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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (23 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his future plans with regard to any potential changes in the SUSI grant system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23367/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (23 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date he and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform will introduce amending legislation to address the issue of 51-week leases in investment owned student accommodation. [23349/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of craft apprentices currently waiting to undertake phase 2, 4 and 6 off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23350/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 27 February 2024 (details supplied), if he can confirm how much of the €67 million in additional funding that was provided for the apprenticeship system was allocated toward the national recruitment campaign of craft apprentice instructors; the number of instructors hired to date; can he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if specific targets have been set for the national recruitment campaign to hire an additional 100 craft apprentice instructors per ETB; if so, the number of instructors it is hoped to hire per ETB; the areas of teaching that is, electrical, carpentry and so on, they will be engaged in, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (21 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and his officials in the inland fisheries division fully support the ongoing legislative conservation of invasive roach in the Lough Melvin catchment and special area of conservation under the Conservation of Coarse Fish By-Law No. 806 (2006) (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (21 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it was his intention to increase the overall brown trout daily bag limit per angler to six fish for the entire Lough Corrib SAC under two separate harvesting regimes, with four trout being harvested from the lake and two trout being harvested from the Clare river catchment (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (21 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the situation in relation to the difference in tax treatment of travel and subsistence payments for those working in further education and training (FET) and those working in the secondary education sector (details supplied); the reason for the difference in tax treatment with respect to these payments; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 14 May 2024, the reason HAP tenants who avail of inter-authority movement can only be offered access to the transfer list of the originating local authority; and if he will consider issuing a circular to allow for flexibility and discretion around this for local authorities. [22916/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (21 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the allocations from budget 2024 to the various universities of the student hardship fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22601/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (16 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on providing more flexibility of stops on rural bus routes; if he will provide an update on the additional stops on the 432 route; if full flexibility will be allowed for on this route in order that passengers can request stops as needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (16 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options currently available to the family of a young child seeking crèche support in Galway city when they are currently on long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22185/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 255. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to close the Galway training centre in Merlin Park hospital or to reduce its hours or functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22186/24]

Road Safety and Maintenance: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le Páirtí an Lucht Oibre as an rún seo a chur os comhair na Dála. Ar ndóigh, tuigeann muid cé chomh dona is atá rudaí ar na bóithre faoi láthair agus tá sé fíorthábhachtach go ndéanfadh muid chuile shórt gur féidir linn chun stop a chur le líon na ndaoine...

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I first want to welcome the bereaved families to the Gallery this evening, along with everyone who is involved with Justice for the Forgotten. They have my support, as well as the support of these benches, in their campaign for truth and justice. Their struggle for justice, despite the barriers they have faced, is absolutely inspirational. Truth, as all families who have been impacted by...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: The Government's current target for apprentices in 2025 is 10,000, but he has not even reached the 2020 target of 9,000. There is no specific target for craft apprentices, which is absolutely crucial because these are the people we want to build the homes we so desperately need. The Taoiseach constantly says that the apprenticeship system is employer-led and demand driven. However, he...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: They are not all craft apprenticeships.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: They are not craft apprenticeships.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the witnesses for coming in and sharing their experiences. I know the experiences have been very difficult, but to have to come forward can be very difficult as well. We really appreciate them coming before this committee. I thank them very much for that because it has been incredibly important. Mr. Ó Luain's opening statement set out the challenges and experiences very well....