Results 121-140 of 214 for long speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 1335. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for a month processing times for fully complete English language long-stay study visas applications in Ankara in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30162/22]

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...of training staff. The Minister will have heard about the plight of international students this morning. There are some shocking stories. These are mostly students coming here to study English. For a long time there have been reports of landlords, employers and agents taking advantage of these vulnerable students. We have heard of six students crammed into a disused nightclub and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: How long will the apprenticeship have taken from start to finish?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Third Level Education (19 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...to get a handle on the grade inflation. We also need to expand in-demand courses, particularly in the areas the Minister has outlined where there are skills shortages. I welcome the fact the long-awaited economic evaluation of further funding options for higher education contained the clear recognition that inadequate core funding has caused colleges to increase the provision of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Policy Issues for Carers: Family Carers Ireland (18 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...Government and they are saying that this must be done. There is a commitment that has to be followed through on not only with regard to this budget, but in respect of what needs to be done in the long term. It is very obvious to us all that the system is broken and that there is failure here on the part of the Government and the market on many different levels. We have the evidence....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Offices (4 May 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...Driver Licence Service Office in New Antrim Street, Castlebar, County Mayo given that prior to Covid-19 the office had a walk-in and appointment service; if both of these services will continue long-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21956/22]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...Bill he highlighted the Bill's role in providing a pathway for private colleges to become designated institutes for higher education, which we discussed in the previous meeting. This is also included in the Long Title as one of the key aims of the Bill. I understand that nothing in this Bill specifically states that designated institutes of higher education will be entitled to public...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...with Deputies Andrews and Ó Murchú. I welcome the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of the Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill. This legislation has been well flagged and has had a long gestation before reaching the Dáil. It is to be welcomed that we now have the legislation before us for scrutiny. The aim of the Bill is to facilitate the State's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The question is whether we can catch up. Is there an opportunity to catch up or are we too far behind? How long will it take us to catch up, even if recurrent and capital spending are addressed, considering what we have lost out on since 2016?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...why 11 countries do not have any fees and why Ireland has the highest fees in the EU, as it stands, and we need to see how we can address it. The Union of Students in Ireland has advocated for a long time on student fees. To dismiss their concerns around student fees, access and completion is not the way to go. Do the witnesses think it is okay that Ireland would pay the highest fees in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...is the single biggest barrier for anyone who needs to travel to third level. I am concerned about the rising cost of fuel and the impact that will have on those who have been forced to travel long distances. Do we need a new student accommodation strategy, focused on public ownership and affordability, to go along with the new funding model? There were a lot of questions there. Each...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...are already struggling. I acknowledge the measures that have been introduced, but some of them, even in higher education, will not kick in until September. The months between now and September are going to be long and arduous for many households throughout the State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: .... I was in Mayo yesterday and met members of the county council. There are 24 places for rent in Mayo. I am very concerned that we have these technological universities we have waited so long for, which have enormous potential, but we will not have accommodation. We speak about the need for a framework for independent borrowing for the technological sector absolutely without question....

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome this Bill because it will enable the CCPC to operate more effectively. Indeed, it should provide the long-awaited powers necessary to tackle a wide range of white-collar crimes. As somebody who sat on the finance committee and who was involved in the scrutiny of insurance prices, what was happening in that market, the protection of raw data and how things were used against the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Fees (8 Feb 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We have to be conscious of families who are really struggling at this stage, and of students who, because they cannot get accommodation even at a very high price, are driving long distances and of the extra cost that is putting on students. In addition, it is time for a new accommodation strategy because the cost of accommodation is prohibiting students from attending and participating in...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...all unpaid positions. Every governing body has its own unique make-up and tradition. Slashing the numbers allowed on the board seems mistaken. It is a decision that colleges are more than capable of making, as long as they meet certain standards of competency and external representation. The substantial reduction in size will put more strain on members and will reduce representation on...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Obviously, we are supporting the Bill, which is welcome and long overdue. The register that this Bill establishes was originally proposed in the 1970s. If that had actually happened in the 1970s or the 1980s and was not on a voluntary basis, I wonder if it would have saved heartache, agony and stress endured by the homeowners in Mayo, Donegal, Clare and some other counties who have been...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (16 Dec 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...been drawn to the fact that persons with eating disorders are currently being denied access to mortgage protection insurance policies, at times on a near permanent basis in respect to persons with long-term conditions; the steps he is taking to address the issues faced by persons unable to access life insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62348/21]

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...human beings. We need to have a debate in this House on Ireland's role in denying poorer countries access to the Covid vaccine. This is not just something that is happening somewhere else. As long as the pandemic continues, new variants will cause ongoing restrictions, potential lockdowns, sickness and loss of life right here. Workers will continue to be hit hard. People are already...

Seafood Taskforce Final Report: Statements (9 Dec 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...at which the Government does not want any outside voices. This is very disappointing because we need to work together in order to sort this out for the sake of our coastal communities. That is what fishermen along our coast and certainly those along the Mayo coast expect from us. The seafood task force was established to make recommendations to the Minister on measures to mitigate the...