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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. How much is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: What is the target for new registrations in 2024?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That will be interesting to see. If we can get further detail on it, that would be helpful. I have concerns regarding the backlog. I asked the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, in the Dáil last week about the current backlog in those awaiting training. He stated that at phase 2 there were 7,096 apprentices waiting, of whom 5,194 were waiting longer than six months. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is good. I am asking these questions because I was finding it difficult to get the breakdown through submitting parliamentary questions. It made it more difficult to get all the information. I realise this is a one-page summary and obviously the Department is considering far more than that but, given there is a housing crisis, it would be worth looking at the backlog and the different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is okay. That is fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair. I ask Mr. Howard to explain it further. What was the cut-off? When would they-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I ask Mr. Howard to touch on the issue of conditionality, which is of interest to me. I am still learning in this brief. How does it work in terms of funding in general? What kind of conditionality can there be? What bacanna or stops are there in the context of conditionality? It would be interesting for those of us who are not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: It could be in general. It could be any kind of funding, depending on the background. I referred to the example of graduate-entry medicine, the funding for which is increasing-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: -----every year, which is welcome. The problem is that the fees for those who are trying to study graduate-entry medicine are increasing as well. Is it possible to put conditionalities in place? How does it work? Obviously, the institutions are independent. I get that. I am trying to figure out what kind of conditionality can be put on funding. Is it impossible for that to be done?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I get that, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Within that framework, yes. Do any of the other witnesses wish to come in on that point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That would be great.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the current iteration of the means test for social assistance payments; if her Department is taking steps to update the means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46179/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is good, I thank Mr. Mac Fhlannchadha. Did Mr. O'Leary want to bring someone else in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: No, sorry. I am asking about the craft apprenticeships.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Public Service Performance Report 2022: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I was not really asking about it in that context; I just meant in general. I take the point in respect of specific student accommodation and that is fine. Having to pay €12,000 in rent is crazy stuff, however. I am aware there have been funding increases and so on. At the same time, I have visited different student accommodations that are extremely high end. There can be a balance....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (19 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is ensuring that the National Maritime College of Ireland has the required level of funding to continue providing the essential training in green technology and skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45697/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (19 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I was down at the National Maritime College of Ireland, NMCI, which is a fantastic facility. If we are looking to create jobs for the future and the green agenda, the NMCI has so much potential. It is already delivering a great deal but it needs investment. It has always been ahead of the game compared to other colleges around Europe but we must ensure that it has investment. The amount...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (19 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting. What additionality does that new teaching block entail? I would be interested to hear about that. I am from Galway, and anytime I am in Derry I always think they are very similar cities. The benefit a strong university town can have for everybody across the city is really powerful. I therefore welcome this funding and the expansion in the form of the new teaching...