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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (17 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will publish the payment dates of all additional lump sum payments announced as part of budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list figures, average waiting time, number of people waiting more than six months, more than one year, more than two years, more than three years, more than four years, more than five years, more than six years, more than seven years and more than ten years in Galway, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (17 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that were put in place for patients with complex cancer cases in Portiuncula Hospital prior to the hiring of a consultant radiologist six weeks ago, in terms of their representation at the multidisciplinary meetings at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45034/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the €67 million announced for apprenticeships in the Budget Expenditure Report (2024), how much of this comprises unspent funds from the €30 million that was announced for apprenticeship in Budget Expenditure Report (2023); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45347/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the €400 thousand bursary announced in the Budget Expenditure Report (2024) for apprenticeships from underrepresented areas; the qualifying criteria; how many awards this equates too; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45348/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his announcement that PhDs will receive a €3,000 increase in their stipend, if he can confirm that this applies to institutional scholarships; if the funding for this will come from the additional €60 million in core funding announced in Budget Expenditure Report (2024); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to his announcement of an additional €4.1 million to "enhance the number of places" in GEM for EU students as part of Budget Expenditure Report (2024), can he outline the estimated number of places this equates to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45350/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (17 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his progress on the roll-out of graduate entry dentistry across selected Irish universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45351/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the ACRES scheme; when farmers will be updated regarding the amount they are due to be paid; when payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44501/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify when construction of a modular building for the ASD unit at a school (details supplied) will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44439/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make the benefit payment for 65-year-olds a qualifying payment for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44413/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Government will ensure that the Western Rail Corridor is added to the TEN-T network following the publication of the All-Island Rail Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 321. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that the benefit payment for 65-year-olds is not a qualifying payment for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43625/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I am being contacted by so many medical card holders who simply cannot access dentists. When I contact the HSE about which dentists are providing services to medical card holders, I am told there are 30 dentists in Galway city and 11 in County Galway, but that is just not the case. What is the update on that? When can we expect medical card holders to be able to access that dental service?...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1085 of 20 September 2023, the current number of apprentices waiting for off-the-job training at levels 2, 4 and 6; the numbers waiting for such training in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43004/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus leis na haíonna as teacht os comhair an choiste. Bhí an plé a bhí ann go dtí seo an-suimiúil. Is é a chéad cheist atá agam ná ceann faoi Ghaelscoileanna arís. This question is specifically about Gaelscoileanna. Exactly how many are in line for new builds in the Gaeltacht and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: If Mr. Loftus could provide that and specifically numbers, that would be great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education (3 Oct 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I understand that. However, some islands do not have a secondary school and do not have that option. In addition, since Covid, it can be seen in some of the really rural Gaeltacht areas as well as on the other islands that they can now use Zoom for the likes of chemistry. It is about the actual delivery of a secondary school building on some of the islands.