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

Paul Kehoe: I suggest the Deputy allows enough time for the witnesses to reply.

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

Paul Kehoe: I will allow three minutes.

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

Paul Kehoe: Next is Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, to be followed by Senator Pauline O'Reilly.

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

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy has ten seconds left. I have to be fair. This is the Deputy's second slot so I am being strict.

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

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy may ask her question and I will allow our guests to reply later in the meeting.

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

Paul Kehoe: I will give Mr. Miley one minute to respond and will then move on to Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan.

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

Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy O'Sullivan, to be followed by Senator Dolan.

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

Paul Kehoe: There is about one and a half minutes left in the slot but I will allow a little leniency. I ask the witnesses to be brief in their answers.

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

Paul Kehoe: I ask Professor Hegarty to flesh out the point on not-for-profit student loans. What is required to get this to where he would like it to be? Is it political will? From where does he need support?

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

Paul Kehoe: I would be interested in seeing a proposal on that. The committee can look at it if Professor Hegarty would bring something forward. We are interested in anything that would assist students in getting where they want to get in their education. Mr. Miley noted earlier that the report on the future funding of higher education will soon be published. He said that it needs to be ambitious...

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

Paul Kehoe: It often comes down to common sense.

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

Paul Kehoe: I have one further question. We are still playing catch-up after the financial downturn in 2008 and 2009. I am not sure if the witnesses have a figure for what is needed to really bring us up to where we need to be. When they look at our world counterparts, is there a perfect example where third level funding is fantastic and in the premier division? Is there an example we should be...

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

Paul Kehoe: That appointment yesterday of Dr. Patrick Prendergast is a fantastic appointment, as a former provost of Trinity College and proud Wexford man as well, which is most important. I thank the witnesses for coming before us today. It has been a very productive meeting and we have got many views that will feed into our report at the conclusion of our hearings.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department plans to fund a local improvement scheme in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8481/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 72. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided by her Department nationally and for County Wexford under the connected hubs programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8476/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the work to modernise and reform Ireland’s licensing laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding streams available for community safety partnerships which are operating on a pilot basis at present; the funding streams available under consideration as this new approach is rolled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is any direction from his Department to encourage electricity providers to permit community and voluntary organisations to utilise either domestic rates or reduced rates for electricity supply rather than paying commercial rates for their electricity as is currently the case; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 204. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of applications for the 2021-2022 sports capital grant per county; the number of applications; the name of each club or organisation that applied for 2021-2022 sports capital grants that were invalid in each county; the number and name of each club in each county that had a valid application but was unsuccessful...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 207. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to announce a further round of sports capital funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8949/22]