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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: My question seeks to ascertain the extent to which students in the academic and technical areas can expect to benefit from the measures proposed by Government throughout the course of the coming year.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State. May I ask the extent to which the respective students in the academic and technical areas can see the improvement manifest itself for them in the course of the coming year and how this is likely to reflect on the market requirements in that area, given that the requirements are increasing all the time?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for the positive information. May I ask the degree to which indications have been sought or research done into the extent to which this is likely to impact on the marketplace in terms of addressing shortages of skills in each of the areas mentioned?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Correct.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I smile to myself when I hear many of the things that have been repeated over and over - I am sure the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach does likewise - with regard to the obstacles facing people who are in need of homes. These people have various income levels. We have listened to people rightly say that on the one hand there are people whose income is too high to qualify for local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waterways Issues (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which ongoing restocking of lakes, rivers and waterways throughout the country takes place on a regular basis; the species involved; the extent to which efforts are made to ensure that such waterways are free from pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40298/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to increase capacity on the X27, X28 and 120 bus routes from Monday to Friday, with these routes being full before they exit the town of Celbridge, and given the ongoing expansion of population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39912/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which various game birds or animals fall within the category of threatened or extinct species; the efforts being made to address the issue by way of restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40299/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for an invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39733/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if eligibility for the State pension (contributory) can be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); the reason why the four-year period does not apply to social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39904/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 568. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to open a new doctor's surgery in Prosperous, County Kildare, given the vital need for such a local service in light of the expanding population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39914/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 636. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if this jurisdiction is experiencing a shortage of graduates within a particular area that is likely to impact on the corresponding workforce in the future; the plans currently in place to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40286/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 637. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of apprenticeships currently available; the extent to which this is sufficient to meet requirements; his plans to introduce any new apprenticeship programmes in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40287/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 638. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure continued ease of access to third-level for all students seeking to avail of education at this level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40288/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 639. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has identified any specific obstacles which may impede improvement and achievement in the further and higher educational sectors and impact our ability to continue to establish Ireland’s reputation as equal to the best globally in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40289/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role he sees for the further and higher education, research, innovation and science sectors next year and in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40290/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he proposes to broaden the higher education opportunities for undergraduates with a view to maximisation of their opportunities in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40291/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to liaise with the technical sector in education with a view to ensuring adequate provision in respect of graduates in both areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40292/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of higher education grant applications received, pending, approved and refused for the current academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (8 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which higher education costs have increased/decreased over the past number of years; the extent of financial assistance now available for all students seeking to avail of third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40294/24]