Parliamentary questions

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

188. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the wind turbine maintenance apprenticeship currently in development will be ready to be launched; the further education and training and higher education institutions which will deliver the training; if it will be craft or consortia-led; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55019/21]

Education Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

189. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of all Springboard+ 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 courses in construction related areas; the number of participants in each programme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55020/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

190. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 2 November 2021, if he will explain the discrepancy between the 708 quota on EU entrants into medicine, 468 undergraduate and 240 graduate entry and the actual enrolment figures of 734, 480 and 254; the means through which the quota is applied upon higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55021/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

191. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding provided to the RCSI each year since 2008, in tabular form in both current and capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55022/21]

Banking Sector

Rose Conway-Walsh

145. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with eating disorders are currently unable to get a mortgage due to the fact that they are being turned down for life insurance, a requirement of all mortgage applications; the steps he is taking to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54313/21]

Industrial Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

173. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the proposed industrial park for Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54033/21]

Tax Reliefs

Rose Conway-Walsh

255. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider applying a change to the corporation tax return which would oblige multinational companies to disclose the state research and development activity which is carried out in order to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the research and development tax relief at incentivising companies to deepen research and development activity within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54314/21]

Public Sector Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

285. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if special consideration will be given to civil servants with disabilities in terms of returning to the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54604/21]

Housing Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

344. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of loan applications to the Housing Finance Agency from higher education institutions that have not been approved in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54581/21]

Departmental Reports

Rose Conway-Walsh

410. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education when the Education Indicators Report 2021 intended for publication in Q1 2021 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54160/21]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

499. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he or his officials have requested a copy of the McHugh Report into the pay of student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54031/21]

Educational Disadvantage

Rose Conway-Walsh

500. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the decreasing share of students from DEIS schools going on to higher education; the steps that are being taken to address the growing inequality of access to higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54158/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

501. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he anticipates that further education and training options will be fully integrated within the CAO application system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54159/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

502. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of students in pre-law in the further education system each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54161/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

503. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of students accepted from further education and training pre-law courses into undergraduate law programmes in public higher education institutions each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54162/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

506. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are being taken to prepare the third level education system to meet the demands that will be placed on it by the enactment of the Official Language (Amendment) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54204/21]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

507. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider implementing the announced reforms of SUSI for this academic year to address the rising cost of living impacting students and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54205/21]

Third Level Costs

Rose Conway-Walsh

510. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 814 of 9 September 2021, the average cost for each undergraduate medical student on the Exchequer rather than the higher education institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54582/21]

Project Ireland 2040

Rose Conway-Walsh

511. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated per year for the cross-Border Project Ireland 2040 infrastructure projects under his remit in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54583/21]

Hospital Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

559. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has received funding applications to appoint a consultant endocrinologist, a clinical nurse specialist for diabetes and a dietician for diabetes in pregnancy to Mayo University Hospital; if he will pursue the appointment of these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54032/21]

Medicinal Products

Rose Conway-Walsh

656. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he has considered including cariban on the drug payment scheme for persons suffering with hyperemesis gravidarum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54584/21]

National Broadband Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

20. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the original target for the connection of premises in County Mayo under the National Broadband Plan by the end of 2021; the current target for the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53696/21]

Regional Airports

Rose Conway-Walsh

102. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the steps that are being taken to ensure the recovery of the Ireland West Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53695/21]

Rail Network

Rose Conway-Walsh

170. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Western Rail Corridor was excluded from the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53694/21]

Defective Building Materials

Rose Conway-Walsh

97. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an overview of the current regulation and market surveillance in place to ensure that defective blocks are not being produced or sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53124/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

99. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects supported under the community monument fund in County Mayo in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53527/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

100. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the safeguards in place to ensure that projects funded under the community monument fund meet higher academic and conservation standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53528/21]

Third Level Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

115. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education when she will approve the intake numbers into both the bachelor of education and professional master of education for the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53530/21]

Third Level Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

116. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the use of intake limits on public institutions to professional master of education programmes as a policy lever to control teacher supply has led to the de-facto privatisation of approximately 50% of primary teacher training; her plans to return primary teacher training through professional master of education to predominantly public provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53531/21]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

138. 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 students are being denied SUSI support while renting a room from a landlord availing of the rent-a-room relief due to the fact the landlords are only required to register with the Revenue Commissioners not the Residential Tenancies Board; if he will provide SUSI with the means of accepting alternative proof of accommodation when landlords are not registered with the Residential Tenancies Board but are included in other schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53529/21]

Water Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

134. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are grants available to purify water systems for drinking water under the BEH scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52238/21]

EU Directives

Rose Conway-Walsh

136. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when Article 8 of the Broadband Cost Reduction EU Directive will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52250/21]

Public Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

171. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the steps that are being taken to improve public transport services from rural areas to designated cancer centres for scheduled day case treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52022/21]

Airport Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

220. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the total allocated funding for Ireland West Airport in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53018/21]

Housing Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

264. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the ceiling for house purchases under the help-to-to buy scheme at €500,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52384/21]

Banking Sector

Rose Conway-Walsh

300. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with a bank (details supplied) on behalf of residents and businesses in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo with the aim of securing the ongoing use of the premises of the closed bank as a community resource and in order to maintain an ATM in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53125/21]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

366. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the local authority affordable homes scheme and the first home scheme will be in place and begin accepting applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52485/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Rose Conway-Walsh

617. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if long-Covid will be considered for inclusion on the list of prescribed diseases for the occupational injuries benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53311/21]

Irish Sign Language

Rose Conway-Walsh

648. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; when a role will be created entirely separate from the SNA role for supporting deaf signing children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53312/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

655. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the commitment under the New Decade, New Approach agreement to expand third-level opportunities for the persons in the north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52023/21]

Departmental Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

656. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the development of an advanced manufacturing training centre of excellence in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52027/21]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Rose Conway-Walsh

657. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the development of cross-Border apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52028/21]

Departmental Policies

Rose Conway-Walsh

658. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s plans for mobilising the indicative €50 million allocated to skills development under PEACE Plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52029/21]

Departmental Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

659. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the development of an all-Ireland skills research hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52030/21]

Departmental Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

660. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the development of an all-Ireland research centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52031/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

662. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 27 May 2021, the details of each time the Higher Education Authority enlisted the services of consultants since 2016; the date and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52149/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

663. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first year enrolments and the number of graduates, respectively in mental health nursing in each higher education institution in each year since 2014 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52152/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

664. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first year enrolments and graduates in radiography in each year since 2014 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52153/21]

Departmental Priorities

Rose Conway-Walsh

665. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline for the implementation of the recommendation outlined in the Higher Education Authority survey on race equality in the higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52234/21]

Departmental Policies

Rose Conway-Walsh

666. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students from Northern Ireland will be able to avail of the Erasmus programme in the 2021-2022 academic year and the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52235/21]

Budget 2022

Rose Conway-Walsh

668. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure items listed under selected measures in Budget 2022 expenditure report, indicating for each expenditure item listed the first year and whole year, cost values in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52251/21]

Departmental Strategies

Rose Conway-Walsh

669. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when SOLAS anticipate publishing the strategy for construction services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52252/21]

Departmental Policies

Rose Conway-Walsh

670. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the details of objective 16.3 of the Housing for All plan that states his Department will bring forward a licensing system for certain specified construction activities to replace the existing qualification system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52253/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

671. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of all retrofitting of centres of excellence; the site location for each centre; the anticipated opening date for each centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52254/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

672. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide all levels of training in environmental construction techniques including specific course such as retrofitting and modification of training within construction apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52348/21]

Medical Research and Training

Rose Conway-Walsh

673. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of places in medicine in each institution by undergraduate and graduate entry medicine for students from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Britain, other EU and non-EU international; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52349/21]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

674. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the manner in which the additional €1 million added to the Student Assistance Fund in 2018 as an exceptional basis to support teacher supply for professional master's in education courses was used including a breakdown by institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52382/21]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

675. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline all changes to the student grant scheme in 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52383/21]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

680. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 19 October 2021, if a student in receipt of a 50% maintenance grant will receive a €200 increase in their payment per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52483/21]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

681. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the anticipated increase in the number of students that will be able to assess SUSI support as a result of an increase by €1,000 in the income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52484/21]

Education and Training Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

683. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will include trade union representatives on the national training fund, NTF, advisory group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52524/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

685. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of loan applications from higher education institutions that have not been approved in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52527/21]

Student Accommodation

Rose Conway-Walsh

690. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress on the commitment in the programme for Government to provide more accommodation on and off-campus, using cost-rental and other models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52638/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

693. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocation for the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme in each year; the spend in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52882/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

694. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocated in targeted spending in each year to address the backlog in apprentices accessing off-the-job training in 2018, listing any unspent funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52883/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

695. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details on the higher education strategic infrastructure fund including the terms for accessing funding; the amount allocated to the fund; the projects approved and denied; the status of all projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52884/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

696. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of all third-level scholarships being provided by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52885/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

697. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 9 September 2021, if the technological university or institute of technology will retain ownership of the infrastructure when completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52886/21]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

698. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the infrastructure that has been delivered in further education and training and higher education through public private partnerships such as central and east quads for TU Dublin at Grangegorman; the cost of the PPP agreement; the duration and completion date of the PPP agreement; the ownership of the infrastructure upon completion of the contract; the estimated cost of delivering the project directly through Exchequer funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52887/21]

Education and Training Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

701. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the 7,000 additional off-the job training places for craft apprentices impacted by Covid-19 will be in place; the total off-the-job training capacity when additional places are added; the cost of each additional place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53016/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

702. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of all public or semi-State bodies that offer third-level scholarships; the partner institute of higher education in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53017/21]

Education Standards

Rose Conway-Walsh

703. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason Quality and Qualifications Ireland, QQI, has no quality assurance guidelines for online programmes; when guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53019/21]

Medical Research and Training

Rose Conway-Walsh

707. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 814 of 9 September 2021, the average cost for each undergraduate medical student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53310/21]

Mental Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

860. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if as part of the commitment to expand jigsaw services in the Programme for Government he plans to provide a jigsaw centre in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52236/21]

Hospital Inspections

Rose Conway-Walsh

861. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of HIQA site inspections that were carried out to date in 2021 in Belmullet Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52237/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Rose Conway-Walsh

911. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for both inpatient and outpatient appointments at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52415/21]

Healthcare Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

1115. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when he will establish a ministerial stakeholder group to review and strengthen current risk reduction measures for the prescribing and dispensing of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential, as agreed in November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53313/21]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

1116. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when four unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts will be recruited to meet the six posts agreed in 2018 for the implementation of the pregnancy prevention programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53314/21]

Agriculture Industry

Rose Conway-Walsh

14. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the future of the beef task force; and the consideration he has given to extending its remit in order to secure a fair price for beef farmers. [51705/21]

Legislative Measures

Rose Conway-Walsh

45. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce legislation to establish an enforcement authority as per the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. [51704/21]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

199. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of single persons on Mayo County Council social housing list; the average waiting time for a single person to access long-term housing excluding emergency accommodation through Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51837/21]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

200. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any flexibility in relation to income limits for being accepted onto Mayo County Council social housing list in circumstances in which two older adults (details supplied) and their son are €60 approximately above the current limits but are being evicted from their privately rented accommodation in January 2022 and will struggle to find other accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51838/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

250. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total saving incurred in 2020 and the projected savings in 2021 as a result of backlogs in apprentices accessing off-the-job training due to the Sate paying less in allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51828/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

251. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of all NTF provisional expenditure for 2021 and allocated expenditure for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51829/21]

Departmental Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

252. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the Climate Ready Programme; the various types of programmes, the total allocation for 2022, the anticipated cost per participating worker and the planned objectives and outcomes of the programme; the anticipated duration of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51830/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

253. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current number of craft and consortia-led registered apprentices; the anticipated increase in both over the course of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51831/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

254. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the total increased expenditure on apprenticeship in 2022 will be €34 million; the breakdown of expenditure of the €17 million to address the backlog in craft apprenticeships; the breakdown of the remaining €17 million in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51832/21]

Departmental Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

255. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will confirm that €22 million has been allocated from Budget 2022 for Green Skills Action Programmes; the breakdown of expenditure under this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51845/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

256. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated to the Work Based Education Fund each year since it commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51846/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

257. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of the budgetary allocation that corresponds to the €181 million committed to in the NRRP Priority 3: Social and Economic Recovery and Job Creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51847/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

258. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details on the budgetary allocation for the National Grand Challenges Programme of mission orientated funding to be rolled out by Science Foundation Ireland as part of the NRRP Priority 1: Advancing the Green Transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51848/21]

Technological Universities

Rose Conway-Walsh

259. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total expenditure on the Transformation Fund for technological universities for 2020, provisional expenditure for 2021 and the allocated expenditure for 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51849/21]

Hospital Facilities

Rose Conway-Walsh

292. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if there is a diabetes team in the gestational diabetes clinic in Mayo General Hospital that allows for the provision of insulin onsite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51730/21]

Hospital Facilities

Rose Conway-Walsh

323. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when Belmullet Hospital will reopen the second ward that has been temporarily shut since summer 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51833/21]

Hospital Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

324. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when community chiropody services will reopen in the Belmullet area; when community chiropody services will reopen in Mayo University Hospital; the alternative interim public chiropody services that are available to medical card holders in County Mayo while both these services are closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51834/21]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

325. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the residential care services that are available in County Mayo for adults with autism, intellectual and or physical disabilities or other special needs; the waiting time to access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51835/21]

Mental Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

326. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the specialist mental health counselling services that are available in County Mayo for a young adult (details supplied) with complex ongoing medical conditions and mental health issues; the waiting time for such services; the overnight respite services that are currently available for the person; the current waiting time to access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51836/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

182. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1302 of 27 July 2021, if he will provide details on the work plan of the NTF Advisory Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51465/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

183. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure heading Training People for Employment of the National Training Fund for 2021; the full range of course covered; the number of places provided; the average cost per place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51466/21]

Hospital Facilities

Rose Conway-Walsh

139. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the current number of beds in Belmullet district hospital; his plans to increase this number in advance of winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50801/21]