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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Co-operation (21 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increasing North-South mobility in third-level education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40590/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Dental Services (20 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 238. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1601 of 11 September 2023, if, given that the Minister for Health has confirmed that under company law issues relating to the refunding of fees are the responsibility of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, his Department is aware of the approximately 200 patients in Galway that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what grants are available for primary schools for IT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40071/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1085. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of apprentices waiting for off-the-job training at level 2, 4 and 6, disaggregated by craft apprenticeship type, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40431/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 Sep 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 1087. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has enquired as to what the cause of the delay in the allocation of funding (details supplied); and what is currently being done with these funds. [40739/23]

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Statements (13 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: When will the west wake up and realise that Israel is an apartheid state and has to be treated as such? How much more Palestinian land will be colonised? How much longer can international law continue to be violated and how many more Palestinians will be murdered? I recognise that the Government is a strong supporter of Palestinian people, but it is time we did far more. It is time we...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 80. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will convene a stakeholder forum as a matter of priority in line with recommendation No. 14 of the report of the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight on the section 481 tax credit for film; the dates and times of meetings between her officials and the Department of Finance on the matter until now; and to make a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Their presentation was powerful. It is good the committee facilitated them to present their case as it is a powerful case. I commend everyone on travelling and doing so. This kind of thing takes a huge amount of work to put together. It takes a lot of effort by the whole community to present to the Oireachtas. It is not an easy task so I commend...

European Council Meeting: Statements, Questions and Answers (12 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Julian Assange is on the verge of being deported and his more than 100-page long appeal detailing the sheer atrocity of his incarceration was not upheld. The response to it was just three pages long. It looks like he will be deported to the US. I shudder to think what awaits Mr. Assange. This is arguably the most significant journalist in the history of journalism. He exposed many war...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: On Friday, a man named Michael, who is 82 years of age, called to my office. He was in huge distress because he had received an electricity bill for €939. That is a staggering amount, and completely unaffordable. Michael lives alone in a one-bedroom flat and is absolutely terrified to put on the heat or the electricity. He told me he has not put the heat on in months because he is...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The crisis in the rental sector and the housing emergency affect every part of our society. It affects every household and family. The Government always says that people want to rent and that they should have the opportunity to do so. There is one cohort of people who are really reliant on the rental sector, namely, students. Today I met with representatives of the Union of Students in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Security Committee (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in regard to the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Act 2022, which has recently come into operation, if she can outline in detail her interactions with the National Security Committee chaired by the Secretary General of the Department of an Taoiseach; the instructions and/or guidance she received from it; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in regards to the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Act 2022 and the fact that the European Commission had previously deemed it potentially "inapplicable and unenforceable" due to the Government's failure to put it through the Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS), if she can outline what has changed...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how a person (details supplied) can progress their application to renew their passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33823/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (11 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the report and guidance that his Department received from a company (details supplied) on behalf of the National Pension Reserve Fund Commission in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34050/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on Housing For All delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32204/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (6 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the roll-out of the tenant-in-situ scheme; if local authorities have resourced additional staff to manage the workload involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 357. To ask the Minister for Health to provide on update on outstanding recognition payments for front-line staff who worked at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33385/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation the scaffolding construction training programme he launched in July 2022, he can confirm whether this course is currently recognised in accordance with Schedule 5 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulation 2013 (SI No 291 / 2013); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33210/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Reform (6 Jul 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a defined criteria for selection in terms of his new Research and Innovation Policy Advisory Forum (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33354/23]