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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the standard capitation rate for pupils in primary schools to €200 which was the rate in 2010 prior to cuts; and her views on whether this is a diminishing cost in view of the falling enrolments in primary schools. [29658/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are or have ever been plans for a primary school on or adjacent to the site known as Abeline Lodge, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin; and the details of any investigatory work, including exploratory documents, drawings or meetings undertaken by her Department in this regard. [29794/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it was the intention of her Department to award land on or adjacent to the site known as Abeline Lodge, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin to the winner of the 2018 primary school plebiscite; if that site was offered for this purpose; if that intention has since changed or such offer retracted; and the grounds upon which such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if lands on or adjacent to the site known as Abeline Lodge, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin have been deemed unsuitable for the building of a primary school; and if so, if there are no current or future plans for a primary school to be built on the lands. [29796/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses for joining us and for their compelling submissions. We have been dealing with this issue for a couple of weeks now. It is always worth remembering as we get into the thickets of the different approaches and so on the weight and seriousness of this issue and the damage it can do for a long time into people's lives, not only students but staff, because school is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I would expect so. I am certainly very persuaded by it. I have two more questions which I might direct to Mr. White or to Ms O'Connor or to both of them. They relate to proposals that came forward at recent committee hearings. The first concerns the links between the school and the wider community in terms of staff. I think specifically of home school community liaison staff but also, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (27 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 83. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether sites that were formerly locations of mother and baby homes need to be carefully investigated in advance of any potential uses of such sites; and if he has had discussions with survivor groups regarding the matter with specific reference but not limited to Bessborough in Cork city. [45023/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Patent Applications (27 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28924/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available for assistive technologies in a child’s home in cases in which their assistive device in the school is large and not portable. [28875/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding for assistive technology will be provided for a child (details supplied) in their home given their in-school device is not portable. [28876/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Programmes (27 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine whether the European Globalisation Fund could be accessed for the Irish tourism sector or specific areas within the sector in view of the recent EU Commission decision to grant Estonia access to the European Globalisation Fund for job losses in the tourism sector linked to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We are at the stage where our society and economy are beginning to reopen. Enormous credit is due to the people of Ireland for their efforts in that regard. It is important to acknowledge the enormous work the staff of our health services and the HSE have done over the past 14 or 15 months. I also acknowledge the huge work that is going on in the health service at this time. Family...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (26 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work that has been done by her Department on the inclusion of Irish Sign Language on the school curriculum; and the research or consultation that has taken place in this area. [28493/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (26 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has or will consider defining Irish Sign Language as a curricular subject. [28494/21]

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Aviation affects us all because it has such an influence on industry, investment, leisure, people's holidays and so on. The people about whom we must be most concerned are the tens of thousands working in the industry. I have raised this issue with the Minister. There is a view among those workers that the response of the Government has been sluggish at best and has verged on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (25 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated timeline for the progression of the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019; and when this will be before Dáil Éireann at second stage. [27508/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (25 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 13 May 2021, if she will direct her officials to contact the four institutions referenced in her response in order to secure the information not readily available and to make this information available as requested in the original question. [28024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a permanent site for a school (details supplied). [28092/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with the staff and parents of a school (details supplied) in relation to a suitable site for same. [28093/21]