit these places and see what happens on the ground, as well as the challenges that those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: To correct something that Senator Mullen said about fictional research, it is very important that you have a very thick book on hand. One of my tutors always said there is less chance that they will look through a thick book than a very thin one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Dr. Trant can make a brief response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I call Deputies Conway-Walsh and Ó Laoghaire for five minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: That concludes our discussion. I thank the witnesses for coming before us today and their honest exchange of views that we will work into our report, which we hope to publish before the summer recess. I have no doubt that they will be back before the committee for another discussion on another day.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the refined DEIS model will be applied; when schools will be informed of whether they will be included in the expanded scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12266/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I want to raise the issue of the Enniscorthy flood relief scheme. It received a devastating setback from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on Friday, having failed the environmental assessment. The environmental impact was such that the scheme was refused. There are a number of elements to this scheme. I am asking that the new bridge, infrastructure and walls be allowed to...