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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (28 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a fuel allowance will be awarded to persons (details supplied) once a means test is satisfied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9805/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has any immediate plans to engage with the trade unions and staff associations concerned with changes to the Civil Service status of Garda staff proposed in the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9955/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any plans to align or streamline the work permit and visa applications processes to reduce the time it takes to bring much-needed workers into the State to take up their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10170/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 278. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any current pathway for a person to claim compensation for what they believe to be illegal nursing home charges paid between 1977-1979 who have not as yet made any claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9422/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tourism Policy (22 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 132. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she plans to implement regulations on short-term holiday lettings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9242/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (22 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider opening the Croí Cónaithe scheme for rental properties and shortening the vacancy period in the instance where a departing tenant has left a property in bad repair and the landlord may not have the funds to bring it back up to standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9235/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (22 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the Croí Cónaithe grant scheme to vacant properties where the professional advice has been given that a demolition and rebuild is required over a renovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9243/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) cannot apply for a visa in London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9214/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Good morning everyone. I remind members to make sure that their mobile phones are turned off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even in silent mode. Are the minutes of our meeting of 14 February agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Today we will have two sessions, the first of which begins now. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, president of Universities Ireland, Mr. Paul Hannigan, head of college at the Atlantic Technological University, ATU, representing the Technological Higher Education Association, THEA, and Mr. Lewis Purser, director of teaching, learning and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the three witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: As we are under time pressure, I want to allow in the other speakers. We will have a second session. Mr. Purser may respond briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: On the question of veterinary medicine and medicine, I understand the Department and the Minister are looking at this. I know of at least six or seven chaps from my local area who have gone to the UK and elsewhere in Europe to study veterinary medicine. That is a shame because they do not come back. In order for such students to have the experience of studying and getting their education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank our guests for attending and for the discussion in which they have participated. I also thank members. It has been a very productive meeting. The work Deputy Conway-Walsh has done will add to the contributions made by the witnesses who appeared before the committee last week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome the witnesses to the second session. On behalf of the committee I welcome Dr. Anthony Soares, director, Centre for Cross Border Studies; Professor Gerry Mc Kenna, senior vice president, Royal Irish Academy; and Mr. Martin McKendry, college director, College Of Agriculture Food And Rural Enterprise. I also welcome Cónall Ó Corra from the Royal Irish Academy who is in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Dr. Soares. The next speaker is Professor McKenna.