Results 2,241-2,260 of 6,465 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (24 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 37. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures he will put in place to support a fair and equitable recovery for children and young persons impacted by the Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions of the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14665/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 45. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to reduce the costs of childcare for ordinary families. [14666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures the Government is taking at EU level to assist the people of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to address the significant backlog in processing passport applications. [14667/22]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú mar gheall go mbeadh sé ag cloí le polasaí an Rialtais ó thaobh Billí eile. Seo ceann de na céad eagraíochtaí atá á bhunú tar éis Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2021 a bheith achtaithe. Ba chóir go mbeadh an teideal i nGaeilge. I support the amendment. The...

European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is a Bill that my party is in agreement with. The European arrest warrant is an important structure in terms of co-operation across jurisdictions in the EU. It is vitally important that there is strong co-operation to ensure that criminals are not able to use borders to escape justice and to frustrate justice and the forces of law. As Deputy Kenny outlined, there are a number of areas...

Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is no doubt that this situation has been partially created by our housing market. Many, and I hope, most, landlords are good and responsible but our housing market has produced such an imbalance that it has given a minority of landlords a belief that they are beyond reach, have impunity and can do what they like and that people are so desperate they will do anything for a place to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (22 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 85. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her long-term plans to ensure that school meals are available in as many schools across the State as possible. [14146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Emergency Accommodation (22 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 64. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a policy in which families living in emergency accommodation can access exceptional needs payments to pay for taxis for their children to go to school. [14147/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (22 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ar an mbeartas don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge a chur le chéile; cathain a fhoilseofar amscála chun an beartas a chur le chéile agus cathain a roinnfear leis na geallsealbhóirí cuí é; agus cé atá ceaptha chun bheith i gceannas ar an mbeartas a chur le...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the ex-gratia scheme for survivors of childhood sexual abuse in day schools; if the scheme is still open for applications; the way in which survivors can apply for this scheme and the number of applications have been received to date. [14197/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (22 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved for the renovation and improvements to the buildings at a school (details supplied); when the funding will be released; and when it is anticipated the building work will commence. [14612/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (22 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the appeals process for schools that did not receive DEIS status in the recent DEIS expansion announcement; when the appeals process will open; the way that the schools can access this appeals process; and when schools will receive information on the outcome of their appeal. [14725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (22 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to tackle youth unemployment rates. [7030/22]

Education (Voluntary Contributions) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank Deputy Ó Ríordáin and the Minister for their contributions and I appreciate the former's support for the Bill. The Minister's speech would have been fine save for the part where she stated that the Bill's primary objective was to provide greater clarity and transparency. Of course, it is not. That is just one relatively marginal part of the Bill. We want greater...

Education (Voluntary Contributions) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." In the first instance, I extend an apology to the Minister from Deputy Carthy, my co-sponsor of the Bill. He is at Dublin Airport to provide a lift for a family coming back from Ukraine. That is a fairly legitimate excuse. He asked me to give his apologies. I asked him if he wanted me to make any particular points, for example, on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Examinations (10 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There has been a lengthy debate on how the leaving certificate should be done. I do not want to rehash it, but it arose for a number of reasons, such as, the difficulty in covering the course and the anxieties and pressures students were experiencing because of two or more years of Covid and everything that went along with that. What plans are there for mental health supports for students...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Staff (10 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I also wish to raise something related to our anticipation that a significant number of school children will join our system from Ukraine. Typically, English language support would be allocated in September. Schools will need that much sooner in these circumstances. Will the Minister examine this to see whether additional English language support can be provided? There are schools that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (10 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I echo what Deputy Calleary said. It is vitally important that there is good engagement, not just with Bus Éireann but with the private operators on whom we rely enormously. They are under big pressure in the same way as hauliers and others, and it is important that there is engagement and that they get the support and assistance they need. There were improvements to the school...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (10 Mar 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister of State, too, has probably had these conversations with schools. Indeed, I recently saw her engage with the school in County Louth outside Leinster House. In schools that do not have enough SNAs, the SNAs are run from pillar to post, the children feel let down and their parents are frustrated that the children are not getting the supports they need. It harms the...