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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before the committee. I will start with the accommodation issue Deputy Farrell was just dealing with. I also met the president of the UCD students' union, who came in. I also had the pleasure of going up to Grangegorman with the Chairman a number of months ago. It is a fantastic facility and campus. Is it the intention of the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: One of the issues raised with me by the students' union president was the cost of the accommodation in UCD is considerably higher than in other third-level institutions. Her concern was the accommodation had been designed to an especially high specification and was going to be more expensive as a consequence. The reason for that was the third-level institution perhaps wanted to be able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. The committee discussed the research and innovation Bill. We finished our scrutiny of it but have yet to report. It will come back to the Minister and he will introduce it to the Oireachtas. A concern raised by witnesses before the committee was the arts and humanities may be downgraded on the basis of the proposed merger between Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Hugely crucial to the success of research and innovation Ireland will be the selection of the board. Professor Nolan has been selected and is a very commendable choice. How will the selection of others on the board be approached? Will it be designated to the Public Appointments Service or will the Minister have a direct hand in it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the fact we will have more university spaces for medicine students. That is a requirement for our society as our population grows and demands for medicine increase. We are seeing a phenomenon whereby many students who qualify as doctors leave the country quite quickly afterwards, many for a short period but some permanently. Can anything be done by the State to make it more...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department’s role in policy making on the provision of cybersecurity and data protection; the measures he is taking in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29781/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 543. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what his Department is doing to progress the Transport Working Group's final report published in February this year to enhance transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29700/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on the implementation of his Department's Climate Action Roadmap. [27772/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department’s view on Jammu and Kashmir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28071/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 471. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what assessments are taking place within his Department regarding the impact of the EU pharmaceutical strategy review on the Irish pharmaceutical sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28488/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the review of policy on specific learning difficulty/reading classes and schools has been completed; if so, whether the review can be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27519/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether increased funding will be provided to all three reading schools in Dublin which provide extra educational attention to children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27521/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why students with severe dyslexia who cannot access a place in a reading class/school are being consistently discriminated against by the NCSE and her Department which are refusing to sanction further SLD classes where there is a clear need due to significant oversubscription in reading classes and schools currently (details supplied); and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when reading schools will be consulted in respect of the current review of specific learning difficulty provision which is being carried out by her Department; when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27523/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a school (details supplied) was excluded from submitting data and outcomes from the school's self-evaluation process as part of the review of specific learning difficulty provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27524/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when children with severe dyslexia and their parents will be consulted in respect of the current review of specific learning difficulty provision which is being carried out by her Department; when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27525/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the NCSE policy advice on education provision in special classes and special schools has been completed; if so, whether it can be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27520/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that the Revenue Commissioners automatically rescinds a landlord's tax clearance certificate once the amount paid to the landlord through HAP exceeds €10,000; if consideration can be given to amending this policy by increasing the threshold at which tax clearance certificates are rescinded; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 891. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time it currently takes for a citizenship application to be processed; the reason a person (details supplied) has still not had their application determined after 21 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27693/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1162. To ask the Minister for Health if the offers of bursaries made to new incoming psychology students who will work in counselling that can be made retrospectively to current second and third year psychology students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27564/23]