66. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the expansion of mental health service across third level institutions. [26569/24]
59. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the technological universities’ new borrowing framework will be put in place. [26572/24]
58. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available for those students fleeing war from Gaza now studying in Irish institutions. [26570/24]
56. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when his Department’s new student accommodation strategy will be published. [26568/24]
52. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on progress in addressing the current challenges around student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26567/24]
51. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on progress in addressing the issues with the craft apprenticeship system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26566/24]
219. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to improve services on the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26564/24]
218. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the progress in relation to Inis Oírr pier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26563/24]
214. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans, if any, to roll out greater numbers of Irish-language courses in third-level institutions. [26573/24]
116. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil dualgais reachtúla ar Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna chun tacaíocht a chur ar fáil do ghrúpaí pobail atá ag fáil maoiniú stáit cheana, sa chaoi go mbeidh siad in ann níos mó ranganna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil mar chuid d’oideachas pobail, agus ranganna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil iad féin mar chuid d’oideachas pobail; an leagfaidh sí an reachtaíocht iomchuí amach; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [26561/24]
67. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in line with his obligations under Section 160 of the Local Government Act 2001, he will provide a breakdown of the number of employees by local authority who were qualified in 2023 under architectural services, building surveyor services and engineering services, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26503/24]
10. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department’s officials in the inland fisheries division will continue to legislatively conserve invasive dace and invasive roach in the River Allow in County Cork (part of the Blackwater River SAC) under the Conservation and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006, to the detriment of native salmonids, which will severely impact any future rehabilitation of this SAC river, following the press release by Inland Fisheries Ireland on 10 June 2024 confirming a large fish kill of at least 5,000 mortalities in the River Allow, in which many native salmonids (trout and salmon) were killed plus invasive coarse fish such as dace and roach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26391/24]
9. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason there is a deliberate campaign by Inland Fisheries Ireland officers preventing anglers from removing dace, an invasive coarse fish, from the Shannon and Mulkear rivers (part of the Lower River Shannon SAC), given that dace are classed as highly invasive in Ireland under the European Communities - Birds and Natural Habitats Regulations 2011 (S. I. No. 477 of 2011) and their protection is contrary to Ireland’s legal obligations under the EU Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26390/24]
384. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the progress of the selections for the Board of Research Ireland, given that his Department, sought expressions of interest for members of the Board of Research Ireland in October 2023, with a closing date of Monday, 23 October 2023. [25948/24]
344. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers who are suffering with long-Covid, which is due to expire at the end of this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25990/24]
909. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the breakdown of the number of veterinary places available in each university, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25181/24]
871. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health in relation to the National Children’s Hospital; on page four of the 2022 financial statements of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board under the heading Revenue Penalty Charge, it is mentioned that almost €1 million was as a result of Relevant Contract Tax (details supplied); can he confirm if this penalty charge arose from the misclassification of workers in relation to contracts of/for service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25511/24]
691. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the situation, owing to the recruitment embargo, whereby children in Galway who are suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome are having to travel to Tallaght hospital in Dublin, however the paediatric dietitian in Tallaght is now currently not working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24658/24]
636. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current accommodation supports and the rates of payment that Ukrainian refugees are entitled to, broken down by accommodation type that is, hotels, those staying with families, and so on and the dates that any reductions are set to take effect, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24996/24]
101. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of any military event that took place recently in the University of Galway, wherein uniformed foreign soldiers were seen walking around the campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24629/24]
80. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his officials in the inland fisheries division fully support the repugnant position of legislatively conserving non-native dace in all Irish freshwater catchments under the Conservation and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006, while the fish is concurrently classed as highly invasive in Ireland under the European Communities - Birds and Natural Habitats Regulations 2011 (S. I. No. 477 of 2011); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24772/24]
79. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason his officials in the inland fisheries division have failed to engage on an issue over an approximate ten-year period (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24771/24]
269. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta an bhfuil dualgais reachtúla ar Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna chun (a) tacaíocht a chur ar fáil do ghrúpaí pobail atá ag fáil maoiniú Stáit cheana, sa gcaoi go mbeidh siad in ann níos mó ranganna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil mar chuid d’oideachas pobail, agus (b) ranganna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil iad féin mar chuid d’oideachas pobail; an leagfaidh an tAire an reachtaíocht ábhartha amach; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [24525/24]
262. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the limits that are placed on the provision of free tests for sexually transmitted diseases (details supplied); if he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24562/24]
210. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their working family payment application. [24458/24]
146. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the total overtime paid to Garda members and to gardaí at sergeant rank in each of the years between 2020 and 2023; and the total of overtime payments made to gardaí and to sergeants in Q1 of 2024, respectively (January, February and March). [24270/24]
131. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that no legislation exists to allow certain precedential group/class decisions to be made (details supplied). [24165/24]
76. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if there if there is a facility where qualified teachers can register with her Department to be contacted for recruitment purposes if a vacancy arises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24157/24]
75. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education to provide the full list of available teaching positions in secondary level schools in Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24156/24]
258. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 29 March 2022, the details and total cost to date of the development constructed at the Údarás na Gaeltachta industrial estate at An Tulach, Baile na hAbhann, Indreabhán, Contae na Gaillimhe; the number of staff employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24006/24]
242. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the date for the publication of the next circular in relation to SNA allocation to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24018/24]
57. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the issue of a school (details supplied) in relation to the provision of a special language class for the school year 2024/2025; if she will raise the need for mediation between her Department and the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23711/24]
304. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of craft apprentices currently waiting to undertake phase 2, 4 and 6 off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23350/24]
303. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the date he and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform will introduce amending legislation to address the issue of 51-week leases in investment owned student accommodation. [23349/24]
289. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his future plans with regard to any potential changes in the SUSI grant system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23367/24]
288. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he plans to introduce a special purpose apprenticeship in modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23353/24]
287. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of craft apprentices currently employed by the ESB and Bord na Móna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23352/24]
286. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of craft instructors recruited as part of his national recruitment campaign to hire an additional 100 craft apprentice instructors. [23351/24]
74. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the general supports available for small businesses currently struggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22991/24]
5. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has any plans as regards the area of student digs regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23474/24]
3. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made with regard to the current challenges in the apprenticeship system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23473/24]
1. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made with regard to student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23472/24]
206. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if specific targets have been set for the national recruitment campaign to hire an additional 100 craft apprentice instructors per ETB; if so, the number of instructors it is hoped to hire per ETB; the areas of teaching that is, electrical, carpentry and so on, they will be engaged in, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23040/24]
205. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 27 February 2024 (details supplied), if he can confirm how much of the €67 million in additional funding that was provided for the apprenticeship system was allocated toward the national recruitment campaign of craft apprentice instructors; the number of instructors hired to date; can he provide a breakdown of the course areas they are instructing on (i.e., electrical, plumbing, carpentry, etc.); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23031/24]
660. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a breakdown of the allocations from budget 2024 to the various universities of the student hardship fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22601/24]
365. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 14 May 2024, the reason HAP tenants who avail of inter-authority movement can only be offered access to the transfer list of the originating local authority; and if he will consider issuing a circular to allow for flexibility and discretion around this for local authorities. [22916/24]
228. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the situation in relation to the difference in tax treatment of travel and subsistence payments for those working in further education and training (FET) and those working in the secondary education sector (details supplied); the reason for the difference in tax treatment with respect to these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22845/24]
150. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it was his intention to increase the overall brown trout daily bag limit per angler to six fish for the entire Lough Corrib SAC under two separate harvesting regimes, with four trout being harvested from the lake and two trout being harvested from the Clare river catchment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/24]
149. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his officials in the inland fisheries division fully support the ongoing legislative conservation of invasive roach in the Lough Melvin catchment and special area of conservation under the Conservation of Coarse Fish By-Law No. 806 (2006) (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22473/24]
255. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to close the Galway training centre in Merlin Park hospital or to reduce its hours or functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22186/24]