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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (28 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 287. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the adequacy of the fines that the courts can impose for serious offences under section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act insofar as they constitute a deterrent to tax evasion; when the fines were last increased; his plans for their alteration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21816/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (28 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of guidance counsellors who are currently registered with the Teaching Council as non-teacher guidance counsellors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21180/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (28 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to implement the recommendations of the 2019 report on career guidance that was commissioned by his Department and produced by a company (details supplied). [21181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (28 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that have been taken to recognise the role of non-teacher qualified guidance counsellors working within second-level education relative to teacher qualified guidance counsellors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21182/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (28 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional learning support that is available for children that enter the primary education system before the cut off point for exemption for compulsory Irish to catch up with their peers; the number of pupils that join the primary school system between second and fifth class; if she will consider creating a pilot scheme of remote learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 607. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a design team will be appointed for the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Climate change, as the Minister well knows, is the single biggest challenge facing humanity today. It is a problem of such an order of magnitude that it can be difficult for us to get our heads around it. The forests of the world are literally on fire. Twenty-four months ago the Amazon was on fire, 16 months ago Australia was on fire and this week the national parks in Kerry, the hills of...

National Autism Empowerment Strategy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Apr 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move: “That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: — the special interests and strengths of people with autism are a vital part of our society and we lose out when their unique insight, experience and contribution is lost, and that they require and deserve inclusion, equality and accountability; — for people with autism and their families, the delays,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the guests. I am happy for any of them to take the questions. My first point concerns the general issue of bullying in society, which children are aware of. I suspect that bullying is very different now from how it was 20 or 30 years ago because, from my observations, it has become mainstream and features in media, game shows, reality TV shows and politics as well. I sometimes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Dr. Noctor indicated a wish to comment.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (5 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to have Irish sign language incorporated into her Department’s curriculum in order that it can be taught in schools and considered a subject for the junior and leaving certificates; and if she will instigate a plan to do so if none exists. [22582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all methods, systems and algorithms which will be used to adjust calculations to leaving certificate grades both those achieved though accredited grades and those achieved through examination; if those grades achieved through examination will be more, less or equally subject to adjustment by the process; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (11 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the capacity of schools in the local area of Chapelizod, Dublin, due to a number of housing developments in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (11 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken to transition for wards of court into the new systems and procedures established by the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and the protections that are in place to protect the interests of such wards of courts from diminution of their assets following decisions taken under the Act....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Advanced Healthcare Directives (11 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 795. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taking to establish a register for advance healthcare directives as part of the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [24123/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank all the contributors for their excellent presentations. This is an important topic. We discussed it last week also. I made several points last week on the change in the nature of bullying. It now follows the victim all around the place because of the advent of social media and smartphones. Often, there can be confusion over the definition of bullying, which involves repeated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am conscious of my time. Ms Brady wanted to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That is a very strong point.

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank Deputy Barry for proposing this Bill, which the Labour Party will be supporting. Oftentimes we come in here and try to make Government the enemy. Sometimes that is theatrics and sometimes there is a genuine reason behind it. In this instance, the Government has absolutely no defence. It has no defence in respect of this issue, the treatment of the Debenhams workers or the Duffy...

Loan Guarantee Schemes Arrangements (Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: This is a technical Bill which does exactly what it says on the tin. It gives the relevant Ministers power to enter into agreements with the SBCI to implement loan guarantee schemes. The reason for the Bill's introduction is to enable the Government to deliver the Brexit impact loan scheme. The cost to the Exchequer of the Brexit scheme will be a maximum of €29 million with up to...