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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of PhD positions funded by his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department such as the HSE or the Health Research Board; the average stipend or salary paid to full-time PhD candidates through these funding streams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35288/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 882. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of PhD positions funded by his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department such as Teagasc; the average stipend or salary paid to full-time PhD candidates through these funding streams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35287/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 917. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of PhD positions funded by her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department; the average stipend or salary paid to full-time PhD candidates through these funding streams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35437/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That was really interesting. I acknowledge the work of Mr. John Lonergan, who has highlighted many of these issues over the years. I did some work with him quite a number of years ago and he continuously spoke about the prison population. There are really good things being done and I will speak to them in a moment but there is really a failure of the education system when we see 80% of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: My time is up, but perhaps the Chair will allow me back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We could have the dollars from oil and gas if we did things differently, like Norway. That was interesting. I commend everybody who is involved in this. This is the kind of innovative, common-sense, long-term thinking that we need across the board. Ms McCaffrey said the IPS spent €3.7 million over three years. How does that compare with the prior three years? How many additional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It cultivates the space for hope and the enthusiasm for learning when everybody is involved in it. How many of the 13 education centres have been upgraded since 2019?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Has a directory been complied of all the prison education available across the Prison Service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It would be good to give it to the committee. The witnesses gave good examples of people successfully transitioning into employment and further education and training. Have any longitudinal studies been carried out in the context of obtaining evidence for the correlation between those who have taken up education and training opportunities in the prison population and those who have not in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I apologise as I had to step out between sessions. Is Ms O'Connell talking about an individual plan for each person?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What proportion of prisoners refuse to participate in education?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Can Ms Byrne outline some of the actions from the strategy that have yet to be delivered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Mr. Stephen O'Connor mentioned the long relationship with Open University and it is great to hear that two people have graduated in environmental sciences. Are the course fees paid by the Irish Prison Service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Did that relationship develop because there were no online options? Is that changing now and are more universities offering courses that could be done in prisons?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Can Ms O'Connell provide further information on the Mountjoy Prison-Maynooth University partnership?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We are okay with that.

Emergency Budget: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Sinn Féin has repeatedly brought forward sensible and costed proposals to help protect those under pressure from the rising cost of living. People throughout the country are watching this and they are watching the intransigence of the Government. It is almost wearing it as a badge of honour that it is going to hold out until October. Even some of the Government Teachtaí Dála...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: To start with the positives of this legislation, the best thing I can say is that thankfully, despite the name of the Bill, it has nothing to do with turf. The increase in Bord na Móna's borrowing capacity to €650 million to help it fund its expansion into renewable energy is a positive step. Regarding the projects in which Bord na Móna is involved, it must respect the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new build social homes and new build affordable homes that were delivered year to date in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33215/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (23 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the steps his Department is taking with the Department of Further and Higher Education Research, Innovation and Reform to deliver affordable student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33214/22]