Results 41-60 of 2,408 for speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount required by the third level education sector to ensure the safe return of students in the 2020 and 2021 academic year; if she will provide a breakdown of the cost of planned expenses in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18300/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (28 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the SUSI maintenance grant by 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 percent respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18301/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated average cost per apprenticeship; the estimated average cost per craft apprentice; the estimated average cost for a new apprenticeship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18302/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to reduce apprenticeship and post-leaving certificate fees by 50% and 100% respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18303/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding eligibility for mature independents maintenance grants to include persons over 25 years of age who have been forced to live with their parents for financial reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18304/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (28 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding SUSI grants to cover master's programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18305/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of spending of the €200 million investment in training and education, skills development, work placement schemes, recruitment subsidies and job search assistance measures; the amount that will be directed to the 35,000 additional places in further and higher education and the apprenticeship...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the increase seen or expected in the back to school allowance as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19537/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jul 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether underfunding of the educational system by successive Governments resulting in the largest average class size in the EU represents the single biggest obstacle to a safe return to schools which has already been achieved across most of Europe; if the matter will be address on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 48. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if childcare providers have been given adequate support to reopen and manage the safe return of children (details supplied); the number of childcare providers that have not reopened since closing due to Covid-19; the number of childcare providers operating on reduced hours; and the number operating at reduced capacity. [22360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Costs (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 58. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he agrees that the cost of childcare is one of the main barriers for mothers accessing third-level education; and the steps he will take to help support mothers in third-level or who wish to enter third-level to cope with the burden of high childcare costs. [22359/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether businesses that were denied funding as part of the restart grant due to the fact it was oversubscribed prior to the deadline date should be able to avail of the original €2,000 in view of the fact that there has been additional funding made available in the form of the restart plus grant; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that emergency medical technicians who are fully registered with the pre-hospital emergency care council and in possession of unendorsed C1 licences are unable to obtain insurance cover for driving ambulances in the private network in cases in which they are under 23 years of age even though they are able to do...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 423. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents in Westport, County Mayo are facing an increase in rent as high as 18%; his views on whether there is need for rent pressure zones in Westport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21780/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 429. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents in Westport, County Mayo are facing rent increases as high as 18%; his views on whether there is a need for rent pressure zones in Westport; the alternative other strategies he views as necessary to address rent increases such as these; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the newly appointed general secretary of Education and Training Board Ireland has accepted the permanent post while maintaining their previous permanent post as chief executive of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board; and the reason she is standing over the decision taken to facilitate the newly appointed general...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the payment system for school transport will reopen to allow students to purchase school bus tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional school transport will be provided to cover the 50% capacity currently on school transport; if so, when Bus Éireann will communicate same to the school bus operators in view of the fact schools have already resumed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22565/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she has put in place to fund the salaries of ancillary staff for schools that were subject to the independent arbitration process which granted them a 10% increase between 2016 and 2019; and the status of discussions for a follow-on claim from the 2015 pay agreement between her Department, the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 845. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding eligibility for mature independents maintenance grants to include all mature applicants that have been forced to live with their parents for financial reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22674/20]