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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (27 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for the return of a pension query form 1 for 18 months from the Department in order to get an estimate of pension benefits will be investigated; if a reply will issue directly to the person to allow them to make a decision on retirement before 1 February 2021; and if there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (27 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the chairpersons of HEA-funded Irish higher education institutions; the term of office of each; the number of terms served by each; the method of appointment, annual remuneration and expenses for each in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3772/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of reference of the independent person he appointed on 28 July 2020 to accelerate plans for a technological university in the south east; if there was an advertisement or tender in respect of the appointment; if the appointment was made to a person or to a firm; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: As the Minister knows, we are in the middle of a housing crisis and a homelessness crisis. We have a social housing crisis, a rent affordability crisis and an unaffordable house price crisis. The cause of these crises is an outdated, right-wing, ideological approach to planning and development which has led to a chronic underinvestment in public housing for the past 20 years and a housing...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 467. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a large cohort of parents who are not classed as essential workers by their employer but have been informed by their crèche facilities that they are eligible to access crèche services, as essential workers; if no guidance has been issued to private crèches to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (4 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the allocation of SNAs in 2021; if a policy decision has been made on the strategy; the measures being taken to provide SNAs with job security; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6307/21]

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: If the Minister succeeds in his endeavour to drive down the virus and rid this land of Covid-19, we will all succeed and we can all go back to the type of human relationships and interactions all of us have been sorely missing. It is now February. In January, we lost more than 1,000 people to this virus. We had more infections in January than we had in 2020 so clearly a new strategy is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by drivers in possession of Canadian driver licences in exchanging them for Irish driver licences; the Canadian provinces with which Ireland has a reciprocal arrangement; the action being taken to extend reciprocal arrangements with the remaining Canadian provinces; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the minutes of the meetings of the 2021 State advisory group; and if the membership of the advisory group will also be published. [7428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 751. To ask the Minister for Health if classical homocystinuria can be added to the list of conditions covered by the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact of its similarity to phenylketonuria a disease already on the list. [6550/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 730. To ask the Minister for Health the number and proportion of the National Ambulance Service, Dublin Fire Brigade and other workers providing front-line ambulance services that have been given their first and second scheduled vaccinations against Covid-19 as of 1 February 2020 or the latest date available. [6458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 731. To ask the Minister for Health the number of front-line ambulance workers from all services that have contracted Covid-19; and the number that are believed to have contracted it as part of their work. [6459/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 732. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Covid-19 vaccinations for many front-line paramedics in the Dublin Fire Brigade service were cancelled; the reason the vaccinations were cancelled; the date for the completion of vaccinations for Dublin Fire Brigade and National Ambulance Service staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6460/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 733. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 vaccinations were rolled-out to a private firm providing financial or other non-healthcare functions to the HSE before the completion of vaccination of front-line paramedics [6461/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 970. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a group (details supplied) requesting the proposed assisted human reproduction Bill be amended to provide better protection to the rights of families; and if he will engage with representatives of the group regarding its proposed reforms for the upcoming iterations of the Bill. [7437/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy of any recommendations made to her, her Department or Ministers of State in her Department by the advisory group on the leaving certificate since December 2020 to 8 February 2021 will be provided. [7714/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy of minutes or copies of minutes forwarded to her, her Department or Ministers of State in her Department arising from the meetings of the advisory group on the leaving certificate since December 2020 to 8 February 2021 will be provided. [7715/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy of briefing documents prepared for her arising from meetings of the advisory group on the leaving certificate since December 2020 to 8 February 2021 will be provided. [7716/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the action plan for apprenticeships will be published. [7811/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific measures proposed within the action plan for apprenticeships to promote apprenticeships as a viable option for school leavers. [7812/21]