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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: It does. Is it simply that people can just easily get in contact with CORU on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Unfortunately. That is good for us to know. It is important for us to hear what we can-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Brilliant. Yes, that would be very helpful. Do I have time for another question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I am not wearing my glasses, unfortunately I left them upstairs. My question is about the ask. We have the Department coming in for the next session, and the witnesses are saying that there needs to be an oversight body. Is that an ask of theirs from the Department or how do they feel that will need to be structured?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: My next question is about the streamlining of that process. My understanding is that with nurses, doctors and so on, it is done on something of an ad hocbasis. That is probably not the correct term but it seems that rather than having a fully streamlined process, there is a need to get people on board with bringing trainees in on placement. I am aware that everybody in the healthcare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: One of the things we heard clearly in the previous session was about the oversight of the supervisory body. I ask for the views of the witnesses on that, both in terms of the accreditation of courses and about the other thing that came out towards the end of the last session, namely, placements and the streamlining of same. The witnesses in the previous session said that Tusla organise it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: When that was identified as a key barrier, was there an identification of the number of places that would have been impacted? Was it at that point that it was decided that we wanted to increase the numbers or was it just seen as constrained? Or was it seen as the case that at this point it was at maximum capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: A few things came up in the earlier session. More generally, when people are coming into nursing for example, it is points-focused. We see in other countries that it can be done in more of an apprenticeship-type programme. How is the analysis of that and of our international comparisons going?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 793. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total annual student contribution charge to each consortia-led apprenticeship for each phase, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25722/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 795. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total estimated yearly cost to the Exchequer of abolishing apprenticeship student contribution charges, broken down by consortia-led and craft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25724/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 794. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of further reducing third-level student contribution charges to €1,000 in 2023-2024, and subsequently to abolish these fees in 2024-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25723/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that Ireland played its part in ensuring that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has fully complied with the UN Human Rights Council mandate to compile, publish and regularly update a database of all businesses operating in illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory; if he fears that extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm that no Irish companies are engaged in activities in Israel’s illegal settlements in Palestine or profiting from or contributing to systematic human rights violations against Palestinian communities; the tangible systems and procedures that are in place to end any involvement in illegal Israeli settlements of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Wastewater Treatment (25 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of wastewater treatment plants that will be included in NDP delivery up until 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25468/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (25 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 254. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to review future placement pay for students in work following the announcement of student nurses to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25346/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Wastewater Treatment (25 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 299. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered ring-fenced funding for wastewater treatment plants for offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25467/23]

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le Páirtí an Lucht Oibre as an rún seo a chur chun cinn inniu. I would like to raise a number of issues. First, Ability West which provides services for people with disabilities in Galway has had to temporarily close a respite centre due to staffing issues. We are now entering the third month that it has been unable to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the witnesses. It was interesting to listen to their initial presentations and the exchanges. One thing that stood out in the discussion on recruitment and particularly retention, in terms of work vets are now willing to do, was Mr. Moriarty's mention of it being very academic-focused. Do the witnesses think there is an issue that people are points-driven going into these courses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I lost my train of thought after the vote interrupted us. The working group for reform in Irish veterinary education was very clear in its opening statement that its preference is the University of Limerick, UL. I am interested in what it envisages in terms of the numbers of students. We see there is obviously a deficit at the moment. What levels do we need to train to ensure we meet the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: We see that so many students go to Warsaw and a lot simply do not return. What are the main reasons for the students not returning? Is it because the way they get taught there is different or because they build a life there? Is that the concern regarding that? On the 10% that UL has promised for the North is really positive and I totally agree we need to look at this on an all-island basis.