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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I ask the witnesses to respond to my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am conscious of the time and I know Mr. Jones and Mr. Gillespie want to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Will we ask Mr. Jones to proceed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Chairman might advise if my allotted time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Can we sort out the sound issues because some of the important points have been lost? Do we think they have been sorted out?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (12 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 566. To ask the Minister for Health when sections 13 and 19 of the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018 will be commenced in view of the findings of a recent research study (details supplied) which highlights children's exposure to alcohol marketing in sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49524/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration has been given or will be given to reintroducing the additional 30% grant for Rapid and CLÁR areas under the sports capital grant. [47794/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Labour Party has tabled a priority question on the decriminalisation of drug users for answer on Thursday. The Department of Justice has told us it is a matter for the Department of Health and, as a result, this priority question will not be answered by the Minister for Justice. The reason our courts are full of people with drug addictions is that this is a justice issue. It is dealt...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: -----because Members of this House and those we are trying to represent are not well served by Departments and Ministers who are ducking issues that affect very vulnerable people.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional SNAs hired in the 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and to date in the 2021-2022 school year; the base figure at the end of the 2018-2019 school year; the number of additional SNAs being hired at present; the extra number that will be employed by September 2022; the number of the 1,165 extra SNAs announced in Budget 2022 that were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51415/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary school children by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51413/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary school teachers by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the additional €18 million funding for DEIS in 2022; the number of extra primary and secondary schools that will be supported; the base cost of supporting an extra primary and secondary school, respectively; the specific additional costs for an average school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51416/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank our guests for their contributions. I found them particularly exciting, if I can use that word, because I feel there is an historic opportunity for us to grasp reform of the leaving certificate and do something with it. I do not think anybody who has been through it or who has a family member going through it or who is in the system can pretend it should stay as it is. Even the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Assess.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I have a general point to make. Professor Hegarty referred to the reform of the junior certificate. From my memory, that was not an easy process to go through at the time, although it was not suggested that people go into the workforce with only a junior certificate. The timing and way in which that programme was reformed meant it was a difficult process. That experience probably put the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (19 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to contradictory information as to whether training was provided to volunteer cliff rescue units prior to their return to active duty; if a series of operational assessments with no training component were conducted; if he will ask the Irish Coastguard Service to detail the replacement equipment that was...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (19 Oct 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline and stage process of the end-of-life decision and actions taken for the Rescue 400 life jackets for the Irish Coastguard Service; the reason there was a requirement to stand down all Irish Coastguard Service boat operations while waiting for the procurement process for a replacement to be found; and if he will make a...