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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...rights situations including in regard to trafficking and violence against women. My Department meets regularly with the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Professor Siobhán Mullally from NUI Galway. On 28 June Professor Mullally will present her report on the principle of non-punishment of victims of human trafficking and Ireland will deliver a national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...engagement is ongoing. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, supported by the HSE, commenced a rapid antigen testing pilot scheme on the 14th June in NUI Galway, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and University College Cork. The HSE’s Antigen Validation Project Team has been working with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (15 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: ...by my Department. Alongside the above-mentioned specific fund, it should also be noted that my Department is also providing current funding of €900,000 per annumto Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, NUI, Galway. The Acadamh which operate under the aegis of NUI Galway, promotes the development and provision of university courses and research through the medium of Irish in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (3 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to recent developments whereby a bank (details supplied) and NUI Galway have rolled out paid domestic violence leave policies. [29938/21]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...middle of an emergency crisis while turning a blind eye to all of those breaches of the rule of law and democratic rights is not in any way credible. The Centre for Housing Law, Rights and Policy in NUI Galway has produced very good research on EU state aid rules and cost rental housing. It very clearly put forward the legal case that a legitimate case can be made under EU state aid...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (2 Jun 2021)

Joe O'Brien: ...Centre Manager Network Volunteer Ireland The Wheel In addition to the above, there are three seats on the Implementation Group which were filled by Expression of Interest to represent - Academic Interests: NUI Galway, and Volunteering Sector Interests: Gaisce and Ability West. While the work of the Implementation Group is still at an early...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on the Higher Education Sector: Discussion (31 May 2021)

...to the UK for traineeship, and almost 50% of them going to London, are drawn heavily from a number of institutions, including: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, with 39; the University of Limerick, with 29; NUI Galway, 27, Limerick Institute of Technology, 21; the National College of Art and Design, 16; Waterford Institute of Technology, 14; and Technological University, TU, Dublin, 11....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (27 May 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...this pre-legislative scrutiny and I look forward to its report contributing to the development of this legislation. My Department, in collaboration with the Irish Research Council, has commissioned NUI Galway to undertake a research project on language and terminology. The aim of this project is to highlight the stigmatising and labelling language that has been used in the past and to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (27 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 84. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the recently published domestic violence leave policy by NUI Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28333/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosure Legislation: Discussion (27 May 2021)

Ms Stephanie Casey: I want to refer the committee to research carried out by NUI Galway and the University of Warwick, which looked at the price of speaking up. In a study of 92 whistleblowers across different countries, they found that 63% were dismissed, 62% were demoted and 28% ended up resigning as a result of speaking up. They found that the average cost of making a protected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 May 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I will go back to what Deputy Howlin was talking about, that is, the genuine fear of regulatory chill. The Tánaiste gave the example of Egypt and stated the case was won in the end. The problem was that the workers did not get a pay rise for several years while the court case was ongoing. The same applies to New Zealand. As a former doctor, the Tánaiste will appreciate that New...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Aisling Dolan: ...Offences Act 2020, also known as Coco's Law. Ms O'Dwyer mentioned an empathy education programme in her submission, which I think is being worked on in conjunction with Professor Pat Dolan of NUI Galway. I ask Ms O'Dwyer to give us an example in that regard. Many of the speakers referred to the restorative justice approach and I am very interested in that aspect. Ms O'Dwyer also...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Tests (20 May 2021)

Simon Harris: ...part of a package of measures that could support greater on-site activity. A rapid testing study - pilots, as it were - will be rolled out across four universities this month: TCD, UCC, UCD and NUI Galway. This will help us learn more about the potential role that rapid antigen can play in the further and higher education sector. More broadly, perhaps those lessons can also be shared...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (20 May 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...bilaterally and I will certainly take him up on it. I listened to his reply but we are a long way from where we need to be. I have a pragmatic and practical view of this. It is worth noting that NUI Galway, or UCG as it was at the time, was only kept in the 1920s to provide an Irish language university. Even into the 1960s most of the professors had the capability of teaching a wide...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015: Decision Support Service (20 May 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...those without a medical card? Have we a plan to make this affordable? There was a report entitled Mind the Gap. It was compiled by a researcher at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUI Galway's Institute for Lifecourse and Society, and was commissioned by the Ombudsman for Children's office. It stated, "the supports offered under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act...

Seanad: Young People: Motion (17 May 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...of teenagers is, understandably, critically important to allow us to respond in a more nuanced way in the future. Dr. Caroline Heary from the school of psychology in the National University of Ireland, NUI, Galway has stated: These prolonged periods of social distancing are occurring during a critical stage of life for our teenagers. Social interactions are of paramount importance for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Yemen, South Sudan, DPRK, Eritrea, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. My Department also meets regularly with the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Professor Siobhán Mulally from NUI Galway. At EU level, Ireland is an active participant and contributor to the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy, which works globally to support the preservation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority (11 May 2021)

Simon Harris: ...;340,766 €181,958 University Top-slices Literacy and Numeracy Strategy €5,806,000 €5,806,000 €5,806,000 Medical Education  €20,000,000 €20,000,000 €19,500,000 Veterinary and Dentistry Provision  ...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...until all ages are complete? What is the plan for vaccine apathy, that is, those people who may not get around to a vaccination right now? According to recent National University of Ireland, NUI, Galway data, one in five women under the age of 30 is worried about taking a vaccine. As we approach the younger age groups, what are we doing to allow people to register for vaccines later...