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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Schools Data (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 855. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if statistics on the ethnicity of students expelled and suspended from all schools is available; and his views on his Department recording such statistics to ensure that potential biases can be adequately monitored. [15359/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 996. To ask the Minister for Health the home help waiting lists in the various community health organisations by CHO area. [14657/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1315. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to restore or increase respite hours in the Cork area for families of children with special needs that had been reduced or paused during the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular reference, but not exclusively, to the respite services at Garretstown. [16030/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On page 113, the programme for Government refers to outlining preparations for post-Covid-19 education and the return to school. The Taoiseach has just said that it is the number one priority. Parents, however, were absolutely aghast at the interview given by the Minister for Education and Skills to the Sunday Independentbecause there was scarcely any answer at all in the interview. It is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: What is the plan? When will it happen?

Employment Rights: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Nine years ago, the workers of Vita Cortex in the south side of Cork city sat in for 160 days to try to get the pay and redundancy to which they were entitled. At the time, they were visited by many public figures, maithe agus mór uaisle, including the current Taoiseach, who gave them very strong support, vocally if not practically. We are now in the same situation nine years on in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Liquidations (15 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 51. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legal protections to ensure that companies based primarily abroad do not engage in tactical liquidations of entities here in order to prevent employees receiving their full entitlements; his views on whether this is applicable in the case of a company (details supplied); and if further actions to protect such workers either via...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (16 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is my first debate with the Minister and, therefore, I take this opportunity to wish her well in her new role and likewise the Minister, Deputy Harris. We are here to discuss Revised Estimates for the Department of Education and Skills. The news for education is that the net allocation sought for education and skills is unchanged from before the pandemic. I know that the Minister has...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I wrote to the Ceann Comhairle on the same matter. I want to add my voice to that call. The Minister has scarcely answered a direct question in her short time in office. It is urgently needed. The concern among students and parents is unbelievable. The Minister really does need to come into the House to clarify the situation on the leaving certificate and on the return to school. People...

Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is ar éigean is féidir le mo ghlúin íoc as cúram leanaí. Cuireann sé bac agus constaic ar dhaoine dul ag obair nó ó thaobh ioncaim de. Most parents I know who look for childcare simply cannot find it. Even if they do find it, they very often cannot afford it. The reality is that the model of childcare and early education that successive...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Tánaiste's earlier response to Deputy Pearse Doherty in regard to education was not much of an answer. Surely he knows a bit more about the July stimulus. Reopening schools will require investment. Will the July stimulus contain money for additional space and to ensure every school has hot water and adequate personal protective equipment? When will we know more? A Revised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (23 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to facilitate those that have not applied to university via CAO or UCAS and that may now miss out on their place in a university on mainland Europe due to the delay until September 2020 in the releasing of leaving certificate results; and if alternative provisions will be put in place to ensure that these students do not miss...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (23 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the situation for international students that already have their results and are waiting to see whether they have been accepted into a university here through the CAO system; her further views on whether they will be able to start university as normal in September 2020 in view of the quick turnaround between round 1 CAO offers and...

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — schools have been closed for over 130 days and the new school year is due to start in just over four weeks; — the closure of school buildings brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic has had a very negative impact on the education of a generation of Irish children, despite the considerable efforts of parents, teachers and...

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Government has had 20 minutes in which to speak and neither the Minister nor the Minister of State actually addressed the purpose of the motion, which is to underline the fact that we faced this crisis, and that this jurisdiction was one of the slowest developed countries in Europe or elsewhere to reopen closed schools, because our school system is underfunded, understaffed and...

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Could I clarify matters please? Are you saying, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, that the motion, as amended, is agreed to?

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No. I am sorry. Gabh mo leithscéal. My understanding is that there will have to be a vote on the amendment before we vote on the motion.

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I did call a vote.

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am sorry. I thought I said it.

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No.