Results 2,741-2,760 of 6,188 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage junior certificate will be factored in view of his comments that junior certificate results can be used as a safeguard to protect a strong cohort from suffering under the standardisation part of the calculated grades model; and the role it plays in the statistical model being used for standardisation [9302/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that post-leaving certificate students from 2020 will be in a position to attend third-level in 2020. [9300/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department and the SEC are undertaking with regard to the leaving certificate of 2021 in view of the fact that the 2020 fifth year cohort have also suffered significantly from the lack of building-based schooling in recent times [9303/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest details regarding the July provision scheme. [9304/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the current draft of plans for school buildings re-opening; his plans for schools or units to be open for teaching before summer 2020; his further plans for a combination of remote learning and in school learning when schools reopen; if an additional budget will be provided for school cleaning; if an additional budget will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the re-opening of schools will be on a phased basis; if it will still involve remote learning; and if he will consider additional funding to ensure access to remote learning for all primary and secondary children [9308/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the SIM model for SNA and special needs allocations does not allow for significant shifts within a class cohort within a year; and if he will examine this further [9306/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to ensure the significant shortfall of school places in ASD units and in special schools in County Cork is addressed. [9307/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments that have been cancelled by month in Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork since February 2020. [9482/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for outpatient and inpatient appointments in Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork. [9483/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 720. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in May 2018, 2019 and 2020 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since October 2019 in County Cork in these sectors. [9484/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if all CHO areas are providing the same advice to home helps in terms of provision of PPE and sanitiser; if all areas have the same access; and his plans to ensure that home helps in CHO areas in counties Cork and Kerry have access to PPE and sanitiser. [9485/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 722. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will consider the provision of face coverings as distinct from medical grade PPE to the public by way of large scale procurement or a scheme to ensure persons on low incomes that desire face coverings may obtain them in view of findings (details supplied) that persons living in poverty that cannot afford face coverings is problematic. [9486/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 963. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the L2455 road upgrade: his plans to fund it; if the NTA has submitted each of its observations to Cork City Council; and if the NTA is awaiting further information from Cork City Council. [9323/20]

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Tá mé ag roinnt le Deputies Cullinane agus Funchion. I will begin my contribution on the same subject I commenced my contribution to the previous debate we had on this area a little under two weeks ago. At that stage, I told the Minister that I felt it was not good enough that schools had had no communication on reopening from 12 March until that date. Since then, while there has...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is all very well but some communication should have been possible since 12 March. Schools deserve some kind of communication or indication. They should have gotten that and they still have not, as far as I am aware. Staying with the-----

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No school I have spoken to has had direct contact from the Department about reopening. They may have had some in the last four or five days, but up until then they had not received any contact. That is a fact based on all the schools I have spoken to, which is around 20. Staying with the reopening-----

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is quite reasonable for the Department to go back to schools and explain the process, where we are, what we are waiting for and the criteria involved. There are messages and preparations that could have happened-----

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am unfortunately going to have to truncate the rest of my contribution, though I was going to come in on a few issues. First, I refer to calculated grades. Parliamentary questions that I got back today tell me two things quite clearly. If one cannot get a calculated grade, there is no other option and there is not going to be a written leaving certificate before third level admissions....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (9 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has or will communicate to the President of the United States of America the alarm and anger regarding incidents of racist police brutality and killings, the use of violent force and plastic bullets against protesters, threats to use the military against protestors and at the use of force against members of the press; and his views...