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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [47780/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 711. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since January 2021 in County Cork in these sectors. [48387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 712. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork by area; the average waiting time; and his plans to address this. [48388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 713. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young people on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city for less than three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and over 24 months, respectively in tabular form. [48389/21]

Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the short time I have, I will focus on aviation, albeit in the context of tourism. Cork is a great destination and I hope everyone will take the time to visit. The aviation sector has taken a ferocious hit during the pandemic, there is no doubt about it. It is a resilient industry. Indeed, I think we can all expect that many of the big airlines will return to very considerable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 125. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken to progress a thorough investigation of the grounds at the former Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47858/21]

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Chairman. It has become clear not just in the past two years, but through several years, that the leaving certificate is in need of radical transformation. I know the arguments that are made in respect of State certification. That is an issue to which we can return. However, it is true that too much rides on the terminal examination and that one day. It has too many...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: What we needed this year was a budget with vision and ambition and this is not what we got. There are so many areas where the potential for fundamental change and a radical shift in policy were missed. There is nothing at all for renters and a wholly inadequate response to our waiting lists. There is a complete failure to deal with childcare costs. I welcome that the campaigners for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will return to 100% capacity. [49998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the guidance on mask wearing in post-primary school settings will continue to apply after 22 October 2021. [50342/21]

Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It has never been great to be a renter in Ireland. These days being a renter in Ireland is like being on a treadmill in that you are trapped, stranded and handing out fortunes of money, very often for substandard accommodation and, worse, you are always in an uncertain position, subject to a notice to quit under the many loopholes throughout tenancy legislation in this State and, when you do...

Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We have to fight for everything. That is the phrase I hear from every parent of a child with autism. It is the case for all the families of children with disabilities, but especially so for those families who have children with autism. They must fight for every inch, every service and every appointment. They must fight for everything. To be honest, I have not seen that change in all the...

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (20 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: With regard to the legislation, I believe it makes sense to have these functions within the Department of Education. It is logical and the feedback I get from school completion projects and from education welfare officers is that it is logical. There are some issues and concerns that we need to watch but that is not a reason not to do it. When they were in Tusla, some education welfare...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On the same issue, it was a disgrace to see-----

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: As the Minister of State knows, there are few families in Ireland that have not been affected by breast cancer. As Deputy Andrews said, it affects one in nine women. This is an enormous proportion of the population when we think about it, particularly if we were to put all of those women in one place. We must also remember that one in 1,000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their...

Covid-19: Reframing the Challenge, Continuing our Recovery and Reconnecting: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Like Deputy Gould, I briefly raise the case of Mr. Nadim Hussain, who is on hunger strike and ask that the Minister for Justice give it her attention and see whether she can assist. School leaders and boards of management feel isolated. They can hardly get hold of the HSE and they feel completely abandoned by the Department of Education. The changes in respect of self-isolation were...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Medical Certificates (21 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This matter has been raised a few times, although I am not sure if it was raised very recently in the Oireachtas. The primary medical certificate is primarily about adapted vehicles. That is the most common reason people require it. It is relevant where people have a disability or suffered a long-term or permanent injury that means they required a specially adapted vehicle. It is crucial...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Medical Certificates (21 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I suppose there is good in that response, but it does not deal with all the issues. This process does not seem to be running at full steam. While there has been some progress made in the backlog, the community medical doctors are also doing many other jobs which puts demands on the resources. The other issue which has not been addressed is the delay in the appeals, which is a key part of...

Statistics (Decade of Centenaries) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Once there is somebody to respond to the Minister of State.

Statistics (Decade of Centenaries) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Notwithstanding what the Ceann Comhairle said, it was an elegant navigation of Standing Orders a few minutes ago. The Government amendment is a particular device and I think it is the most remarkable use yet I have seen of it. The Government regularly comes to the House to say it will look at something in a year's time. It is its way of avoiding voting against something. In this instance,...