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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It obviously seems a bit crazy to go worldwide and not to go to the North on our own island in developing the possibilities and the opportunities there as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I may talk to Mr. English after the meeting, if that is okay. Am I finished here, a Chathaoirligh?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Chairman is very good, as Deputy Ó Laoghaire is not here. I want to try to establish the difference between the consortia-led apprenticeships and what it means to Ms Yeates. What is the difference in how she is learning given Mr. McSherry is doing his training in learning in blocks? Is she doing one or two days a week?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Is there anything that any of our guests would like to add that has not been covered today as this is the final opportunity for them to do so? Is there anything that we have missed out on that is very important?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Ms Yates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Before the Minister came in, he met some of the apprentices. We really need to hear what they have said. Their contribution was very valuable in informing where we need to go with apprenticeships. I thank them for that. Saint Brendan's College in Belmullet asked me to pass on its thanks to the Minister for the message. My son is in the leaving certificate class there. We have had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Is he on schedule or was he delayed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes. We probably need to look at that further. I would pose the same question to Ms Yeates and Mr. Twomey.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to raise the issue of a family resource centre for Erris, which is absolutely imperative. We fought for more than ten years for a family resource centre there. The steering group has the strategic plan together. It has done the needs analysis. It is a beautiful area but it is severely disadvantages. It is classed as disadvantaged or very disadvantaged according to the Pobal HP...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The ETBs are mentioned only twice in the national apprenticeship plan, which concerns me. I visited Ballina last week. Wonderful work is being done there on apprenticeships in electrical work, butchery and several other trades. We need an office for further education and training and apprenticeships to protect the integrity of the trades. I am really concerned about what I hear. We have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We spoke earlier about the overall cost of education. I take the Minister at his word that he is committed to third level education as a public good. That must mean something, particularly in respect of apprenticeships. The Minister outlined earlier efforts that were being made to tackle the backlog but it is not being done fast enough. When does the Minister project that we will have no...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Costs (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I ask the Minister to reconsider bringing forward a new student accommodation strategy with affordability at its core. I acknowledge the different things he is doing, but we need a new student accommodation strategy to be able to tackle the extent of the problem we are facing. This issue cannot be separated from the issue of underfunding in higher education generally. Even on-campus...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Admissions (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Regarding workforce planning, will the Minister request the Taoiseach to convene a group of senior officials, led by the Minister's Department, that would pull together all the relevant Departments to target training in health and social care? It is really urgent that we join the dots between the provision of third level places and the workforce planning issue. It has not been done properly...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Costs (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I ask the Minister to do everything possible. I hear his sentiments on not excluding students from education. I am fearful that people's choices will be greatly reduced because of the high cost of accommodation and the high cost of accessing third level education. I fear that students will need to work while they study and am concerned about what that will do in terms of outcomes for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Costs (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that he is taking to support students and parents with the cost-of-living crisis, making particular reference to the 25% increase to SUSI recommended in the recently published SUSI review and any plans to reduce student fees for the upcoming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25389/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Costs (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: When will the paper on the cost of third level education be published? I want to talk to the Minister about SUSI and the supports for students and parents in the context of the cost-of-living crisis. I make particular reference to the 25% increase to the SUSI grant, as recommended in the recently published SUSI review. Does he have plans to reduce fees for the upcoming academic year? I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Costs (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Students and their families almost have announcement fatigue at this stage because measures are announced over and over again. They know how much money they have in their pocket or household budget because they are facing a cost-of-living crisis. Some of it has been driven by international events, though the SUSI review highlights that the greatest burden comes from the cost of rent and the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to ensure that adequate places on in-demand courses, particularly where there is a corresponding skill shortage, have been made available in order to take pressure off the CAO system and reduce the need to use random selection to allocate places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25388/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: My first question today is to ask the Minister what steps he has taken to ensure adequate places for in-demand courses, particularly where there is a corresponding skills shortage, have been made available to take the pressure off the CAO system and reduce the need to use random selection to allocate places. It is disappointing to see reports that the CAO system will again use a lottery to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Time is of the essence. How many of the extra places allocated in the past two years were taken up? How many of them led to students taking up those places? What is needed now is for students to know that everything is being done to help them to progress their education and careers. The Department of Education needs to get a handle on the grade inflation. We also need to expand in-demand...