Parliamentary questions

Education and Training Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

607. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the anticipated increase in Irish and European Union student places in both undergraduate and graduate entry medicine in the academic year 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9559/22]

Ambulance Service

Rose Conway-Walsh

676. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of fully qualified paramedics and other ambulance staff with a degree in paramedic science; the number recruited with a diploma in emergency medical science from the National Ambulance Service since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9133/22]

Vaccination Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

762. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the health technology assessment on a school-based HPV mop-up vaccination programme; his views on the provision of the HPV vaccine to those who missed or turned down a vaccine in the first year of school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9412/22]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

839. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds in Belmullet Community Hospital in each year since 2008, in tabular form; the array of treatments and care provided at the Belmullet campus in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9879/22]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

840. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when the anticipated return from 12 to 20 beds, as was in place prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Belmullet Community Hospital, will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9880/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

841. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the total capital investment in Belmullet Community Hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9881/22]

Hospital Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

842. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent medical and non-medical staff in Belmullet Community Hospital since 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9882/22]

Local Development Companies

Rose Conway-Walsh

46. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if local action group status will be returned to local development companies as committed to in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8777/22]

Rural Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

51. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the anticipated changes that will be made to the level of funding for LEADER programme 2023-2027; the impact of same on County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8778/22]

Domestic Violence

Rose Conway-Walsh

151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice if there is mandatory training within the Judiciary system on domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8775/22]

National Children's Hospital

Rose Conway-Walsh

111. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when he will make a decision on the name of the new children’s hospital; if he has given consideration to naming it in honour of a person (details supplied) from County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

150. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when the capital application will be approved for the modular build at Belmullet District Hospital; the status of the proposed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7941/22]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

138. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and determination of cases processed by the unfair trading practices unit within his Department; the number on non-salary related expenditure; the amount of salary related expenditure to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/22]

Common Agricultural Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

167. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to publish the CAP Strategic Plan in view of the fact that 16 other European Union member states have done so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

272. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to extend the rates waiver to hairdressers that are struggling financially as a result of the effects of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/22]

Housing Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

273. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is flexibility in the income limits for social housing applications in a situation (details supplied) in which a single parent with three children, full-time frontline worker in the National Ambulance Service all through the pandemic has received a 33% rent increase and is now at risk of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7157/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

48. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are being taken to increase places at third level for in-demand courses to address skill shortages and take unnecessary pressure off the leaving certificate system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6457/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

50. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cause of the 17% increase in apprentices waiting to access off-the-job training in the past two months, which has brought the total back up to half of all craft apprentices currently on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6458/22]

Third Level Fees

Rose Conway-Walsh

55. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will bring forward a plan to reduce student fees for third level students; if this will be in place for the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6450/22]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

125. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that are available for mature students that wish to study part-time on a course that is not covered by Springboard+; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6451/22]

Student Accommodation

Rose Conway-Walsh

134. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will bring forward a new student accommodation strategy; the reason that no progress reports on the implementation of the current student accommodation strategy have been produced since quarter three 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6449/22]

Tax Credits

Rose Conway-Walsh

257. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the last time a departmental tax expenditure evaluation was conducted on the research and development tax credit in accordance with the guidelines for tax expenditure evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6529/22]

Education and Training Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

511. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he anticipates receiving and publishing the review of the funding model for further education and training commissioned by SOLAS in late 2019 from an independent expert panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6263/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

512. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the 2021 drop-out rate from craft apprenticeships by apprenticeship type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6264/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

513. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who completed an apprenticeship and became fully qualified tradespersons in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6265/22]

Visa Applications

Rose Conway-Walsh

586. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) who was awarded a scholarship to study for a PhD at Dublin City University has had their visa application rejected; if she will review the manner in which visas are assessed for academic purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6531/22]

Dental Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

743. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the controls or checks that are in place to ensure that dentists in the dental treatment services scheme are accepting new medical card patients; the number of dentists in County Mayo who are currently accepting new medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Rose Conway-Walsh

9. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Mayo in receipt of the carer’s allowance; if they will receive a bonus payment for their contribution throughout the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5491/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Rose Conway-Walsh

45. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports or pathways to funding that are available from her Department for a single parent of a young adult with highly complex physical and intellectual disabilities (details supplied). [5492/22]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education last met and will next meet. [3335/22]

Special Educational Needs

Rose Conway-Walsh

77. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will support the application by a school (details supplied) for the addition of an ASD classroom to allow students with special educational needs to continue to attend their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4646/22]

School Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

135. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if officials of her Department will engage with Bus Éireann in relation to an altered school bus route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4647/22]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

682. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when respite service will recommence in Belmullet Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4506/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Rose Conway-Walsh

49. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps a student (details supplied) can take to obtain a Covid-19 certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3913/22]

Cabinet Committees

Rose Conway-Walsh

21. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education will next meet. [2243/22]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

128. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland who are enrolled in further education in Ireland in each year that data is available in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3736/22]

National Risk Assessment

Rose Conway-Walsh

6. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment published by his Department. [3336/22]

Vacant Properties

Rose Conway-Walsh

84. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that he is taking to reduce vacancy and dereliction rates in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3339/22]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

147. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build social homes and new build affordable homes that were delivered in County Mayo in 2021; the targets for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3340/22]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

467. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that are available for mature students that wish to study part-time on a course that is not covered by Springboard+; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/22]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

469. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is currently undertaking a review of student mobility on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3468/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

91. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps that have been taken to support musicians and other artists through the renewed restrictions on hospitality and cultural events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2655/22]

Work Permits

Rose Conway-Walsh

73. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration has been given to providing greater flexibility for persons on work permits who are made redundant as a result of Covid-19 particularly in sectors that have been hard hit by the pandemic such as aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63011/21]

Research and Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

78. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when calculating the business spend on research and development for the purposes of the research and development budget, if this includes expenditure on research and development carried out outside of the State; if his Department measures the level of research and development activity carried out inside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63377/21]

Energy Policy

Rose Conway-Walsh

85. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 16 November 2021, the number of skilled retrofitting workers that will be needed to deliver on retrofitting targets; the number of each category of tradesperson or specifically qualified retrofitting construction workers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63605/21]

National Broadband Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

127. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria that must be met before a premises is able to pre-order broadband under the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63623/21]

Departmental Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

372. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if small community and voluntary groups in receipt of Exchequer funding are required to submit full accounts that are audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63196/21]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

445. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the location of all built social housing provided in County Mayo in 2021; the location of the targeted 90 social homes by built in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62935/21]

Office of Public Works

Rose Conway-Walsh

486. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to move forward accessibility issues for the public to OPW-run Moyne Abbey, Ballina, County Mayo given that the OPW can only advise on access for OPW staff and not on public access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63465/21]

State Pensions

Rose Conway-Walsh

890. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are provisions planned for making contributory State pensions more eligible to persons who have worked for many years but do not have enough contributions and who are not eligible for a non-contributory State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63466/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Rose Conway-Walsh

1140. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated number of students that will receive a free antigen test prior to their end of semester exams commencing; the estimated number of students that will receive a free antigen test prior to the end of the first semester of 2021-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62936/21]

Education and Training Boards

Rose Conway-Walsh

1142. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if eight education and training boards will receive less funding compared to 2020 despite the €0.8 million increase to the Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund; the education and training boards that will receive less funding; the reduction amount in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63010/21]

Departmental Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1145. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the SUSI review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63195/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1148. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the list of all further education and training providers by county; the number of staff employed; the number of courses offered by each provider in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63284/21]

Further and Higher Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1153. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the expert panel currently reviewing the further education and training funding model; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63578/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1154. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the target number of total registered apprentices for 2022; the breakdown between craft and consortia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63606/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1155. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost per advanced healthcare assistant practitioner apprentice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63607/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1156. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost per retail supervision apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63608/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1157. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost per international financial services associate, international financial services specialist apprenticeship and recruitment executive apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63609/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Rose Conway-Walsh

1226. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that two naturalisation applications by persons (details supplied) that were submitted in September 2020 have not been concluded and no update has been received by the persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63486/21]

Health Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

1335. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for orthopaedic treatment nationally; the average waiting for orthopaedic treatment for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62937/21]

Dental Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

1336. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the dental treatment services scheme by LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62938/21]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

1425. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if there is a transfer mechanism for speech and language therapists working within the HSE who wish to move location given recruitment panels often specify that the applicant must not be currently employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63193/21]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

1426. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all speech and language therapy vacancies in counties Mayo and Sligo; if therapists already employed by the HSE in another part of the State are permitted to apply for these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63194/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

1471. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent home help staff in CHO2 in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63357/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

1472. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent management and administrative staff working in the area of mental health care in CHO2 in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63359/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

1473. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing staff working with persons with disability in CHO2 in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63360/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

1474. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent HSE staff working with older persons in CHO2 in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63361/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

1509. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children with autism trying to access speech and language therapy in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63462/21]

Health Services Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

1510. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the procedure if a speech and language therapist leaves the role with the HSE with regard to the children being treated by the therapist; if the children being treated by that therapist go back to the bottom of the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63463/21]

Medical Cards

Rose Conway-Walsh

1511. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if there is a pathway for persons with chronic health conditions to receive a medical card that is ongoing, that is, not subject to regular review; the conditions regarding the way that pathway may be identified and utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63464/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Rose Conway-Walsh

1883. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the action that is being taken to alleviate current waiting time of 10 to 12 weeks for patients waiting on urgent referrals to the BreastCheck clinic at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2252/22]

Community Development Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

2042. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the funding for the social inclusion and community activation programme will be withdrawn; when this will happen; if a new social inclusion and community activation programme will replace the current scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63624/21]

Rail Network

Rose Conway-Walsh

27. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if the all-Ireland rail review consultation paper makes no reference to the Western Rail Corridor despite Dáil Éireann passing a motion in November 2021 supporting the extension of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62347/21]

Public Transport

Rose Conway-Walsh

70. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if the draft Connecting Ireland plans in relation to counties Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Galway and Clare are entirely bus-based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62346/21]

Insurance Coverage

Rose Conway-Walsh

129. 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 being denied access to mortgage protection insurance policies, at times on a near permanent basis in respect to persons with long-term conditions; the steps he is taking to address the issues faced by persons unable to access life insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62348/21]

Credit Availability

Rose Conway-Walsh

168. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of the 2% of primary home mortgages that are provided without the requirement for mortgage protection insurance that were given an exemption either specifically due to suffering from an eating disorder or under the exemption of section 126 of Consumer Credit Act 1995 given that this is the only exemption that could cover a mortgage applicant with an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62349/21]

National Broadband Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

190. 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 National Broadband Ireland surveys completed in County Mayo; the number of premises in which National Broadband Ireland surveys are ongoing in County Mayo; the number of premises that have been passed and available for Internet connection in County Mayo; the number of premises that have been connected in County Mayo, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62774/21]

National Broadband Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

191. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the original target for premises connected by the end of 2021 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62775/21]

National Broadband Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

192. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated number of premises that will be connected in County 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. [62776/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Rose Conway-Walsh

468. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the funding of €9 million allocated to higher education institutions for antigen tests will be increased as a result of the expansion of the initiative to include students in private colleges; if not, if the inclusion of private colleges will mean a reduction in the allocation to each public institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62447/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

472. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices on waiting lists to access off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62680/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

473. 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 State paying less in allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62681/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

474. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of registered apprentices; the number of registered craft apprentices; the number of craft apprentices who have been registered for over four or two years in the cases of those registered on two year apprenticeships in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62682/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

475. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of apprenticeships that use private education providers for the off-the-job component of the apprentices' education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62683/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

476. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will request his Department to collect the data on wages paid to apprentices in consortia-led apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62684/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

477. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices waiting to assess off the job training in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62777/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

481. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland who are enrolled in higher education institutes or institutes of further education in Ireland; the total number of students from Ireland enrolled in higher education institutes or further education colleges in Northern Ireland for each year that data is available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62831/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Rose Conway-Walsh

585. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average wait times for inpatient and outpatients at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62832/21]

Hospital Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

586. 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 allow for the provision of insulin on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62833/21]

Primary Care Centres

Rose Conway-Walsh

587. 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 the delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62834/21]

Home Care Packages

Rose Conway-Walsh

588. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62835/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Rose Conway-Walsh

589. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the waiting list for elective surgery in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62836/21]

Home Help Service

Rose Conway-Walsh

590. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE home help staff recruited in the past 12 months, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62837/21]

Hospital Overcrowding

Rose Conway-Walsh

591. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase bed capacity and address the overcrowding crisis in the Saolta Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62838/21]

Hospital Facilities

Rose Conway-Walsh

592. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided in County Mayo in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62839/21]

Hospital Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

593. 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 University Health Care Group; the length of time of each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62840/21]

Hospital Facilities

Rose Conway-Walsh

594. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of additional beds that will be made operational in hospitals in County Mayo under the winter plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62841/21]

General Practitioner Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

595. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recent data provided by a body (details supplied); the measures he proposes to take to ensure sufficient general practitioner capacity in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62842/21]

Hospital Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

596. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in each hospital in the Saolta University Health Care 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. [62843/21]