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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the impact of the increase in the wage subsidy scheme for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14573/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Road Safety Authority expects to conclude consideration of licence exchange agreements with several non-EU licensing authorities, including Ukraine and Argentina; when a decision will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14898/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a plan in place to undertake an assessment of school places available for Ukrainian refugees; the measures that are being put in place to facilitate these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13830/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options that are available for the family of a child (details supplied) who has not been able to secure a place for the 2022-23 term in the ASD unit of the school in which the child currently attends early intervention or in any other school in the locality despite the child's recent assessment outlining that the child needs to attend an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the working family payment renewal for a person (details supplied); when the payment will recommence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14409/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 1106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation approvals his Department must issue in each week from 1 March 2022 to 31 December 2022 in order to achieve the target of 1,040 afforestation licences as detailed in the recent licensing plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13884/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 1109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants or members of the REAP scheme who have applied for afforestation approval under the afforestation grant and premium scheme during February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13925/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (22 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, who hopes yet to attend, Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Senator Fiona O'Loughlin, for whom Senator Malcolm Byrne is substituting, and Senator Eileen Flynn. The draft minutes of the meeting of 8 March 2022 have been circulated. Are the minutes agreed to? Agreed.

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

Paul Kehoe: We are joined by Ms Marian Duggan, vice president of academic affairs and registrar, as well as vice president for equality, diversity and inclusion, at the Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest; Mr. Tim Horgan, head of the faculty of engineering and science at the Munster Technological University; Dr. Aedín Doris of the department of economics at Maynooth University;...

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

Paul Kehoe: I thank all witnesses for their opening presentations. Our first questioner is Deputy Conway-Walsh. She will be followed by Senator Malcolm Byrne.

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

Paul Kehoe: I have a couple of questions. Then I will allow members to come back in again. As Mr. Horgan is aware, some of the committee members made a recent visit to MTU back in November. The Government has been very much putting apprenticeships out there by encouraging more people, as is the CAO and everything like that. This is all very welcome. Some of their public statements have been very...

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

Paul Kehoe: Before I move to another member, how does Mr. Horgan feel we can encourage more females into craft apprenticeships? What does he feel are the factors that are limiting the number of females going into apprenticeships? Young fellows and girls came to me previously looking to get in with an electrician, a carpenter, a plumber or whatever. I would have had to make ten phone calls to get that....

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

Paul Kehoe: In the context of your role as diversity and inclusion officer, as Ms Duggan knows, there will be an influx of Ukrainians to Ireland over the next period. We had a discussion in private session earlier during which Deputy Ó Cathasaigh suggested that this committee seek clarification from the Departments of Education and Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on...

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

Paul Kehoe: I have a number of questions for the other three witnesses, the first of which is on the reform of SUSI. My view is that the system should be turned inside out and upside down to ensure real reform. Where would the witnesses start on the reform of SUSI if they had a blank sheet of paper? It is my belief that every student should face as little cost as possible while pursuing third level...

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

Paul Kehoe: A parent contacted me about three weeks ago whose third child will be going to university. The family will have a student in year 4, a student in year 2, and now also in year 1. The parent showed me the figures for exactly what it is costing and it is absolutely frightful.

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

Paul Kehoe: I will add in food as another issue in this regard.

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

Paul Kehoe: Mammies send back bag loads of food. Many Dublin students can hop on a bus home, and no disrespect to them. It is a major cost, however, for many rural students.

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

Paul Kehoe: I thank the witnesses for coming here today for the discussion, which has been very productive. Even though we were low in numbers, it was a very good discussion all the same. I very much appreciate their contributions. I know it is some people's first time appearing before the committee. The meeting is adjourned.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (10 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the RSA does not recognise HGV licenses from Ukraine or Argentina given that the authority does recognise licenses from other European Union countries; if he is taking steps to rectify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13711/22]

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...