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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of developing a seed capital scheme for expanding the school book scheme into new schools. [18791/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of centrally acquiring the necessary personal protective equipment, PPE, and providing same to schools. [18792/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 585. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families that receive child benefit payments; and the number of children these are in respect of. [18205/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of the extension of the school meals programme over the summer months in 2020. [18206/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 587. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the school meals programme budget by 5%, 10%, 20% and 25%, respectively; and the estimated cost of extending the programme budget to include provision for breakfast in addition to lunch. [18207/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in September 2020. [18716/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 621. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of a double payment of child benefit. [18827/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children availing of hot free school meals; and the cost per child and school of delivering same. [18828/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if 2019 tax returns can be taken into consideration when assessing pandemic unemployment payment rates for those who are self-employed. [18983/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 729. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to restore the school completion programme to 2010 levels. [18717/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Students (28 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 773. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if international students will be granted entry here if the language school or college at which they have been accepted is delivering classes through a mix of blended learning or exclusively online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18335/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We have been looking for a roadmap since April, so it is welcome that we now have one. There are, however, deficiencies. Parents of children with special educational needs and those who work in the area, including teachers and special needs assistants, have concerns. I know the Taoiseach has often talked about this issue. I am not here to criticise him but to ask him to fix something in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Curaclam Scoile (29 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills An bhfuil cinneadh déanta ag an Aire Oideachais maidir le marcanna bónais a thabhairt le haghaidh chúrsa Gaeilge nua na hArdteiste [19387/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Examinations (30 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact statistical model used for the national school standardisation process for leaving certificate results in 2020; and the way in which gender and socioeconomic status will be taken into account when assigning calculated grades. [19310/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Examinations (30 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome the Minister to the first of these sessions. I hope we have many useful exchanges during the course of this Dáil. A briefing was organised yesterday, so to some extent events may have overtaken my question, but not all my concerns were addressed. There is still significant concern that the calculations model will be affected by a school having had low results in the past or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Examinations (30 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I did not hear anything from the Minister there that I did not already know. I have had concerns about calculated grades in the past. I recognise the difficult situation and I had numerous conversations with the Minister's predecessor on what should happen next. I have particular concerns around school profiling. My concern is that young adults applying for their place in university will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Examinations (30 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a certain contradiction in that. If the model fails the validation and does not produce the result we expect from a particular demographic or gender, there will have to be adjustments. Grades will either have to go down or go up. That has real implications for students. It really is not good enough. The Minister has not answered my primary question. There is a model. It...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: State Examinations (30 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is not the same thing, as the Minister well knows.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (30 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether expanded classrooms or additional prefabs will be required to be erected to facilitate appropriate distancing of pupils; if there will be initiatives to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio, particularly in circumstances in which it relates to schools over 30; and the funding her Department will provide to facilitate same. [19311/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (30 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On Tuesday evening a Private Members' motion highlighted the fact that we have found it so hard to reopen schools because we have overcrowded classrooms and buildings that are not fit for purpose. The point was not really addressed by either Minister during the debate. What is the Department doing about this, beyond the minor works and adjustment grant? Has it carried out an audit of...