Parliamentary questions

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1322. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure on consortia cost excluding set-up costs since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19409/21]

National Training Fund

Rose Conway-Walsh

1326. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the projections for the future revenue of the national training fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19579/21]

Third Level Institutions

Rose Conway-Walsh

1340. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage share of public funding in the revenue of the higher education sector as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20356/21]

Third Level Institutions

Rose Conway-Walsh

1341. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage share of public funding in the revenue of each higher education institute in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20357/21]

Third Level Staff

Rose Conway-Walsh

1342. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the staff-to-teacher ratio in higher education since 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20358/21]

Research and Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

1343. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional information will be provided on the all-island research centres referenced in his Departments statement of strategy 2021-2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20359/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1345. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to cover the pro rata student contribution for students enrolled in apprenticeships within higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20661/21]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Rose Conway-Walsh

2445. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the case that when his Department appeals a decision by the Agricultural Appeals Office there is no legal obligation to inform the farmer impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18332/21]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Rose Conway-Walsh

2461. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department is challenging a decision made by the Agriculture Appeals Office in relation to a person (details supplied); his views on whether the challenging of decisions made by the office by his Department undermines the independent mandate of Agriculture Appeals Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18583/21]

Teaching Qualifications

Rose Conway-Walsh

232. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the date when she will next approve the numbers of students which the four State-funded providers can take in to both the bachelor of education and professional masters of education programmes of primary initial teacher education; the rationale for the existing cap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18077/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

265. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated overall apprenticeship population if the target of 10,000 new apprenticeship registrations is reached taking into account the variation in apprenticeship durations and dropout rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17665/21]

Third Level Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

268. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of social care students enrolled in each year of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17731/21]

Third Level Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

269. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a full list of all publicly-funded higher education institutions and courses which are restricted or limited to independently determining the number of students they enrol for undergraduate and or postgraduate courses, such as teacher training; the limit set for each course or subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17775/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

102. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if evidence has been determined of negative financial implications for workers who worked continuously through the Covid-19 pandemic but had been placed on the temporary wage subsidy scheme by their employer; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16826/21]

Credit Register

Rose Conway-Walsh

109. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to protect the credit scores of viable businesses throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16827/21]

Enterprise Support Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

196. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for new businesses starting up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17101/21]

Education Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

635. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the approved intake number for the professional masters of education in each year that data is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17416/21]

Teaching Qualifications

Rose Conway-Walsh

740. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students studying a professional masters of education in each year that data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17415/21]

Straitéisí Ranna

Rose Conway-Walsh

742. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus
Eolaíochta cén fáth nach bhfuil tagairt, sprioc nó beartas ar bith don Ghaeilge i Ráiteas Straitéise nó i bPlean Gníomhaíochta Straitéiseach na Roinne Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta, 2021 - 2023 a foilsíodh le déanaí, go háirithe nuair a chuirtear san áireamh an gealltanas sa Chlár Rialtais go nglacfaí cur chuige uile-Rialtais i leith chosaint agus chur chun cinn na Gaeilge; agus an bhfuil sé sásta cloí leis an gcur chuige uile-Rialtais sin agus an Ráiteas Straitéise agus an Plean Gníomhaíochta Straitéiseach a leasú le go n-áireofaí an Ghaeilge go cuimsitheach sa Ráiteas agus sa Phlean sin go luath. [16384/21]

Straitéisí Ranna

Rose Conway-Walsh

743. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason there is no reference, aim or policy for the Irish language in the Statement of Strategy or Strategic Action Plan 2021-2023 of his Department, given that there is a commitment in the programme for Government to have a whole-of-Government approach to the protection and promotion of the Irish language; and if he will adhere to this whole-of-Government approach and to amend the Statement of Strategy and Strategic Action Plan 2021-2023 to include the Irish language comprehensively as soon as possible. [16385/21]

Student Support Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

754. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants to SUSI that sought a waiver of the progression criteria; the number granted a waiver in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17027/21]

Mortgage Lending

Rose Conway-Walsh

44. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) has sold mortgages to a US investment group with another company contracted to service the loans; the number of mortgages that were sold; the number that were in arrears at the time of sale; if there is an obligation on the bank to inform customers of the names of the purchasers of their mortgages as well as the company contracted to service the loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16111/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Rose Conway-Walsh

131. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that have been taken regarding the placements for social care students; when they can expect an announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15991/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh

137. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension is included as income in SUSI assessments; if this was always the case; the reason for its inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16147/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh

138. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to the Exchequer of including the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension in the income disregards list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/21]

Research and Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

139. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide the public and private investment in research and development as a numerical value, a share of GDP, a share of GNI and a share of GNI* in each year since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16149/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

142. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent to date of the €2.2 billion in capital expenditure the Government has committed to spending across higher education over the period 2018 to 2027 under Project Ireland 2040; the breakdown of expenditure to date by location and campus in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16196/21]

Driver Licences

Rose Conway-Walsh

64. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport when he will initiate negotiations with the UK on a formal licence exchange agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/20]

Road Network

Rose Conway-Walsh

90. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if the N26 is included in the review of Project Ireland 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/20]

Airport Development Projects

Rose Conway-Walsh

269. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the state aid that has been granted to Knock Airport in the past ten years in tabular form; the EU state aid rules that are currently in place for airports such as Knock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13973/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

549. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average cost to the Exchequer for each apprentice employed in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15774/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

550. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average cost for each apprentice employed in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1132. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown on a percentage basis of the prior educational attainment of apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14928/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1133. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of apprentices who secure their apprenticeship through personal connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14929/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1134. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if companies are entitled to access the apprenticeship incentivisation payment in cases in which the apprentice at the time of registration was already an employee of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1135. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and percentage of companies registering apprentices that also accessed the incentive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1136. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average age of new apprentices since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14932/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1137. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and percentage of college dropouts since 2011 at third-level; the number and percentage of those in receipt of Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, support in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14933/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1138. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the most recent North-South cross-Border enrolment figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14934/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1139. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a full list of apprenticeship consortia will be provided; the number of apprentices enrolled under each by new recruits and existing staff and the number of employers under each consortia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14935/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1140. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the apprentices enrolled per year since 2006; the new registrations per year since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14936/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1141. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the minimum rate an apprentice can be paid; the lowest rate an apprentice is currently being paid; the average wages for each industry in which apprentices are trained for each year of their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1142. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the most recent figures for the average cost of a craft apprentice and of a new consortia-led apprentice, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14938/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1143. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average share of the cost of a craft apprentice that goes towards allowances during off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1144. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average share of the cost of a consortia-led apprentice that goes to the consortia to run the apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14940/21]

Third Level Fees

Rose Conway-Walsh

1149. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students that enrolled in third-level courses prior to sitting the leaving certificate in November 2020 will be refunded the fees paid; if it will impact their access to the free fees initiative and SUSI supports in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15228/21]

National Training Fund

Rose Conway-Walsh

1152. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he plans to publish the National Training Fund expenditure report for 2020; if there has been a delay to the usual publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15297/21]

Third Level Education

Rose Conway-Walsh

1154. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students with dyslexia in further and higher education; the supports that are in place for such persons; the additional supports provided due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15371/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh

1155. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students will see their SUSI grants negatively impacted as a result of receiving the pandemic unemployment payment; the estimated number of students anticipated to be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15372/21]

National Training Fund

Rose Conway-Walsh

1156. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if additional Exchequer expenditure was transferred into the national training fund in 2020 or 2021; if so, the details of such transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15423/21]

Regional Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

1158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated to regional skills fora in each year since 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15443/21]

National Training Fund

Rose Conway-Walsh

1159. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding allocated to enterprise focused higher education provision in each year since 2017, in tabular form; if there are measurable objectives associated with the funding; if it is intended only to move Exchequer funding of recurring costs from the Exchequer to the national training fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15444/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1160. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average development cost of a new apprenticeship programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15445/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1165. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the range of travel and accommodation supports for both craft and post-2016 apprentices; the expenditure in this regard; the number of recipients; the average amount allocated; the criteria used for allocating support; the way in which it compares to the real cost of travel and accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15716/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1166. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the draw on the NTF or cost to the Exchequer of increasing funding allocated to travel and accommodation support for apprentices by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15717/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1167. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of removing the annual student contribution for all apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1168. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 458 of 28 July 2020, if there are more up-to-date figures; if this incorporates the cost of the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15760/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1169. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost in 2021 of increasing the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme in line with that which is offered in Northern Ireland (details supplied); the effect it would have on the average cost per apprentice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15762/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1170. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure on apprenticeships in 2020; the percentage of the national training fund allocated to apprenticeships; the estimated expenditure in 2021; the estimated percentage allocation of the national training fund of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15763/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1171. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average cost to the State per apprentice for off-the-job training excluding allowances; the estimated cost of putting in place the necessary capacity to clear the current backlog and end waiting times for apprentices to access training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15775/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1172. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices that have been employed across the public sector in each of the years 2004 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

1173. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average cost per apprentice for off-the-job training excluding allowances; the estimated cost of putting in place the necessary capacity to clear the backlog and end waiting times for apprentices to access training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15842/21]

Third Level Admissions

Rose Conway-Walsh

680. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students that accept a place to study medicine each year through the CAO system since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13218/21]

Medicinal Products

Rose Conway-Walsh

962. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry into the historical licensing of sodium valproate which was announced in November 2020; if the terms of reference have been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13444/21]

Medicinal Products

Rose Conway-Walsh

963. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he plans to establish a valproate stakeholder group consisting of State bodies, representative and patient groups to improve the co-ordination of risk minimisation measures associated with the ongoing use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13445/21]

Departmental Programmes

Rose Conway-Walsh

964. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the community operations programme for families of children affected by sodium valproate; if funding is currently in place to ensure that the programme is made fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13446/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Rose Conway-Walsh

966. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the details of funding options available to persons requiring fertility treatment; if such treatment is not available on the public system under the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13459/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh

161. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if support will continue to be provided through the free fees initiative and SUSI grants for students that have to repeat a year due to the impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12217/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh

162. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider including the pandemic unemployment payment received by students within the income disregard for the SUSI grant scheme; if his Department has conducted an analysis on the impact pandemic unemployment payments will have on access to SUSI for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12218/21]

Education and Training Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

434. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she plans to attach an accreditation to the ten-month SNA course launched in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11360/21]

Third Level Costs

Rose Conway-Walsh

626. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the full economic costings per discipline across the third-level sector will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11113/21]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Rose Conway-Walsh

637. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if officials from his Department have met with the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland to discuss higher education provision in the north-west region as outlined in the joint communiqué from the 25th North-South Ministerial Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11475/21]

Departmental Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

642. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates each year from a college (details supplied) from a professional master's degree in education in primary initial teaching education since the college was founded in 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11835/21]

Research and Development

Rose Conway-Walsh

209. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the public expenditure on research and development and as a percentage in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10604/21]

Driver Licences

Rose Conway-Walsh

85. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons that have submitted a UK driver licence to be transferred to an Irish licence; the number still waiting to be issued an Irish licence; if these persons are permitted to drive in the interim period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/21]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

Rose Conway-Walsh

213. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 17 February 2021, when payment was given to a company (details supplied); the terms on which payment was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10250/21]

National Archives

Rose Conway-Walsh

254. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to introduce legislation to enable the development of systematic web archiving on a legal deposit basis; her views on the need for such an archive for Ireland’s national research infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10328/21]

Further Education and Training Colleges

Rose Conway-Walsh

460. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if publicly-funded higher education institutions are restricted or limited to independently determining the number of students they enrol for professional masters of education courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10081/21]

Education Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

536. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of extending the Gaeltacht grant to students in a college (details supplied) in 2021; the estimated cost if the grant was extended to the 800 second-year students in the college; the estimated cost if it was extended to both first and second-year students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10507/21]

Technological Universities

Rose Conway-Walsh

656. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an application for the Connacht-Ulster Alliance of GMIT, LYIT and IT Sligo has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9537/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

657. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students who have already paid their fees for the 2020-2021 academic year will effectively be unable to access the €250 Covid support until September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9540/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

658. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if PhD students who have scholarships that cover their fees will be unable to access €250 Covid support until they graduate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9541/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Rose Conway-Walsh

661. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has completed its consultation with the Department of Finance and the necessary arrangements have been put in place to ensure there are no tax implications, particularly in terms of tax relief, for the recipients of the €250 support or their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9575/21]

Education Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

666. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of further education students who received each level of SUSI support, such as full maintenance grants, full fees, 50% fees and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9751/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh

667. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 15 September 2020, if the same figure will be provided for all academic years from 2015 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9752/21]

Brexit Issues

Rose Conway-Walsh

678. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there have been changes to the way that Irish students studying in Scotland will be treated as a result of Brexit; if will they continue to be treated as home students and eligible for support with fees for the 2021-22 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9984/21]

Education Data

Rose Conway-Walsh

683. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students enrolled in professional masters of education course by public and private colleges, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10082/21]

Research Funding

Rose Conway-Walsh

689. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the development of a national public genomics programme given that €66 million in funding has already been given to a private company engaged in the collection and analysis of DNA without assurances of future access to the database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10246/21]

Student Accommodation

Rose Conway-Walsh

690. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure by higher education institutions on constructing student accommodation since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10247/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Rose Conway-Walsh

772. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if headstones services are classed as an essential service and permitted under current Covid-19-related restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9442/21]

Hospice Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

798. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 856 of 10 February, the funding allocated in the 2021 HSE service plan for the hospice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9532/21]

Special Educational Needs

Rose Conway-Walsh

192. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education the status of the plans to construct a special needs unit attached to a school (details supplied); if the unit will be integrated within the main school; if it will be a standalone project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9265/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Rose Conway-Walsh

88. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken to ensure proper public access and consultation in respect of infrastructure projects during restrictions related to Covid-19; the steps taken to ensure those with limited digital skills or a lack of internet connectivity are not disadvantaged in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8240/21]

Tax Incentives

Rose Conway-Walsh

131. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the value of tax incentive measures provided to purpose built student accommodation providers since 2011, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8709/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

146. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the amount of financial support provided by the State to private enterprises engaged in the collection of genetic data in Ireland; if the Government will have free access to this data in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8301/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Rose Conway-Walsh

162. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons are being taxed on a week one basis for more than a one-week period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8710/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Rose Conway-Walsh

163. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason the tax on the pandemic unemployment payment is taken from the entire gross wage while the top up by the employer was already taxed during 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8711/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Rose Conway-Walsh

164. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason the rate band reductions were applied on tax credit certificates issued on 4 February 2021 when underpayments were not meant to be paid until 2022 commencing over a five year period; the reason no notification was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8712/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Rose Conway-Walsh

165. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the reason the tax credits of workers coming off the pandemic unemployment payment and starting back to work were deleted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8713/21]

Foreign Birth Registration

Rose Conway-Walsh

327. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if delays in foreign birth registrations due to Covid-19 will be taken into account for future applications in cases in which the delay to completing the registration of a person could impact the rights of their children to claim citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7899/21]