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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 827. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any agreement that the HSE has with private providers in Limerick to treat patients off waiting lists. [51890/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 828. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients from Limerick who have been treated by the National Treatment Purchase Fund over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51891/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 829. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts in University Hospital Limerick; the specialities they are in; the number recruited over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51892/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (13 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a transport issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50848/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: The €40 million allocated is a full year costing and includes €30m to increase capacity for apprenticeship in 2023, including addressing the backlog on apprenticeship exacerbated by the pandemic. It will provide for an additional estimated 4,000 additional places on craft apprenticeship training and 500 additional places on consortia—led programmes; as well as for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: The €21 million allocation for my Department for 2023 under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve allocation is a full year cost and is split as across a number of initiatives as follows: - €11m for Skillnet Ireland to support SMEs through its Skillnet Business Networks to help SMEs plan for success in key areas focused on supporting business recovery and growth post-Brexit. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: Budget 2023 allocated €682.5 million to the NTF for 2023. The 2022 Revised Estimates Volume, finalised the NTF allocation for 2022 as €765m, increased from the provisional allocation in Budget 2022 of €752m. The reduction is due to the temporary funding provided in 2022 for Covid, the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Scientific Research (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank Senator Byrne for raising this issue. I acknowledge that he did so previously as well. He also raised it at a recent meeting of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party. I also acknowledge the presence of our guests in the Public Gallery from the research community. Under the National Development Plan 2018-2027, as part of Project Ireland 2040, the Government outlined its...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Scientific Research (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: I again thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The whole area of research has stood by our country for a great many years, since we have invested heavily and expanded our whole research horizon. That is undoubted. I fully accept what the Senator says about having a national strategy. I will take that up within the Department. As for the process and the timeframe for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on proposals to improve the frequency and capacity of Bus Éireann route 329 through Bruff, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49605/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a bus shelter in Bruff, County Limerick for passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49606/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50009/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter in relation to the temporary business energy support scheme and the application to the charity sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49918/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a query raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49593/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to provide funding for transfer of an entity (details supplied); the level of engagement that he and his Department have had with the company being transferred and with the local authority; the amount of funding sought by the local authority from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: My officials are making enquiries in relation to this matter and a response will issue to the Deputy once these enquiries are complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: The purpose of the Reach fund (formerly the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund) is to assist Education and Training Boards (ETBs) to increase their capacity and that of community education providers to address the decline in participation of educationally disadvantaged learners, particularly those on literacy and basic skills programmes at levels 1 to 3 on the National Framework...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (11 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: The Reach Fund (formerly the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund) is funded by SOLAS and administered to local community education projects by the 16 local Education and Training Boards (ETBs) around the country. The aim of the Fund, which was introduced in 2020, is to support community education for adult learners who have the highest level of need, with a focus on building the...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: On behalf of the Minister for Transport, I thank all the Deputies for their contributions to the debate. In both the motion and the contributions from individual Deputies, we can see the range of challenges and opportunities and the progress which has been made to date. I believe that we are all in agreement about wanting a public transport system that serves all members of society,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Oct 2022)

Niall Collins: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48026/22]