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Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
319. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30567/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
320. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief for undergraduate courses in public higher institutes of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30568/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
321. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief for undergraduate courses in private colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30569/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
322. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief for undergraduate courses in higher education institutes abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30570/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
323. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief for postgraduate courses in public higher education institutes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30571/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
324. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief for postgraduate courses in private colleges here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30572/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
325. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief for postgraduate courses in higher education institutes abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30573/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
326. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of the tuition tax relief for undergraduate and postgraduate courses respectively, in higher education institutes in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30574/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Credits
Rose Conway-Walsh
344. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30984/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Credits
Rose Conway-Walsh
345. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of the qualifying research and development activity that is eligible to count towards the research and development tax credit that is carried out in the State; the percentage that is carried out elsewhere in the European Economic Area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30985/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Credits
Rose Conway-Walsh
346. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if regional and development activities carried out in Northern Ireland is eligible to count towards the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30986/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Rose Conway-Walsh
347. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of the knowledge development box; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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International Agreements
Rose Conway-Walsh
667. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 277, 278, 279, 280 and 281 of 3 June 2021, if no European Council decision is required to approve Israel association with the Horizon Europe Regulation once negotiations are concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31439/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Rose Conway-Walsh
792. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of fully implementing the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 cost in today's terms in a similar timeframe adjusting for inflation and accounting for the €397 million figure over five years outlined within the NCSE 2006 implementation report on page 20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31441/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Social Welfare Schemes
Rose Conway-Walsh
860. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to the State of providing a free travel pass to persons who lose their licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30772/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Social Welfare Benefits
Rose Conway-Walsh
868. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the back to education allowance for each year for which data is available; if this cost covers fees and-or the student contribution charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30989/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
1032. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if as part of the SUSI review process, he will consider extending the fee grant to the four approved institutions in Northern Ireland as is currently the case for postgraduate studies; the estimated cost to the State for extending SUSI in this manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30575/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Technological Universities
Rose Conway-Walsh
1040. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department or the Department of Education has carried out a review of technological university funding models as recommended by the TURN report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30777/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Research and Development
Rose Conway-Walsh
1045. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 1 June 2021, if 27,755 persons engaged in research and development or 16,609 persons employed as researchers corresponds to the target of 40,000 research personnel in enterprise set in Innovation 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30933/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
1046. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of exempting GEM from the progression criteria of SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30934/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
1047. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of annual new enrolments on research masters and PhD courses for the most recent year available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30935/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Research and Development
Rose Conway-Walsh
1048. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made towards the target set in Innovation 2020 to establishing a successor to the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30936/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
1049. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of springboard+ courses provide each year; the breakdown between public and private education providers for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30988/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
1050. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of staff and students who will have been vaccinated in further and higher education institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30996/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
1051. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students studying pre-law in further education in each of the years since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30997/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
1052. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who move from pre-law in further education to a degree law course in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30998/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
1054. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the investment account of the national training fund; the way it is held; if investments are made using the funds within the investment account; the income or loss accruing from the manner in which it is held or the investments made in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31083/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Third Level Costs
Rose Conway-Walsh
1062. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost in 2021 if the student contribution charge was reduced by €100, €200, €500, €1,000 and €3,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31440/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Third Level Costs
Rose Conway-Walsh
1069. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost per undergraduate nursing student and medical student under Vote 45; the average full economic costing of a nursing and medical student per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31717/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
1070. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the most up-to-date fee levels and recurrent grant allocation model weightings for different types of provision; the process through which fees and recurrent grant allocation model weightings are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31718/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Third Level Fees
Rose Conway-Walsh
1071. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average fee level in institutes of technology, technological universities and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31719/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
1072. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a list will be provided of all the examples of top-slicing that has been taken from existing core grants rather than additional funding since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31720/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
1073. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grant allocation for higher education in each year since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31721/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Departmental Expenditure
Rose Conway-Walsh
1074. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide each expenditure item in the national training fund in tabular form; the anticipated date of completion of the funding stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31820/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Technological Universities
Rose Conway-Walsh
1075. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there will be any change to the 60/40 split of the HEI allocation as a result of emerging technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31821/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
1076. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of the total grant allocation for higher education estimated to go on research and which is counted towards public research and development spend; the details of the way this estimation is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31822/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
1077. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science , further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 11 May, the anticipated year of completion or inclusion within the overall block grant allocation of all items currently funded from the top-slice allocation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31823/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
1078. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science , further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 11 May, the difference between his Department's directed top slice and the strategic systems top slice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31824/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
1079. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if higher education related expenditure from the national training fund is subsequently counted within the overall block grant allocation to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31831/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
1080. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure on SUSI each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31832/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Grant Payments
Rose Conway-Walsh
1081. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if graduate entry medical students were exempt from the progression criteria in a SUSI fees waiver application and could access funding as if it was their first undergraduate course. [31833/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Rose Conway-Walsh
1082. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total allocated capital investment since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31834/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Education and Training Boards
Rose Conway-Walsh
1083. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of extending access to the fund for students with disabilities to all 26 further education and training programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31835/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Rose Conway-Walsh
39. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet individually with representatives of restaurants and pubs regarding the impact of Covid-19 and the public health restrictions on the pub and restaurant sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30163/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Economic Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
108. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has made an impact assessment on the business community from credit rating downgrades during the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30164/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Rose Conway-Walsh
124. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the status of the retirement age for a chief superintendent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30167/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Rose Conway-Walsh
132. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice the education and training An Garda Síochána receive in relation to autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30168/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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EU Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
277. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a unanimous vote is required in the European Council to provide the European Commission with negotiation mandate for third country accession to the Horizon Europe programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30322/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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EU Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
278. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a unanimous vote is required to approve and renew an accession agreement of a third country to the Horizon Europe programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30323/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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EU Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
279. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the configuration of the European Council which is responsible for approving the mandate for third country association of third countries to Horizon Europe; when he anticipates that this will be on the agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30324/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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EU Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
280. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the configuration of the European Council which is responsible for approving an association agreement negotiated by the European Commission with a third country for Horizon Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30325/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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EU Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
281. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will oppose or support the European Commission request for a negotiating mandate for an association agreement with Israel for Horizon Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/21]
Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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Island Communities
Rose Conway-Walsh
356. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the tendering process currently underway for the subsidised ferry service to Clare Island will deliver only two sailings per day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30355/21]
Wed, 2 Jun 2021
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Cabinet Committees
Rose Conway-Walsh
30. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education last met, and when it will next meet. [27951/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Rose Conway-Walsh
97. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the National Broadband Plan in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29461/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Research and Development
Rose Conway-Walsh
487. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of research personnel in enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29183/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Third Level Admissions
Rose Conway-Walsh
488. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of annual enrolments for master and PhD courses for the most recent year available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29184/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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International Bodies
Rose Conway-Walsh
489. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when Ireland will become a participating member of CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29185/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
497. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average cost per springboard+ place created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29830/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
498. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the full list of courses approved for springboard+ for each year since 2011; the number of participants on each course in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29831/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
499. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of springboard+ enrolments in 2020 and 2021, by course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29832/21]
Tue, 1 Jun 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
500. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if springboard+ will proceed as part of the ESF programme post-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29833/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Human Rights
Rose Conway-Walsh
32. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of Ireland’s performance in accordance to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [13195/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Cybersecurity Policy
Rose Conway-Walsh
245. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of all State funding in the area of cyber-security since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28954/21]
Thu, 27 May 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
246. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of each time the HEA enlisted the services of consultants since 2016; the date and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28970/21]
Wed, 26 May 2021
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Departmental Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
9. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if the joint research programme of his Department and the ESRI on the economic and social opportunities from increased co-operation on the shared island will include an analysis of the potential benefits of increased co-operation in third level education and the actions necessary to facilitate that co-operation. [27950/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Rose Conway-Walsh
30. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural digital connectivity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27947/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Housing Issues
Rose Conway-Walsh
47. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is working with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address the specific housing challenges being faced in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27946/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
461. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons on the vocational training opportunities scheme by ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27782/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
462. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the length of waiting lists for the vocational training opportunities scheme by ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27783/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
463. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated costs or savings to the State of removing the criteria of being in receipt of social welfare payment for at least six months for accessing the vocational training opportunities scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27784/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
464. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional tutors that have been hired to teach apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27785/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Nursing Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
467. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first-year enrolments in general and psychiatric nursing at the Mayo campus in GMIT in each year since the courses began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27965/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Consumer Protection
Rose Conway-Walsh
30. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the office of the food ombudsman will be given statutory power to enforce the Competition Acts for the protection of primary food producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27008/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Proposed Legislation
Rose Conway-Walsh
40. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to ensure primary producers are paid costs plus a margin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27007/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Higher Education Grants
Rose Conway-Walsh
75. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students who lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic will be pushed out of SUSI for accepting the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27377/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Third Level Costs
Rose Conway-Walsh
77. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the barriers facing students accessing graduate-entry medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27378/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Third Level Fees
Rose Conway-Walsh
83. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason third level students here are required to pay the highest fees in the EU; his plans to address this inequality before the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26990/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Further and Higher Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
89. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to improve the working conditions for PhD researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26992/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Technological Universities
Rose Conway-Walsh
120. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the Ulster Connacht Alliance application for technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26991/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Rose Conway-Walsh
150. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the backlog of apprentices on the waiting list for off-the-job training will be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26989/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
155. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of nursing and midwife places on undergraduate courses in the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26988/21]
Wed, 19 May 2021
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Higher Education Institutions
Rose Conway-Walsh
168. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the implementation of a model (details supplied) for student well-being has been explored for Irish higher education institutions; if so, the estimated cost of the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26720/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Social Welfare Benefits
Rose Conway-Walsh
100. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if greater flexibility will be shown to persons on jobseeker’s allowance and other social welfare payments to help them return to education given the criteria for access to the back to education allowance for recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment regarding the qualifying social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26218/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Housing Provision
Rose Conway-Walsh
395. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number in each county in receipt of local authority provided special accommodation for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26445/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Housing Provision
Rose Conway-Walsh
396. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 11 May 2021, the details of all other forms of social housing included in the figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26446/21]
Tue, 18 May 2021
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Social Welfare Benefits
Rose Conway-Walsh
565. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number in each county in receipt of private rental rent supplement social housing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26444/21]
Thu, 13 May 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Rose Conway-Walsh
113. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of the EPSEN report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25051/21]
Thu, 13 May 2021
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Teacher Training
Rose Conway-Walsh
159. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she will increase the number of places for primary teacher training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25050/21]
Thu, 13 May 2021
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Third Level Fees
Rose Conway-Walsh
363. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost of extending to those studying for a professional doctorate in counselling psychology the conditions that apply to those in clinical psychology in terms of salary during training and a 60% fee reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25229/21]
Thu, 13 May 2021
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Third Level Education
Rose Conway-Walsh
366. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of the 708 Irish and EU entrants studying medicine each year in each institution and course, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25375/21]
Thu, 13 May 2021
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Visa Applications
Rose Conway-Walsh
376. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice when her Department will begin accepting new visa preclearance applications again after they were suspended on 29 January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25376/21]
Wed, 12 May 2021
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Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
120. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes delivered via build programmes in County Mayo each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24939/21]
Wed, 12 May 2021
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Departmental Reviews
Rose Conway-Walsh
123. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if he will provide further information on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24987/21]
Wed, 12 May 2021
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Departmental Data
Rose Conway-Walsh
192. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 6 May 2021, if his Department or an agency under his aegis monitors the price of Safepass courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24940/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Constitutional Amendments
Rose Conway-Walsh
75. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he plans to progress the Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24210/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Housing Issues
Rose Conway-Walsh
340. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the housing waiting lists in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24166/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Rose Conway-Walsh
344. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in receipt of the housing assistance payment and the rental accommodation scheme that were moved directly into social housing property for each county per annum since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24365/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Citizenship Applications
Rose Conway-Walsh
382. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 17 February 2021, if allowances will be made (details supplied) in cases in which delayed foreign birth registrations impact the rights of the child to claim citizenship as a result of Covid-19 and not through any fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24084/21]
Tue, 11 May 2021
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Social Welfare Benefits
Rose Conway-Walsh
540. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare supports available for self-employed persons when they come off the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24164/21]