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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Special Educational Needs: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (25 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: The Department will have to give it real consideration. During the committee's first session today, a professor from the school of medicine in UCD talked about the expectation that the virus will re-emerge in August. We should be pre-empting that and having a budget available which can be used to support the students and their families who are affected. In regard to the summer provision...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Special Educational Needs: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (25 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: Does Ms Tansey anticipate having NEPS staff on the ground in certain schools where more complex situations will arise?

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: As I have a statement full of questions, if there any time at the end I will get to them.

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: I am conscious that some of the questions in my statement may be addressed in the guidelines that are being issued tomorrow and so I cannot understand why we did not get them in advance. This was also a frustrating aspect of the July and summer provision that was announced last Friday week, in that we had a debate on the Wednesday on the July and summer provision and then the announcement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (16 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay by the National Council for Special Education regarding the SNA allocation review; and when a date for the review will be published. [11394/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SUSI requirement will be reduced for students who have applied for asylum, subsidiary protection or leave to remain here from three years in a school here to two years reflecting the duration of the leaving certificate. [11399/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Advocacy Service (16 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 389. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will act urgently regarding Magdalen survivors who are still institutionalised particularly those in a nursing home (details supplied) which is due to close; if survivors in the care of religious congregations will be referred to the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities as requested by a group; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (16 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 958. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be made a qualifying payment for the back to education allowance. [11398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 1016. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports that will be provided for family members who have lost a loved one from Covid-19. [11400/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways (16 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 1106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a designated walk and cycleway will be created on the Grand Canal between Ongar and Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. [11396/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways (16 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 1107. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if toilets will be installed for public health and hygiene along the Grand Canal. [11397/20]

July Education Programme: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: The Minister's comments differ somewhat from what is in the document. On page 5 of the document, under the heading of physical, social and emotional well-being, it states that students should be supported to be healthy, stay physically active and eat nutritious foods. There is a lot of guidance on well-being. These measures to support young people may be sufficient for the general support...

July Education Programme: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: The Minister used the phrase, "in the main". It is not just the exceptional cases, however, where these schools are experiencing trauma. The only document given to the schools on Tuesday highlights some real problems that are not just happening in one or two individual cases. They are being reported from schools across the board. They include a lack of digital voices, students not having...

July Education Programme: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: With that additionality comes a great expectation that the Minister is placing on the teachers and SNAs who will be expected to deliver the programme. I want to talk further about the supports they might be offered. There was a lot about well-being in the Minister's opening contribution on this programme. What exactly does that look like in terms of the well-being programme in the schools?...

July Education Programme: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: It is very important that NEPS will be providing that support because it is a concern many schools have. I want to discuss a document the Minister will be familiar with and I was disappointed we did not get more information in his opening address today. The Minister is to take part in a call with DEIS schools on Friday. On Tuesday, they received this document containing the guidance for...

July Education Programme: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: I think we get the best results from these sessions when we ask questions and get answers. As such, I will ask the Minister some questions, invite him to provide an answer and then come back on them. I apologise in advance for interjecting or rushing the Minister. There are a lot of questions to be asked. In the absence of any further clarity being provided today, I wish to go back to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (9 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when safe pass courses will be permitted to commence again in view of the fact that construction workers have returned to work and new entrants to the sector have not had a safe pass certificate before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10349/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when examination fees will be refunded. [9654/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps which will be taken regarding the 994 students that failed to sign into the portal in time for the predictive grade deadline; and the way in which this compares to previous years for leaving certificate non-sits. [10356/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the status of bus route D520 Enfield to Maynooth remains the same; and if it has been revised or has been considered for revision to more formally accommodate Enfield-based students attending schools (details supplied). [10351/20]