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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 502. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the provision of communal space for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52970/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions that are in place for the urgent return of passports in the case of persons (details supplied) when making a short stay business visa application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52938/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 666. To ask the Minister for Health the number of qualified educational psychologists currently working within primary care services; the number of qualified educational psychologists currently working within CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the suspension of a service (details supplied); the action that is being taken to resume the service and reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53019/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 773. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the deadline for submissions of applications to the agri-climate rural environment scheme given the shortage of agri-consultants and lack of resources in Teagasc to assist in the preparation of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53473/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Apologies have been received from Senators Eileen Flynn and Fiona O'Loughlin. Senator Malcolm Byrne is substituting for Senator O'Loughlin. I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment of the Houses, even if they are in silent mode. Are the minutes of the meeting of 12 October agreed to?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: On behalf of the committee, I would like to welcome the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Simon Harris, and his officials. The Minister is here today to discuss the following: the key recommendations contained in the joint committee report entitled, The Future Funding of Higher Education; student accommodation; PhD candidate remuneration;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputy Harris for his detailed opening statement. Our first questions are from Deputy Conway-Walsh followed by Deputy Crowe. If Deputy Crowe is not here it will be Senator Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: We will give you six minutes but we will be lenient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: It will be a long six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: There will be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I call Senator Pauline O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I have a couple of questions. First, I think the Taoiseach would be mad to get rid of the Minister, Deputy Harris. He is doing a fantastic job in that Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: One of the single biggest issues facing families and students is the whole area of accommodation. I know the Minister's Department is very active in trying to come up with solutions. I met the Chair of the Technical Universities and some of the presidents recently and one of the issues they spoke about was being able to borrow as other universities can. Will the Minister bring us up to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister. I know we are all looking forward to the upcoming launch. I have one question for the Minister. I raised this in a parliamentary question to his Department regarding the Marino Institute of Education and he probably knows the question I am going to ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: It is about the 400 on undergraduate courses at the Marino Institute of Education, including the bachelor of education in primary teaching, primary teaching, the bachelor of science in education studies and bachelor of science in early childhood education. I have been in contact with some of the students in light of the recent budget announcement that all third level students were expected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Okay. I will go back to Deputy Conway-Walsh for a final round of questions and then to Senator Byrne.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (26 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be taken to include courses (details supplied) as approved free-fees courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53620/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: As a vote has been called in the Dáil, I want to close the meeting before we depart for the vote. I call Senator Malcolm Byrne and ask him to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Very quick.