Results 3,081-3,100 of 6,465 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the planning that has taken place to date for 2021 summer provision programme. [13683/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider putting together a centralised database of teachers and special needs assistants who are willing to provide tuition for families as part of the summer provision programme in order to prevent issues that occur each year with families struggling to find a tutor. [13684/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy will be provided of the public health advice from NPHET on the phased return of the various year groups back into school buildings; if this advice made specific reference to the leaving certificate year group sixth years.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if those who will leave school in June 2021 after the junior cycle will be furnished with State certification of completion of this qualification to allow them to progress with their future careers. [13688/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the use of half-days or alternating days attendance when first and fourth year students return to school on 12 April 2021; and the reason this has not been advised. [13689/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the entry criteria for language classes for children with severe speech, language and communication needs has not been reviewed since 2005; if she will engage with an association (details supplied) that has called for an end to the two year cap on placements in language classes; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure that students attending Gaelcholáistí who complete their leaving certificate through Irish are not disadvantaged as a result, particularly in the Irish exam; and if assurances will be given that these students will not be unfairly downgraded in their Irish exam. [13721/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is committed to tackling educational disadvantage as per her press release of 1 March 2021 (details supplied); if so, if she will reverse the decision taken to reduce the staffing numbers for the next academic year at a school; and if not, the reason the school will lose two members of staff at a time when educational support is most...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give a clear direction that parents dropping and collecting children from school grounds should wear masks while doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13331/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (10 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 687. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of criminal legal aid claimed by county under each of the various criminal legal aid schemes in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [12559/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (10 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 688. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that were granted criminal legal aid by county under each of the various criminal legal aid schemes in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [12560/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (10 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of legal aid paid to each supplier (details supplied) under each of the various criminal legal aid schemes in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [12561/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 734. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure age appropriate treatment can be provided to a person (details supplied). [13407/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 738. To ask the Minister for Health if a family (details supplied) can be permitted to complete construction works on their house by putting in windows and doors in order that the property can be made secure to prevent any further damage to their belongings. [12489/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the position of Irish Sign language home tutors on the Covid-19 vaccination schedule; and when those who teach Irish sign language within students’ homes can expect to receive the vaccine particularly those in the profession who have asthma. [12229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the position of school bus escorts for children with special educational needs on the vaccination schedule; and when school bus escorts who are back working in school settings can expect to receive the vaccine. [12285/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if a family (details supplied) will be permitted to have a kitchen fitted in their home given that they are currently without a kitchen. [12289/21]

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On the music point, I accept that the Minister is examining the matter but something urgently needs to happen. I emphasise the point in respect of high-risk family members. There needs to be a common sense approach from Tusla. What I am seeking in regard to mock exams, and I think students would like to hear the Minister say this, is that they will not happen. Will she say they should not...

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is no question that the best place to learn is in class in school. We have all done our best in recent weeks and during the last year with the home school hub, Seesaw, Jigsaw, Joe Wicks videos and all the rest. There is no substitute, however, for in-school learning. We in Sinn Féin are glad that the phased return to school is under way. In no small way, that is due to the hard...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Most of the people I grew up with cannot afford a home and have no hope of ever having a permanent one. Some will. Some will qualify for social housing and may get that after many years waiting. However, for the majority a permanent home is hard to imagine and out of reach. This is crushing and frustrating. It makes people so angry to spend so much money on rent that it stops them...