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Brexit (Foreign Affairs): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Can the Minister confirm that the common travel area ensures that all Irish and British citizens can continue to access further and higher education on a same-fees basis, as was the case prior to Brexit, and that no students from the North will be charged international fees at any of our educational institutions? This is a very specific question and the Minister may intend to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Transport Infrastructure Ireland is carrying out tree felling on a substantial scale in County Mayo; the planned extent of this tree felling in the county and nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3361/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain higher education institutes, HEIs, are informing prospective students if they are residents in Northern Ireland that they may be subject to international fees; if a list of the HEIs taking this approach will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for including commercial premises in the roll-out of extended virtual campuses by a provider (details supplied); the selection criteria and process for commercial premises; if students will be able to assess the Wi-Fi without being paying customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3353/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the anticipated cost of rolling out extended virtual campuses by a provider (details supplied) to 90 locations in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3354/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been take to engage with student unions outside of a group of unions (details supplied) particularly in relation to the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3355/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of students enrolled in the first year in higher education at the beginning of 2020-21 academic year; and the way it compares to the same figure for the 2019-20 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3356/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to expand in-demand third level course places for the 2021-22 academic year; the target number for increased places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3357/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 443. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of financial support provided to facilitate the construction of the primary care centre in Ballina, County Mayo; the amount of rent paid annually by the HSE for the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3358/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 444. To ask the Minister for Health the service overlap that will exist between Ballina District Hospital and the expanded primary care centre in Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if oncology blood services in the community will continue and if there are no plans to require patients to travel into hospitals in order to provide a blood sample; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3360/21]

Covid-19 (Higher Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On the leaving certificate, we do not know how this virus will go, so will there be clarity around the predicted grades or a combination of both? Can the Minister reassure students that the algorithm that would be used for determining places in colleges will be fair? Will there be some transparency around it? I go back again to the clarity and the information that students need right at...

Covid-19 (Higher Education): Statements (14 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for those contributions. I sat here for the last three hours during the discussions with the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley. I apologise if I must go back over some of the same material, because of the connection between third-level education and the leaving certificate. All I wanted the Minister for Education to do was answer my...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am really concerned by the number of people who are having their medical cards taken away as we speak. We are at the height of a pandemic and people are being contacted by the HSE, which is taking away those medical cards. Can the Tánaiste please stop this practice? I know last year there was a moratorium while extensions were given. This year, that has not happened to date....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (13 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 855. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including the HPV vaccine within the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45049/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (13 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 860. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients suspected of having cancer are facing waiting times of five months from initial specialist referral to the appointment for a biopsy such as in the case of a person (details supplied); the steps he is taking to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45073/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (13 Jan 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 887. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been supply disruptions for medication for chemotherapy at Tullamore hospital (details supplied); if there is a risk of supply-related issues in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45176/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 89. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports in place for community halls and centres nationwide that have lost the ability to generate revenue during Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43785/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (17 Dec 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 126. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with workers and their trade union in relation to the appointment of provisional liquidators to a group (details supplied); the other steps he has taken to ensure that the company will honour the workers' collective agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43950/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to ensure that all employers are adhering to public health advice to allow employees to work from home unless it is absolutely necessary particularly in relation to staff with underlying health conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43784/20]