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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Closures: An Post (17 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Spare capacity has been bought in the past. A place in Midleton was leased for a period at Christmas time because there was inadequate capacity available. The delegation has stated there will be a need for additional capacity, but there was capacity available at a location. I find it hard to understand the rationale behind renovating the centre in Ballincollig, north Lee, south Lee and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Closures: An Post (17 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I disagree with the decision and hope providing permanent employment is at the heart of everything that will happen from here on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Chairman for his patience. I thank all of the gardaí and staff who are present. When I was in my office, I was listening to Assistant Commissioner Finn alluding to the proposed community garda complement of four in 40 in Cork. I understand the current complement is three in 25. I have raised this issue twice before with the Commissioner. I wrote to him and, in fairness,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of increasing funding to third level institutions by 1%. [38561/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Expenditure (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of restoring the non-adjacent SUSI grant level from 24 km to 30 km, 35 km and 40 km, in tabular form. [38562/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Expenditure (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of restoring the SUSI grant scheme to pre-2011 levels. [38563/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the immigration status of the persons who were adversely affected by the recent student recruitment agency closure; the measures to be put in place to ensure that international students are protected against another closure of this nature; the status of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the closure of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus leis na hoifigigh atá os ár gcomhair tráthnóna. This is an issue that, anecdotally, people would have had some sense of. Unfortunately, with regard to the Traveller community, there would have often been a tacit awareness that in many instances they were not getting the full benefit of the school places that they held down. Great...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I emphasise a point on which the Minister did not respond and while I accept the officials cannot respond, I hope it will be taken into account. I am not sure bullet point H makes sense. I am not sure if additional work should always be provided or if that would always be suitable. What are the consequences if a school does not comply? It is not immediately clear to me that it would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Congratulations - comhghairdeas libh go léir. I thank the witnesses for coming before us. At the risk of singling him out, I think I saw Mr. Twomey in The Echoin the run-up to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: He is a Coolea man, I think, but I congratulate all the participants. It is an amazing achievement. There has clearly been a strong track record over recent years. I have a few questions for the participants but also for SOLAS. New courses are opening up and we are moving in the right direction, but we are still a long way behind the likes of Germany and Austria in that I think they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does Mr. Brownlee wish to respond to some of the points raised at the end?

Special Needs Education Places: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “calls on the Government to:” and substitute the following:“— provide all necessary resources and training to urgently resolve issues which have been officially identified in Cork and South Dublin; — commit to an appropriate amount of special classes in each administrative area and to publish an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (25 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to delays to the granting of home tuition hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38969/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister is in government.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Over the summer, there was a fair bit of discussion in regard to online safety. Every time the issue comes up, the Department and the Government respond as if the idea of an online safety commissioner is a new one. The background is that it was recommended in a Law Reform Commission paper in 2016 and a Private Members' Bill that I proposed was passed a year and a half ago, although it is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: What is the timescale?

Status of History in the Framework for Junior Cycle: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ignorance of history, whether national or international, has real consequences. It leads to poor judgment and understanding and, as we have seen sadly too often in recent years in neighbouring countries and across the world, to flawed political decisions. The study of history is crucial to our sense of self and to understanding our history and who we are as a people, as well as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tionscadail Tógála Scoileanna (1 Oct 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil aon phlean aige cúnamh a thabhairt do Scoil (sonraí thíos), le hathchóiriú a dhéanamh ar a cuid foirgneamh, ina measc, Halla Spóirt a chur ar fáil; agus cad é stádas an iarratais seo. [39378/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (1 Oct 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a retrofitting programme for education facilities, including primary, secondary, and third-level to ensure that they become more energy efficient and sustainable. [39379/19]