Parliamentary questions

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1459. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of each time that the Higher Education Authority enlisted the services of consultants in 2021; the date and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40683/22]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1460. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1220 of 14 June 2022, the reason for the substantial decline in the level of European Social Fund funding in 2022 from previous years. [40684/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1461. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all commercial and non-commercial semi-State bodies indicating the number of apprentices employed in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40735/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1462. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the planned National Apprenticeship Office has finalised its work programme for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40736/22]

Primary Care Centres

Rose Conway-Walsh

1834. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction of a primary care centre in Ballyhaunis; the timeframe for the project’s completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40678/22]

Medical Research and Training

Rose Conway-Walsh

1835. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the steps, if any, that are being taken to ensure that undergraduate paramedic science students may complete their training in Ireland without the need to go abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40679/22]

Disability Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

2041. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a psychological assessment in each county; the number waiting more than 6, 12, 18 and 24 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41887/22]

Disability Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

2042. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to reduce the waiting times for psychological assessment for autism given that families are being informed that they will be waiting two to three years such as in the case of a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41888/22]

Hospital Inspections

Rose Conway-Walsh

2043. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when the last Health Information Quality Authority site inspection was carried out at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41891/22]

National Broadband Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

219. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of premises in County Mayo; the number of premises that have had surveys (details supplied) completed in County Mayo; the number of premises in which the surveys are ongoing in County Mayo; the number of premises that have been passed and available for internet connection in County Mayo; and the number of premises that have been connected in County Mayo, in tabular form [39378/22]

National Broadband Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

220. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of premises that will be connected in Mayo in the first half of 2022 and by the end of 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39379/22]

Budget Targets

Rose Conway-Walsh

332. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the budgetary implications of drawing down funding from the National Training Fund reserve; the impact on Departmental and overall Government spend; the way that this would be categorised; the impact on the national debt given that the Fund reserve is currently invested in 0% National Treasury Management Agency Exchequer notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39360/22]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

466. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the number of applications in Mayo for school transport each year since 2016, including the 2022-2023 academic year; the number of school transport places provided since 2016; the estimated number that will be provided for the 2022-2023 academic year, in tabular form. [39373/22]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

630. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost in a first budgetary year of increasing the recurrent funding to the higher education sector by 120, 220, and 320 respectively based on an academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39361/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

631. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average annual expenditure on apprentice accommodation allowances per apprentice in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39362/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

632. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average annual expenditure on apprentice travel allowances per apprentice in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39363/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

633. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average spend from the Exchequer per student eligible for SUSI supports of any kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39364/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

634. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated increase required to the income threshold for the SUSI bracket no maintenance 50% tuition fees or 100% student contribution to expand the number of recipients receiving support by €1,000, €5,000 and €10,000 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39365/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

635. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated increase required to the income threshold for the SUSI bracket no maintenance, 50% student contribution to expand the number of recipients receiving support by €1,000, €5,000 and €10,000 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39366/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

636. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the maintenance grant associated with non-adjacent 25% maintenance by €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39367/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

637. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the maintenance grant associated with adjacent 75% maintenance by €22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39368/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

638. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the maintenance grant associated with adjacent 50% maintenance by €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39369/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

639. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the maintenance grant associated with adjacent 25% maintenance by €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39370/22]

Emergency Departments

Rose Conway-Walsh

809. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of patients presenting at the Emergency Department at Mayo University Hospital but leaving prior to being seen each month to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39371/22]

Home Care Packages

Rose Conway-Walsh

810. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of, and waiting lists for, home care packages and home help hours in County Mayo, particularly the number of hours that have been allocated and the number that have been delivered; the number of patients that have been allocated hours and not received any; the number that have received only a partial amount of the hours allocated; the number of patients that have received the full amount of allocated hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39372/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Rose Conway-Walsh

812. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average wait times for both inpatient and outpatient at Mayo University Hospital [39375/22]

Primary Care Centres

Rose Conway-Walsh

813. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the provision of the primary care centre scheduled for Bangor Erris, County Mayo; the timeline for delivery of same [39376/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Rose Conway-Walsh

814. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for elective surgery in Mayo since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39377/22]

Home Help Service

Rose Conway-Walsh

815. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE home help staff recruited in the past 12 months per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39380/22]

Hospital Facilities

Rose Conway-Walsh

816. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided in Mayo in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39381/22]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

817. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff vacancies by staff grade currently for each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group; the length of time of each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39382/22]

Hospital Procedures

Rose Conway-Walsh

818. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in each hospital of the Saolta Hospital Group over each of the past six months as a result of bed capacity issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39383/22]

Home Help Service

Rose Conway-Walsh

819. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a home care application; the level of delayed discharges from each hospital in the Saolta Group while waiting on a home care package or community bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39384/22]

Hospital Transfers

Rose Conway-Walsh

820. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Mayo available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; if he plans to increase community bed capacity in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39385/22]

School Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

321. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the number of extra school transport places that will be made available in each county to meet the additional demand following her welcome announcement of removing school transport fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38586/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

333. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that all PhD students that gave up disability payments prior to the introduction of Catherine’s Law are back paid to the date of the enactment of the reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38211/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

334. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the situation in which people in receipt of small payments such as a disablement benefit are being denied fuel allowance as a result such as in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38212/22]

Agriculture Industry

Rose Conway-Walsh

574. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance in relation to providing agricultural contractors with a similar status to farmers regarding the carbon tax on green diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38209/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

575. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reviewing the agricultural appeals system with the aim of achieving efficient and timely outcomes for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38210/22]

Emergency Departments

Rose Conway-Walsh

116. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the average emergency department waiting times in Mayo University Hospital; the steps that he is taking to improve the situation including the delivery of a new emergency department at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37686/22]

Departmental Inquiries

Rose Conway-Walsh

154. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that the terms of reference for the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate will include the participation of families affected; if he will commit to meeting patients’ groups (details supplied) to discuss their concerns in relation to the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37687/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

703. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a 10% increase in the apprentice travel allowance and accommodation allowance for off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37455/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

706. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to the Exchequer of providing a minimum allowance for off-the-job training of 294, 336, 378, and 420 respectively for all craft apprentices, increasing all allowance payments below this level while leaving higher allowances at their current rate; the average cost of allowances on a per craft apprentice based on the introduction of these four minimum allowance levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37792/22]

Student Accommodation

Rose Conway-Walsh

1. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of higher education institution, HEI, student accommodation projects with planning permission; the steps he is taking to support these projects progressing to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36672/22]

Third Level Costs

Rose Conway-Walsh

3. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking that will come into effect this upcoming academic year to support student and families with the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36673/22]

Third Level Fees

Rose Conway-Walsh

22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will confirm plans to reduce the student contribution charge as part of the next budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36795/22]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

26. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will confirm that the recent changes to SUSI in terms of student holiday earning will not kick in until application for the 2023/2024 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36794/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

38. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the number of craft apprentices waiting to access off-the-job training; the steps he is taking to help apprentices with the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36793/22]

Third Level Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

77. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide further details on the additional 1,056 places in higher education specifying the numbers that will be added to in-demand courses; the number of places that are over and above what is needed to meet demographic demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36796/22]

Grant Payments

Rose Conway-Walsh

78. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will confirm that the 25 per cent increase recommended SUSI review does not take account of recent price increases; if his Department will have updated estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36792/22]