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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (24 Jan 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has access to any research conducted on the presence of ultrafine particulate pollution from aircraft around any of Ireland's commercial airports. [2717/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (24 Jan 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Road Safety Authority will publish the report Road Deaths and Alcohol 2017-2021, which focuses on road user fatalities on persons who had a positive toxicology for alcohol at the time of the fatal collision, given the last publication on road deaths and alcohol by the Road Safety Authority was published in July 2020 Road...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (24 Jan 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify if special needs assistants are entitled to the flat-rate expenses allowances for tax purposes allowed by the Revenue Commissioners to teachers. [2729/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Time is relatively short so I will ask two main questions. The Labour Party supports this Bill and will table amendments as it proceeds. Anyone may respond. I am not directing my comments at anyone in particular. The industry in general is typified by two main issues which I will raise. These will be commented on as the Bill goes through...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister for his presentation. The Labour Party is broadly supportive of the idea of body cams for gardaí. However, we want to make a few points on this Stage. I was not a member of the justice committee, although I am now, when this Bill underwent pre-legislative scrutiny. I understand there was no reference to facial recognition technology at that time. I will return...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Has the Tánaiste seen the protests?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is not working. They are finding out before we are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and submissions. I will make some general comments and anybody who wants to react to what I have to say can do so. Last week, industry representatives came before us. In terms of the Bill, we were very taken by what the Give Us the Night campaign had to say about Dublin city centre being under great pressure and cultural spaces being under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (2 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Raheny primary school reconfiguration review undertaken by her Department and the Catholic Church Archdiocese. [4714/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the primary school which is mentioned in the Woodbrook-Shanganagh Local Area Plan, Shankill, County Dublin will be provided; and the planned patronage for same. [4717/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending the free school transport scheme announced as a one-year measure; and if she will ensure that the capacity issues will be addressed well in advance of September 2023. [4716/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (2 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed date of the 2023 Leaving Certificate results. [4715/23]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister for reaching out to our party after the loss of Niamh Bhreathnach, a former Minister for Education. We appreciated the Minister's condolences and kind comments to our party and to her family. Niamh was associated with the original Breaking the Cycle scheme, so I will initially speak about DEIS. As the Minister outlined, there has been an investment and approximately...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The identification of the schools.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: On the point of second level school places, I do not need a comment on the reconfiguration of schools. I am just happy for the Minister to have heard what I have said.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There is a process ongoing in Raheny, so we will let that go.

Emergency Housing Measures: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It would be remiss of me not to mention today that we laid to rest a former Minister for Education, Niamh Bhreathnach, who spent many years teaching children from the Oliver Bond flat complex in the north-west inner city. This inspired her to go into politics. She became Minister for Education and delivered radical reforms in that space and inspired people like me to turn to politics....