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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (1 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. We are aware that the whole accommodation situation at the moment is a complete and utter disaster. Unfortunately, that is also the case for students. I commend the UCD students' union on the survey it did over a two-year period, which was published a fortnight ago. It contained very interesting findings but they were also very difficult findings. It...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (1 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: That is actually a very interesting piece of information and I thank the Minister. On digs accommodation, it is very welcome that the scheme has been broadened, especially as I consider the likes of University of Galway and the Atlantic Technological University, ATU. The changing of the eligibility requirements to avail of using the rent-a-room scheme is very welcome, especially in and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will further outline hisplans to expand SUSI eligibility to part-time students, as has been reported in the media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26711/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (1 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work his Department is carrying out to address precarious work conditions for PhD researchers and early year academics; if he has engaged with some of the representative groups in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26710/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand the list of courses that are taught through the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26712/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in relation to student fees, and how reductions could be used to ease the cost-of-living for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26718/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (1 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person whose spouse has died is eligible to apply for Irish citizenship through marriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26860/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (1 Jun 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his plans in relation to expanding the teaching of university courses through the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25329/23]

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: The Minister of State's party says it is the party of home ownership, but when we look at the census figures released yesterday, they tell us the opposite. What they show us is that the percentage of people who own their own home has fallen in the period since the party went into government in 2011. In that year, it promised us new politics. More than a decade later, that new politics has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (31 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to install public wastewater treatment plants in the villages of Corofin and Abbeyknockmoy in County Galway to enable the delivery of new housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (31 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to SI (No. 94 of 2023) and the issue of postgraduate funding, there is any derogation from the rules whereby, for example, someone may have had their fees paid for one year through a scholarship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26619/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Mairéad Farrell: A report this week showed there are currently 20 times the number of short-term lets on Airbnb compared to long-term lets on Daft.ie in Galway. At the same time, there are 500 people in emergency accommodation in Galway. Many more are living with family members as a result of being homeless. People of all ages, single and in families, who are facing eviction as a result of the lifting of...