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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools: Discussion (5 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The witnesses mentioned Finland. I am always interested when people mention that country, which is very different from Ireland. It has a different education system, fundamentally underpinned by the radical idea of equality. It does not have the multitude of patrons that we have here. When the relevant legislation was introduced in 2013, it was considered slightly controversial because we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There seems to be a level of confusion about the Department of Education's interpretation of HSE guidelines with regard to special needs assistants, SNAs, and face coverings insofar as a school does not have to provide medical grade face masks for SNAs outside of intimate care settings. The Minister will agree that our special needs assistants are doing sterling work. They are on the front...

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Government is asking us to vote confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The Government is asking us to accept his explanation for his behaviour in leaking a confidential document to a friend and head of a rival representative body, completely outside of normal procedure and appropriate practice, during a multi-million euro negotiation process. ...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 52. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if research has been carried out or is planned on the comparative effects of different levels of lockdown has had on small businesses and microenterprises. [35098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 87. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for many businesses level 3 restrictions are as financially detrimental as at level 5 restriction; his plans to protect small businesses and microenterprises in 2021 from the strategy of ongoing lifting and imposition of restrictions; and the research carried out or planned by his or...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Sick Pay Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 61. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the progress in providing a right to sick pay to workers in the context of the pandemic. [35096/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Local Enterprise Offices (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 77. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the efforts that can be made to ensure that online marketing campaigns targeting consumers to support local business are actually delivering business to Irish local business. [35100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 334. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in the applications opening for the Covid restrictions support scheme; and when the Covid restrictions support scheme payments can be applied for and start being issued. [35097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing projects which will make up the promised 9,500 direct build housing identified in Budget 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34865/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will put on the record of Dáil Éireann the report compiled by officials in his Department in relation to co-living as reported by a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34866/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of direct build social housing completed in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form to include the cost of each development; the cost per unit of each and the turnaround time from planning to build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34867/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new permanent building for a school (details supplied); her views on the tender process for same; the current intended timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34792/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the space constraints faced by a school (details supplied) in future school years; if contingency planning will be required in order to accommodate future student cohorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34793/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students sitting Irish in the leaving certificate in November 2020 can be accommodated with an aural and-or an oral examination in order to ensure equity with students that have been assessed and provided with a calculated grade based on aural and oral proficiency; if not, if the students will be credited a 100% award for the oral portion...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if derogations are available to allow retired teachers return to substitute teaching for the period of the Covid-19 pandemic to assist in cases in which they otherwise would not be allowed do so under the terms of their retirement agreement as in cases such as that of a teacher (details supplied); if so, if consideration will be given to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the witnesses. It is no secret the Labour Party did not support the cancellation of the exams when the announcement was made on 8 May. We felt the written exams should have gone ahead. I will go through the timeline. On 8 May, the announcement was made and there was a school profiling element for the calculated grades. The delay to leaving certificate results was announced on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That was in mid-August.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Chairman. I would like to have been put closer to teacher's desk for behaviour.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their attendance. I will go through a few issues and get their comments on them. The issue of two-tier pay and pay equality is coming up regularly within schools and the Minister may wish to make reference to that. The Minister of State referred to medical-grade face coverings for SNAs but while schools are trying to power their way...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate what the Minister said about housing and we can return to that. He probably knows what I am going to ask about. I am interested in the €8 million fund for education disadvantage. I am very excited about the new Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and about the Minister and Minister of State who are working in it. Some...