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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: The main support available to assist postgraduate students with the cost of attending higher education is the Student Grant Scheme. In line with the Programme for Government commitment to address the gap in postgraduate grants, from September 2021 the postgraduate fee grant increased from €2,000 to €3,500. This increase will allay some of the costs for postgraduate study and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for SUSI to determine. In assessing an application for the 2021/22 academic year, SUSI will have regard to the following qualifying criteria for the special rate of maintenance grant: 2. Total reckonable income, after income disregards and Child Dependant Increase(s) are excluded, must not exceed €24,500;3. As at 31st of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 501 to 505, inclusive, together. The Student Grants Appeals Board (the Board) was established under Section 25 of the Student Support Act 2011 and under Section 21(4)(a) is independent in the performance of its functions. Appointments to the Board are in compliance with The Public Appointments Service (PAS) process. Under Section 25 (4) of the Student Support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: Under the Department’s Free Fees Initiative (FFI), the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition fee costs of eligible undergraduate higher education students. All students eligible for the scheme receive state support whereby the Exchequer pays the cost of tuition fees exclusive of the student contribution. Under the terms of the FFI, tuition fee funding is not typically provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: Under Section 38 of the Teaching Council Act, initial teacher education (ITE) programmes are subject to review and accreditation by the Teaching Council, for registration purposes. New ITE programme standards (entitled ‘Céim: Standards for Initial Teacher Education’) and new post-primary subject curricular requirements were published by the Teaching Council in November...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Revenue Commissioners (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: During a self-review of invoices by Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) undertaken in 2018 prior to the finalisation of the 2018 financial statements, it was identified that QQI had not been operating the reverse charge mechanism on VAT correctly in prior periods. QQI made a voluntary self-disclosure to the Revenue Commissioners and all due VAT amounts were paid in February 2019....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Niall Collins: 749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a detailed itemised statement of account will be provided for a farmer (details supplied) in County Clare in respect of the basic payment scheme, areas of natural constraint, organic farm scheme and GLAS since 2018 in view of the Agriculture Appeals Office decision on 12 April 2021. [47754/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Semi-State Bodies (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a matter (details supplied) regarding governance of semi-State organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47363/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Semi-State Bodies (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a matter (details supplied) regarding governance of Semi-State organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47362/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 214. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application by a person (details supplied) received on 23 March 2021 and showing an estimated due date of 8 August 2021 will be processed and issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47348/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 215. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport application by a person (details supplied) received on 12 February 2021 and showing an estimated due date of 11 October 2021 will be processed and issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47349/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes aged 18 years and over that are waiting on a first appointment to the outpatients diabetes clinic in any of the University of Limerick hospital group hospitals; and the number waiting 6 to 12, 12 to 18, 18 to 24 months, 2 to 4 and over 5 years, respectively, in tabular form. [47389/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if the University of Limerick hospitals group is included in the remaining six diabetes centres to become DAFNE licensed in 2022 (details supplied); and if a centre in the mid-west such as Limerick is included in the remaining six centres to become DAFNE licensed in 2022. [47390/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding in budget 2022 to provide a minimum of one whole-time equivalent diabetes specialist pump nurse for each adult diabetes clinic in the University Limerick Hospitals Group to enable insulin pump therapy initiation for persons who are clinically suited to this treatment. [47391/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 372. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes over 18 years of age attending the University Limerick Hospitals Group's adult diabetes service who are using insulin pump therapy to manage their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47392/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 373. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funding applications for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age that were rejected by the long-term illness scheme and the primary care reimbursement service for the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system; and the number of those rejections that are now being funded for devices (details supplied) through the PCRS in each of the years...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 374. To ask the Minister for Health when the current application process for the HSE insulin pumps tendering contract will be completed; when the new list of insulin pumps will be sent to the community drug schemes; the locations patients will have access to it; the estimated timeline of the process from product review to inclusion on the PCRS; the expert group that reviews the insulin pumps;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Semi-State Bodies (30 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a matter (details supplied) regarding governance of semi-State organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47364/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance if help and advice can be provided in relation to a facility (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47076/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2021)

Niall Collins: The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science’s Vote, Vote 45, came into effect following the Further Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020. Accordingly, the information requested is not available for this Department for the periods outlined.