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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Minister for Finance on extending the renters' tax rebate to students and parents as well as PhD researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51723/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Last Tuesday the Tánaiste said he hoped the Government could extend the renter's tax rebate to parents who help their children with rent while they are studying. He added the Minister for Finance was examining ways this could be done. I ask the Minister to provide us with an update on the Government's work on this area.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome that move, which was absolutely necessary. We should never have put students in the situation of being excluded in the first place. Will the Minister clarify the situation of PhD renters and whether they have been included? PhD students and researchers need action like everybody else. My follow-up question is whether there is any cohort of students paying out money for rent...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Reliefs (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I ask that the Minister look at the situation of PhD researchers. He knows the inequity that is already built in by virtue of their not getting the stipend they should be getting or indeed not being treated as workers, which they should be. It highlights why they might be excluded in this situation. I hope a way will be found to include them. Of course, it is just €500 and in the...

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Deputy O'Rourke for bringing this motion before the House. Unless this Government is completely disconnected, it knows the fear and anxiety that people have in their homes this winter about just trying to keep the lights and electricity on. The low take-up of the hardship funds needs to be investigated because there is a complete mismatch between the anxiety and the stress that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Minister needs to come to Mayo. He needs to talk to these homeowners. They are absolutely sick and tired of the scheme being presented as if somehow it is being gifted to them by the Government. What is forgotten in all of this is that these people have been failed time and again. They have been failed in the very beginning by the light regulation and in how they have been exposed to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Homeowners across Mayo are concerned about their energy bills. Can the Minister of State imagine what it is like for homeowners trying to heat homes where cracks are coming down the walls and the wind is blowing through them? People have astronomical bills, on top of what they already have to deal with, yet many are locked out of the scheme because they cannot afford to go onto the next...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Healthcare Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the provision of health and social care places, and veterinary places to address the crisis in vacancies seen across these sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51728/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department have examined the possibility of extending the €500 cost-of-living payment and stipend increase announced in Budget 2023 to PhDs funded outside of IRC and SFI specifically, if a mechanism similar to the pandemic-related payments to students had been considered for this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on pathways to CORU registration for social care students studying in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51729/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to unlock the 3,000 student accommodation beds in college-owned projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement that he has had with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Inclusion and Youth in relation to ensuring that Ukrainian refugees are supported in attending further and higher education, particularly in relation to accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51726/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 595. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new Innovate for Ireland scheme will be open for applicants; the criteria that potential applicants will need to meet in order to be eligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51735/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the specific legislation that allows PhD stipends to be provided as untaxed income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51737/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance if Innovate for Ireland PhDs will pay income tax, USC or PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51738/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 658. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will account for the long delays faced by non-EU PhD researchers when applying for their yearly stamp; if she will consider conducting a review of visa renewals for PhDs to allow for essential work travel year-round for the duration of all candidates' PhDs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51734/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations, which all basically say the same thing. I am struck by Mr. Petrie's presentation because he summed matters up when he stated: Schools cannot keep carrying this. We do not have the professional expertise. We are juggling with students' health and we are terrified of dropping a ball. We do not have the time. As long as we continue to act in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Why is there not a dedicated pathway? This is the problem. Is any interface working between the Departments of Health and Education? Is there any point at which they meet where it is working for anybody?