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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Chairman and the Minister of State. I am pleased to be discussing the technological universities again, as we have done so many times before. The Minister of State knows I have a particular interest in the Atlantic Technological University and I think it is a great name for it. As he is aware, it is also important, that we have a proper sustainable funding model and we will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On public private partnerships, there is concern that services around the technological universities will not be retained in public ownership. In other words, they will be in the ownership of the public private partnership. I would like to see greater evaluation of that to ensure that we are delivering value for money, but also that we are keeping higher education as a public good, which I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: My question in regard to St. Angela's College arises from the press release from the Minister, Deputy Harris, on 23 November in which he stated that there are a number of issues to be resolved by the respective higher education institutes in terms of completing all of the due diligence processes and centrally by the Government in terms of the delivery of the legislation to provide for legal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for being here again this morning. What lessons have been learned from the hybrid model of last year? What were the positives and negatives of the model and have the lessons from the hybrid model fed into the work on reforming the leaving certificate? That is my first question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Where you have a hybrid model in one year and examinations only in another year, what percentage of students - we referred to grade inflation in terms of college places - are left over from the previous year? Does Mr. Tattan understand what I am saying? I mean in terms of college places.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I think that it is quite a high number. I seem to have 46% in my head from previous years. The challenge is creating equality from one year to the next for access to third level. In some ways, improving the curriculum and the method of assessment is the easier task related to reform of the leaving certificate. The harder challenge is to produce a more equal outcome for the leaving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Obviously the challenge for us in all of the committee's discussions is that they will make a difference and that the changes that are suggested across the board and agreed will be implemented. From the Department's perspective, how soon could we see that being done so that we will have a different form of leaving certificate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome that because people need to see changes within the next 12 to 24 months. I also welcome the fact that the student voice appears to be having more of an impact now than heretofore. It is one of the good legacies of Covid. I hope this student voice will be heard over the coming days as well in respect of this year's leaving certificate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I have a number of short questions arising from the discussion. In terms of the guidance counsellors, I know our guests mentioned there will be a strategy there and that there are 900 guidance councillors already. However, it is quite obvious that number is not sufficient. We need more boots on the ground, particularly for exploring options for students around further and higher education....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that he is taking to reduce vacancy and dereliction rates in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3339/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 147. 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 in County Mayo in 2021; the targets for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3340/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available for mature students that wish to study part-time on a course that is not covered by Springboard+; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Mobility (25 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is currently undertaking a review of student mobility on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps that have been taken to support musicians and other artists through the renewed restrictions on hospitality and cultural events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2655/22]

Violence Against Women: Statements (19 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I too extend my condolences to the Murphy family on the loss of Ashling Murphy. The whole country has been united in sorrow and anger over the past week. That must mean something and it must count for something. We have to remember, as has been stated, that Ashling is one of 244 women who have died violently since 1966 and we have to ask ourselves why, in 2022, there is so much left to do....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration has been given to providing greater flexibility for persons on work permits who are made redundant as a result of Covid-19 particularly in sectors that have been hard hit by the pandemic such as aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63011/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Research and Development (19 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 78. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when calculating the business spend on research and development for the purposes of the research and development budget, if this includes expenditure on research and development carried out outside of the State; if his Department measures the level of research and development activity carried out inside the State; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 16 November 2021, the number of skilled retrofitting workers that will be needed to deliver on retrofitting targets; the number of each category of tradesperson or specifically qualified retrofitting construction workers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (19 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the criteria that must be met before a premises is able to pre-order broadband under the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63623/21]