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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2020)

Mark Wall: ...The recent CSO survey referred to was released a number of days ago and has confirmed some of what I and other public representatives are seeing up and down the country. The percentage of people feeling depressed or downhearted has more than doubled in the past seven months, from 5.5% in April to 11.5% in November. The percentage of people who felt alone all or most of the time has more...

Seanad: Technological Universities Agenda: Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Annie Hoey: ...spoke about the TUs being an opportunity for the regions and for people to be able to access education. It would be remiss of me not to speak about my second favourite topic, which is funding and fees and how people are able to access higher education. We have the second highest fees in Europe and, if and when Brexit finally topples over the line, we will have the highest fees in Europe....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance if fee-paying third level students and their families in cases of more than one third level student per family will receive the full €250 reduction or credit note per student as part of the one-off Covid-19 payment scheme; if the net tax reduction will be less in certain cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39624/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if fee-paying third level students and their families in cases of more than one third level student per family will receive the full €250 reduction or credit note per student as part of the one-off Covid-19 payment scheme; if the net tax reduction will be less in certain cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Rebecca Moynihan: ...of the principle, “born here, belong here”. There is a growing issue for EU citizens as to the high cost of citizenship. If one is an EU citizen or non-EU citizen and wants to apply for citizenship, one has to pay an application fee of €175. It then costs €950 if one is granted citizenship. This compares to somewhere like France, which has an application fee...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (26 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether additional fees being imposed on current account holders of a bank (details supplied) from 28 November 2020 are justified in view of recent reports from market analysts that suggest that the organisation has more than enough capital to cushion the Covid-19 crisis; his views on whether these new charges are regressive and will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: ...return to Ireland; his views on whether it is acceptable to require such returning nationals with a clean licence record to undergo six essential driver training sessions and pay a variety of other fees in order to prove driving competence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37767/20]

Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: ...to mid-1990s, the State decided that everybody should have such an opportunity, thanks to a decision made by Ms Niamh Bhreathnach as Minister for Education at the time that there would be free fees. University gave me opportunities that my parents and grandparents did not have. It is not that they would not have been capable of going to university but they did not have the opportunity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital (18 Nov 2020)

Annie Hoey: I know Mr. Gunning has given an estimate of legal fees, which will be €15 million up to 2022. How much has been spent in 2020 so far on legal fees?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (12 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Gerald Nash: ..., Climate Action and Environment if an organisation (details supplied) will develop a definition of recyclable plastics to assist with administering eco-modulated extended producer responsibility fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36075/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (12 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the campaign by UCD graduate medical students in seeking clarity on the 2% to 4% annual increase in tuition fees for both EU and non-EU students; his views on and response to this campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36077/20]

Seanad: Disability Day Services: Statements (11 Nov 2020)

Ivana Bacik: ...the news for the wrong reasons, with service providers pleading for increased resources even at that point. In particular, service users were critical of the introduction of prohibitive transport fees for people travelling to day service facilities and people were left without sufficient provision on a temporary basis because of funding shortfalls or capacity challenges. All of that was...

Education (Admission to Schools) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...xe9;in and the Social Democrats who have attended this evening for taking part in the debate and, indeed, my colleague, Deputy Duncan Smith, who proposed the Bill. It is gratifying to know that people feel similarly across the Opposition benches about an issue of equality and of education. I very much appreciate the Minister's attendance. There has been a practice sometimes of Ministers...

Seanad: Budget 2021: Statements (14 Oct 2020)

Mark Wall: ...they live. As my colleague Senator Bacik noted yesterday, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, needs to clarify whether he has an intention to move towards a system of universal public childcare. Covid crisis or not, childcare fees in Ireland are among the highest in the EU and the OECD, while wages for early years professionals and levels of State investment in childcare remain among the...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Gerald Nash: ...of apprenticeships, traineeships and education places today. Young people today should be given the same kind of chance that I had in the 1990s - the chance to be the first member of my extended family to attend a university - thanks to the reforms and free fees brought in by the former Minister for Education, Ms Niamh Bhreathnach, of the Labour Party. We proposed this year spending...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Alan Kelly: ...those providing food and accommodation, lose out immediately when such decisions are made. We need to customise and mould the response to such circumstances. Similarly, students have paid their fees and also paid for accommodation, and then everything suddenly moved online. Turning to older people, my parents are both aged over 80. I have spoken about this issue before, and this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Football Association of Ireland (1 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Duncan Smith: ...with the FAI to bring payments to the women’s international team in line with payments made to the men’s international team, given that several countries have brought these payments for appearance fees in line? Does the Minister support such a move?

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...clear targets which had cross-party support. The Minister of State will find that if she is radical in her approach to this, she will have the support of the majority of the Members of this House. On the issue of fees I would ask the Minister of State to consider the impact of levying a fee. The Minister, arguably, is silent on the issue of the amount of the fee. It is another issue...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Annie Hoey: ...frivolous or vexatious appeals or appeals that are without substance or foundation. I am led to believe that these are the correct legal terms for such things. I do not believe, however, that fees, restrictions or limitations on those who may make appeals are effective ways in which to deal with them. I know we will discuss fees at a later point. The amendments tabled by Senators...

Seanad: Safe Reopening of Tertiary Sector and Key Priorities for Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Annie Hoey: ...being paid. She cannot eat a clap. The candles in people's windows are not going to pay her heating bill. It is unacceptable that we have student nurses who are not being paid. We already know that our fees are among the highest in Europe. The Minister has said those fees are simply too high. The Cassells report was launched when I was president of the Union of Students in Ireland....