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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (24 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the transfer of responsibility for the national training fund to his Department has been completed; when he plans to publish the expenditure report in this regard for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38357/20]

Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for the update. I welcome the €250 being made available for each student. It is important the Government recognises the difficult circumstances many students have been facing. Despite the amazing efforts of third level educators and staff, as well as students' unions and what they have done throughout the country, remote learning has had a negative impact on the...

Other Questions: Irish Language (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is very welcome if the Minister of State is saying that people do not need to be concerned about any differentiation in how the money is allocated. From my engagement with the people involved I would argue that €55,000 needs to be confirmed for each scheme in the new SPG. There is a need for the Department to ensure that the increased funding in the budget is reflected in the...

Other Questions: Irish Language (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 12. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there will be any funding difference between Scéim Pobal Gaeilge located in an area with an Irish language network or a Gaeltacht service town. [37345/20]

Other Questions: Irish Language (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: This question is about the language community schemes, which are essential for the promotion of the Irish language in Mayo and elsewhere. The scheme makes it possible to employ a language development officer, to provide funding to run an office and to provide activities to promote the Irish language. I ask if there will be any funding difference between language community schemes located in...

Other Questions: Irish Language (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Minister of State has given me an assurance that no consideration has been given to proposals that would cut funding for the language community schemes based in the towns. I know from my constituency that there are cases where a scheme seeking to become a Gaeltacht service town are concerned that they may lose funding as a result. That would result in them being unable to continue...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 37. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there will there be increased funding for Scéim Pobal Gaeilge in view of the additional funding allocated to Foras na Gaeilge in budget 2021. [37344/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 262. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the need for a family resource centre in Erris, County Mayo; when the resources will be allocated to establish a centre in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37654/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated surplus of the National Training Fund for 2020; the total surplus of the National Training Fund at the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37424/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the transfer of research and innovation components from Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; when the transfer will be complete; if the units as they currently exist in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment will be transferred in their entirety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37459/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2021, by project and initiative in a format (details supplied). [37481/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. My first overarching question is about calculating the number of infections within schools. Do the witnesses think the authorities fully understand the issue or the numbers involved? Let us suppose a child feels unwell in school but the parents are not told until that night. The mother then takes the child to a doctor and he or she tests...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Are such cases counted as community or school cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Therein lies the problem. The Minister came before the committee the other day and said this was a public health matter and not her responsibility. I fear these issues are falling between the Department of Education and public health bodies. We could obviously improve communications. It would be good to get clarity on where the areas of responsibility are, the nature of the interface...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is exactly my point. How can we address the problems and issues that have been very well articulated by the witnesses today, and which we raised with the Minister at the last hearing, if the nature or size of the problem is denied? Perhaps there is no problem at all. If there is, however, we need to address it. Whose responsibility is it to furnish us with that raw data in order to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: As the heads of the unions, have the witnesses requested that information from the Minister for Health?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What has the response been?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Exactly. As a committee we can support Mr. Christie in this. I suggest the committee should write to the Minister for Health and ask for that data to be furnished so we can do our job responsibly. I am really concerned about the Minister and the Department ignoring the HPSC's advice on the use of personal protective equipment, PPE, and the requirements for ventilation. Mr. Pike and Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Exactly. What is the unit cost of those monitors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is a crazy situation where a unit costing €200 or €300 cannot be fitted. As Mr. Boyle said, this work would also create employment. It would be absolutely logical to fit those units in the Christmas period. There is no point in fitting them in the middle of the summer, when windows can be opened and heating is not needed. I am afraid that we are constantly behind when we...