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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: There is a significant number of gaps in the market. Mr. Jones spoke about the researchers. Is there a point to made for getting a commitment from a student to stay in Ireland for a certain number of years after finishing his or her education and the State in some way educating or assisting that student with a financial contribution towards his or her education? Do the witnesses see where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Students will not get free accommodation. That will never happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Parents tell me that accommodation is one of the biggest financial challenges when their children go to college. I know of people who put their children's allowance away from when the child is born. They put every penny away. It is like a mortgage from the time the child is born for the child's education. I know it is not right but we will not solve that problem over night. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I was a Minister of State for nine and a half years. There are ways and means of investing but it is not all about money or throwing money at it. It is about sitting down, negotiating and finding out where savings are to be made. There are considerable savings to be made in different parts. Ms Griffin spoke about contracts to one of the other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I know accommodation has changed over many years. Years ago, many students would have lived with widows or single women or single men. Is that accommodation still used? They were mostly women who were living on their own after their husband had passed away or their family had moved out and they had two spare bedrooms and provided accommodation. Is that accommodation still used in the way...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Lodging is the word I am looking for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Is that still done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: We are going a little bit further than we should.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: We continue to chase the Minister for third level students to be able to borrow. It is very important. There are huge opportunities, especially for the technology universities, TUs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Remarks on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Marjoram. The world is a bit mad when one sees the Russians bombing the best of buildings in Ukraine while we are looking for such structures here. Does the Deputy wish to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Okay. I have nothing else to ask. I thank the witnesses for joining us for this discussion. It has been productive and I appreciate it. I apologise that so many members were missing, but the meeting has clashed with the protest outside the Russian Embassy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the refined DEIS model will be applied; when schools will be informed of whether they will be included in the expanded scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12266/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: The Taoiseach will be very much aware of the devastating flooding in County Wexford on 25 December. In south County Wexford, hundreds of acres of cereals were destroyed. At the time, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine committed to look into this issue and seek the names of the farmers and lands involved. To date, absolutely nothing has happened. There has been a wall of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider continuing local access to free PCR tests for persons who require a negative result to access services in a public hospital after 28 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12036/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of compensation for a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12035/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Horticulture Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 131. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to introduce the proposed short stay seasonal horticulture workers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10979/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 494. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the anomaly for those making contributory pension applications that have no credited contributions whilst on farm assist in view of the fact they were paying S contributions previously and at that time were not entitled to make voluntary contributions and are now being penalised with reduced pensions;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the working family payment will be reinstated for a person (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11562/22]