208. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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]
87. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
795. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total estimated yearly cost to the Exchequer of abolishing apprenticeship student contribution charges, broken down by consortia-led and craft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25724/23]
794. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of further reducing third-level student contribution charges to €1,000 in 2023-2024, and subsequently to abolish these fees in 2024-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25723/23]
793. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total annual student contribution charge to each consortia-led apprenticeship for each phase, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25722/23]
299. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered ring-fenced funding for wastewater treatment plants for offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25467/23]
254. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he plans to review future placement pay for students in work following the announcement of student nurses to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25346/23]
135. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of wastewater treatment plants that will be included in NDP delivery up until 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25468/23]
106. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will confirm that no Irish companies are engaged in activities in Israel’s illegal settlements in Palestine or profiting from or contributing to systematic human rights violations against Palestinian communities; the tangible systems and procedures that are in place to end any involvement in illegal Israeli settlements of Irish companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25453/23]
105. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that Ireland played its part in ensuring that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has fully complied with the UN Human Rights Council mandate to compile, publish and regularly update a database of all businesses operating in illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory; if he fears that extensive political pressure may have been brought to bear on the High Commissioner to disregard this mandate, to interpret it in a particular way or to hamper progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25452/23]
239. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if it is his intention to organise work done by speech and language, OT and physio professionals who work with ASD classes around the class as a whole rather than individual students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/23]
238. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time permanent speech therapist, occupational therapist and physiotherapist roles in Galway; the number of these that are vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25287/23]
89. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update regarding an additional school accommodation application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25056/23]
954. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all colleges in the North attended by students from the South, that are eligible for SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24911/23]
945. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of increasing the reckonable income threshold for SUSI by €5,000 under several categories, in tabular form (details supplied). [24164/23]
944. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been any change in a figure (details supplied); if so, the current funding gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24155/23]
943. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of extending the free fees initiative to graduate entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24153/23]
942. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year of extending SUSI to cover part-time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24151/23]
941. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of increasing the SUSI maintenance grant by 15%, 25% and 35%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24150/23]
940. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of reducing the student contribution charge (academic year 2023/24 rate) by €500, €750 and €1,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24149/23]
477. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she can outline the reason a person (details supplied) in receipt of an old age (contributory) pension as a qualified dependant on her husband's pension received the October and Christmas bonus, but has been told she is ineligible for the spring bonus, and as she had previously inquired with her office but could not get an explanation. [24498/23]
445. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to including self-builds which commenced prior to the announcement of the waiver connection and council fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24990/23]
221. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if there will be time for the Government to ensure that the Western rail corridor is added to the TEN-T network following the publication of the All-Island Rail Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24970/23]
169. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his Department will issue any guidance to Inland Fisheries Ireland, which operates under his Department's aegis, regarding the threat of an app (details supplied) and other AI applications to future public consultations run by the statutory body where written submissions are accepted on inland fisheries plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24214/23]
168. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his Department have put in place any measures to prevent an app (details supplied) and other AI applications being used to undermine future public consultations on inland fisheries policy and inland fisheries legislation where written submissions are accepted from stakeholders as well as the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24213/23]
476. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will provide funding for towns in rural areas to develop remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23781/23]
474. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the ReAct (Renewable Energy for self-sustainable Island Communities) is still open for applications or if there are similar schemes available for solar panels on Ireland’s offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23729/23]
239. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of residential care service for adults with disabilities; the number of persons currently waiting for this service, by county, in tabular form; if his Department is looking at opportunities for developing new residential facilities for adults with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23436/23]
37. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the asset allocation of the National (Surplus) Reserve Fund, disaggregated by asset type and location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23478/23]
750. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of universities which currently have an Irish language strategy/scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22570/23]
749. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who dropped out of university in 2022, disaggregated by university name, course family, (i.e. engineering, arts/humanities, science, and so on), stage of departure (i.e. 1st year, 2nd year, and so on) and EU vs non-EU student, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22569/23]
748. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the health units in the various universities that are currently offering on-campus abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22568/23]
747. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has had any engagement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to bringing forward legislation with regards to accommodation used as student digs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22567/23]
746. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has anymore plans to encourage the use of more online learning given the accommodation crisis facing students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22566/23]
679. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 433 of 8 February 2023, if he will investigate the reason a person (details supplied) has yet to receive their pandemic recognition payment. [22832/23]
438. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are operational guidelines for medical assessors and social welfare inspections to allow for assessment of applications for disability allowance with a view to rehabilitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22410/23]
437. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for disability allowance in each year since 2018; the number of these which were considered long-term/whole-of-life disabilities; the number considered rehabilitation appropriate applications; the number of successful applications under both categories, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22409/23]
397. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department’s policy to remove a social housing applicant from choice-based letting for a year following a first refusal of a housing offer and to remove the applicant from the housing waiting list for a year following a second refusal of a housing offer, or if this is up to the discretion of individual local authorities; if he will point to the legislative basis for such a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22499/23]
395. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 25 April 2023, when he will issue a circular to local authorities setting out the guidelines for the tenant-in-situ scheme for common situations where a tenant receives their HAP payment from one local authority, but it is a different local authority that wishes to purchase the property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22436/23]
119. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and his Department support the conservation of invasive coarse fish and invasive pike in Ballyquirke Lough (part of Lough Corrib SAC), under the Conservation of Coarse Fish Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law No. 809 of 2006 respectively, to the detriment of the marginalised native salmonid populations in the Lough Kip River system that flows into Ballyquirke Lough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/23]
722. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total estimated yearly cost to the Exchequer of abolishing apprenticeship registration fees, broken down by consortia-led and craft; the average cost per apprentice, broken down by craft and consortia-led apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21116/23]
721. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of further reducing third-level fees to €1,000 in 2023-2024, and subsequently to abolish these fees in 2024-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21115/23]
647. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 433 of 8 February 2023, the status of the pandemic recognition payment for a person (details supplied); if this matter will be escalated to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21694/23]
312. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will detail the consent permit required to transfer raw sewage from one Údarás na Gaeltachta facility to another; the competent authority with the statutory function to grant such consent; the reference number and date of issue of the consent permit granted to Údarás na Gaeiltachta to transfer raw sewage from its industrial estate at An Tulach, County Galway, to a discharge to sea facility licensed to Údarás na Gaeltachta at Ros a' Mhíl, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21176/23]
56. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the Connecting Ireland projects due to be delivered in 2023 in Galway - routes 438, 423, 424, 547, 350, and 425A; if these are on track to be delivered on the schedule set out earlier this year; and if he will provide details of the design of these projects. [20332/23]
55. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if work is being done to increase the frequency of the service of the 424 bus to Ceantar na nOileán and Iorras Aithneach, or to provide a Local Link service between Leitir Mealláin or Carna and an Cheathrú Rua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20740/23]
453. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on pandemic bonus payments for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20603/23]
316. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the new rodenticide recently approved for use by British authorities (details supplied); if he is concerned about the impact this may have on the population of birds of prey in Ireland; if this rodenticide is being considered for use in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20492/23]
250. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of instances in which local Intreo offices have given incorrect advice, particularly around illness benefit; if she sees these instances as a pattern; the steps she is taking to minimise the instances of incorrect advice being given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20428/23]