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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, in Irish Education: Discussion (28 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am glad apprenticeships were brought up, but I could not accept the mothers of Ireland are to blame for the issue. There is a combination of things. Obviously, it speaks to what was said earlier on, in that career guidance must be in schools. It is not good enough having one career guidance teacher. As fantastic as the career guidance teacher may be, he or she could be spread over too...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, in Irish Education: Discussion (28 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their statements. I like the model being described with regard to Errigal College in Donegal and the feeder national schools. There is something in this that needs to be put in the mainstream. I very much think it is the way forward, particularly for physics. At that stage in the formation of young people's minds we can get them interested in problem-solving,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tax Code (28 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rate of taxation the Government plans to set above the minimum rate of 33% outlined in the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854, in relation to the windfall tax that will be applied to 2022 profits of fossil fuel production companies; if consideration will be given to ring-fencing a portion of the revenue for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tax Code (28 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a windfall tax will be applied to the 2022 profits of electricity companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9879/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 14 February 2023, if he will consider extending the review of the mobility aids grant and the housing aid for older people grant to look at the grant limits, given the increase in construction costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9541/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to address the growing challenges libraries face in affording e-books and the increasingly restrictive terms applied by publishers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9275/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the very short application window for the community recognition fund 2023, launched on 14 February, with a closing date for submission of expressions of interest of 24 February 2023; how such a short timeframe is considered acceptable for applications to a fund offering a minimum of €25,000; her further views on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: White Papers (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons for excluding domestically trading companies from direct financial assistance to facilitate expansion or growth activities in the White Paper on Enterprise 2022-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9274/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 252. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of vacancies in both CAMHS mental health intellectual disability, community mental health teams in an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9289/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to ask about the affordability of the HPV vaccine, particularly where GPs prescribe it and the patient cannot afford to pay the price of €600. I have raised this issue several times. How important is it, when a clinician recommends that somebody needs to have, and should have, the HPV vaccine, that we make the vaccine affordable? On the previous occasion we met we talked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I suggest that we go to the witnesses, Acting Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Excellent. Hopefully, the message will go out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Maybe in answering some of the other questions, the AICRI might shape the committee more on what a co-centre would look like.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will keep my comments very brief because there are a lot of experts in the room and we want to hear from them. Like we did on the previous occasion the delegation was before the committee, we remember Professor Paddy Johnson and the key role he played in the signing of the memorandum of understanding, MOU. Every time we discuss this matter, we will remember and acknowledge the huge role...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Teachers Union of Ireland is here today because the Government has failed to act on the Labour Court recommendations in respect of adult education tutors. The Labour Court made its recommendation back in March 2020 but still no offer has been made to these tutors. There are approximately 2,500 full-time adult education tutors. Despite most being full-time, they are employed on a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 129. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [8778/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their contributions and for giving their time to this crucially important report. We recognise that there is universal support for this approach. The HEA Bill and North-South student mobility requires us all to go further. What are the next steps that should be taken by the HEA and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: In fairness, we know what the pinch points are. We can only continue to look at those pinch points for so long. We have to look at where responsibility lies for us to free up those pinch points. That is what the committee is trying to do. We will have an action report out of this to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Great. It is a human experiment. It is really valuable in terms of transitioning what has been done in the north west across the island-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: This has been a very valuable discussion and I thank all our guests for their contributions. On the €309 million gap, that needs to address the cap on high-demand courses such as veterinary medicine, medicine and so on, which I acknowledge the Minister is examining. We need urgent action on them to prevent people from being exported elsewhere. I will not discuss the issue further at...