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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to proposals by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment that appear to suggest a change in the Irish leaving certificate exam for students in Gaelscoileanna; if she will outline the full consultation process for such a change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49662/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 593. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the campaign led by an association (details supplied) seeking extra neurology nurse specialists across Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the initiatives that he has facilitated to encourage the recruitment of mature apprentices; if he is considering additional measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49347/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the percentage of third-level courses that have not yet returned to full-time in person learning; the steps he is taking to reduce this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49346/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which a local authority can apply for funding to employ a full-time biodiversity officer; the number of officers that he proposes to be employed nationally; and the local authorities that currently employ a biodiversity officer in tabular form. [50162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the adequacy of the school capitation grant levels for primary schools; if she will report on the basis for the discrepancy between the per pupil allocation between primary and secondary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the level of retirement from the primary school system is matched by the number of newly qualified teachers; the research her Department has commissioned to ensure the system is future-proofed in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50059/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the requests from a union (details supplied) to restore the level of AP1 and AP2 posts in primary schools to pre-2010 levels; if her attention has been drawn to the need to restore these positions to ease the burden on school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50063/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the average pupil teacher ratio in primary schools at a national level if only schools with a full-time administrative principal are included (details supplied); the steps she is taking to improve this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50064/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding the banking of hours by primary schools in cases in which mainstream classroom teachers are replaced by special education teachers due to absences; if her attention has been drawn to the demands of a union (details supplied) to reinstate this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50188/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding teacher supply panels at both primary and secondary school level; if she plans to expand the existing coverage of supply panels to make them accessible to schools nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the adequacy of the number of teachers currently allocated to supply panels for substitute teachers at a primary school level; if her attention has been drawn to cases in which three substitute teachers are covering up to 14 schools in a district as is the case in north County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if discussions are expected in the coming weeks with the Garda Commissioner on the plans of An Garda Síochána to ensure a safe Hallowe'en; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51093/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: This is probably a question that comes up this time every year. Will the Minister make a statement on discussions or actions with the Garda Commissioner and An Garda Síochána on a safe Hallowe'en? I am particularly concerned about the prevalence of fireworks, the nature, scale and size of bonfires and the materials being put on them.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister. I am reassured to know there is such action on fireworks. I was at Crumlin children's hospital late one night and the amount of fireworks going off was an absolute disgrace. I do not know what kind of an idiot sets off fireworks near a children's hospital that late at night. We really do need to take action on their prevalence. They seem to be going off for weeks...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: I was going to suggest that as something to do. Hallowe'en is a great event for children. People enjoy it and it is fine. We want to have safety and responsibility. I am concerned for people around a bonfire where we do not even know what has been thrown onto it and what could result from something being burned on it and the fumes coming off it. There is nobody to marshal it or monitor...