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Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Third Level Admissions
Rose Conway-Walsh
545. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will share the legal advice he has received that has led to him deciding not to ring-fence places for CAO applicants who sat the leaving certificate before 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23498/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Rose Conway-Walsh
548. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial supports and-or increased funding that has been made available to the further and higher education sectors to deal with the knock-on impact of Covid-19; the increased places in third level to help prospective students excluding planned investments that were already in place to improve or expand further and higher education to deal with demographic changes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23592/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Third Level Institutions
Rose Conway-Walsh
549. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address a matter regarding accusations of serious misconduct alleged against students and staff at Maynooth University (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23603/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
553. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeships that have been furloughed; the number that have been made redundant as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23717/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Student Universal Support Ireland
Rose Conway-Walsh
556. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of third level students who receive each level of SUSI support such as full maintenance grants, full fees, 50% fees and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23842/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Student Accommodation
Rose Conway-Walsh
558. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are special allocations or preferences given to persons with specific or special needs such as autism in the application for on-campus student accommodation in University of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23921/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Student Accommodation
Rose Conway-Walsh
559. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the public health advice and justification for students living on campus to not be allowed visitors in their residence for the duration of the 2020-21 academic year; his views on whether it is fair to expect students to pay the full amount for accommodation in view of the fact they are being asked to live under such restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24013/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Third Level Fees
Rose Conway-Walsh
562. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure that students from Northern Ireland will not be requested to pay non-EU fees to study here regardless of ongoing Brexit negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24117/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Suicide Incidence
Rose Conway-Walsh
654. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to releasing suicide figures on a county basis in order for NGOs and charities working in this field to target support and respond to geographic trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23334/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disability Support Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
670. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the motorised transport grant; when it will be reopened to applicants; if there is an alternative scheme being prepared; when it can be expected to be open to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23395/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Disability Support Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
671. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the mobility allowance; if and when it will be reopened to applicants; if there is an alternative scheme being prepared; when it can be expect to be open to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23396/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Primary Care Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
750. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when each of the primary care services, such as X-ray, chiropody services and physiotherapy services, at Belmullet Community Hospital that were ceased in response to the Covid-19 outbreak will be restarted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23823/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Hospital Admissions
Rose Conway-Walsh
751. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the protocols being put in place in order that patients may be admitted directly to Belmullet Community Hospital having full regard for Covid-19 screening prior to admission in view of the fact that they have to be sent to the emergency department of Mayo University Hospital before they can be transferred to Belmullet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23824/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Maternity Services
Rose Conway-Walsh
771. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health his plans to assess the current restrictions on partners being present during the entirety of childbirth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23886/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Food Industry
Rose Conway-Walsh
902. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the food ombudsman will be set up; when farmers will feel the effects in terms of prices for produce; and if he has a strategy for the interim period. [24156/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Seaweed Harvesting
Rose Conway-Walsh
903. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to regularise the seaweed harvesting industry in a manner that protects traditional techniques of harvesting and supports the individual that harvests seaweed in this manner. [24157/20]
Thu, 10 Sep 2020
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Teacher Training
Rose Conway-Walsh
104. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the guidelines for student teachers for completing their placements in primary schools; if placements will go ahead in October and November 2020; if not, if the placements will be delayed until after January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23100/20]
Thu, 10 Sep 2020
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Student Universal Support Ireland
Rose Conway-Walsh
151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost to the Exchequer if SUSI grant eligibility was calculated on gross income rather than net income if the income threshold remained at the same numerical value; the cost if SUSI grant eligibility was calculated on gross income rather than net income if the numerical value of income thresholds were increased by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23062/20]
Thu, 10 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Rose Conway-Walsh
153. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons with severe medical condition that are in the high risk categories such as those with cystic fibrosis that are denied SUSI grants on the grounds that they are online; the steps he will take to address the situation in view of the risk to these persons from Covid-19 and the fact that many traditional courses are now online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23064/20]
Wed, 9 Sep 2020
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Third Level Fees
Rose Conway-Walsh
20. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether it is fair to expect students to pay the highest fees in the EU at a time when many students have lost work and many households have seen a drop in their income, particularly if courses are to be conducted partially or completely online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22244/20]