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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the budget of the school book rental scheme by 5% and 10%, respectively. [18790/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of developing a seed capital scheme for expanding the school book scheme into new schools. [18791/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of centrally acquiring the necessary personal protective equipment, PPE, and providing same to schools. [18792/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 585. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families that receive child benefit payments; and the number of children these are in respect of. [18205/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of the extension of the school meals programme over the summer months in 2020. [18206/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the school meals programme budget by 5%, 10%, 20% and 25%, respectively; and the estimated cost of extending the programme budget to include provision for breakfast in addition to lunch. [18207/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in September 2020. [18716/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 621. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of a double payment of child benefit. [18827/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children availing of hot free school meals; and the cost per child and school of delivering same. [18828/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if 2019 tax returns can be taken into consideration when assessing pandemic unemployment payment rates for those who are self-employed. [18983/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 729. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to restore the school completion programme to 2010 levels. [18717/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Students (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 773. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if international students will be granted entry here if the language school or college at which they have been accepted is delivering classes through a mix of blended learning or exclusively online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18335/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Tánaiste's earlier response to Deputy Pearse Doherty in regard to education was not much of an answer. Surely he knows a bit more about the July stimulus. Reopening schools will require investment. Will the July stimulus contain money for additional space and to ensure every school has hot water and adequate personal protective equipment? When will we know more? A Revised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (23 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to facilitate those that have not applied to university via CAO or UCAS and that may now miss out on their place in a university on mainland Europe due to the delay until September 2020 in the releasing of leaving certificate results; and if alternative provisions will be put in place to ensure that these students do not miss...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (23 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the situation for international students that already have their results and are waiting to see whether they have been accepted into a university here through the CAO system; her further views on whether they will be able to start university as normal in September 2020 in view of the quick turnaround between round 1 CAO offers and...

Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is ar éigean is féidir le mo ghlúin íoc as cúram leanaí. Cuireann sé bac agus constaic ar dhaoine dul ag obair nó ó thaobh ioncaim de. Most parents I know who look for childcare simply cannot find it. Even if they do find it, they very often cannot afford it. The reality is that the model of childcare and early education that successive...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I wrote to the Ceann Comhairle on the same matter. I want to add my voice to that call. The Minister has scarcely answered a direct question in her short time in office. It is urgently needed. The concern among students and parents is unbelievable. The Minister really does need to come into the House to clarify the situation on the leaving certificate and on the return to school. People...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (16 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is my first debate with the Minister and, therefore, I take this opportunity to wish her well in her new role and likewise the Minister, Deputy Harris. We are here to discuss Revised Estimates for the Department of Education and Skills. The news for education is that the net allocation sought for education and skills is unchanged from before the pandemic. I know that the Minister has...

Employment Rights: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Nine years ago, the workers of Vita Cortex in the south side of Cork city sat in for 160 days to try to get the pay and redundancy to which they were entitled. At the time, they were visited by many public figures, maithe agus mór uaisle, including the current Taoiseach, who gave them very strong support, vocally if not practically. We are now in the same situation nine years on in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: What is the plan? When will it happen?