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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I was just seeking to establish that. I would have thought that any decision that would have been taken, whether there was engagement or not, would have been informed by the review. I understand that some of the reasons for engagement or non-engagement are disputed. I absolutely agree that high standards have to be reached, but I would have imagined that if a review had been undertaken and...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Did the Minister receive this draft report?

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I suppose it is clear that the Minister has not seen the report. So the decision was taken exclusively on the basis of-----

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: -----non-co-operation. Do I have time for a final question?

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There have been ongoing discussions and reviews in respect of school transport for some time. The decision that was taken to make school transport free was welcome, albeit it could have been organised in a different way, perhaps by continuing to give preference to those who applied in time. In any event, the time for has passed. The decision to make school transport free for this academic...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is it because of the recommendations of that review that the Minister took the decision to remove funding?

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister will receive the report.

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will raise a few other issues, some of which partly follow on from what others have mentioned. I will also briefly take the opportunity to express my party's condolences on the loss of Niamh Bhreathnach, who was a pioneering Minister for Education. I extend my condolences to her family and to the Labour Party. She will be remembered for her decision to end fees and to break the cycle. I...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Two issues arose during other members' questions, one of which related to physical activity and school buildings. We had a debate on this and I also had a debate with the school buildings unit. I take every opportunity to discuss this. The Department needs to have a rethink of how it approaches this. As far as I can see, although it is not nailed down in black and white, the position of...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There are probably two different ways to calculate it, but it is between 5 km and 6 km.

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There was no conflict of interest, as far as the Minister is concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Regulations (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new regulations under Part 18 of the Local Government Act 2001 regarding the holding of plebiscites to change placenames will be resolved; when amendments will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5806/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity surrounding the home care package in a service (details supplied) surrounding an issue with an administrator not being replaced since before Christmas; and when this person, who is based in Blackrock, will be replaced. [5759/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the number of people in the Cork south Lee area that are waiting to be assessed for a carer; and when they will be assessed. [5760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance if a write-off is available to businesses struggling to repay VAT debt built up through debt warehousing during the Covid-19 pandemic. [7098/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the current vacancies in home economics teaching posts in post-primary schools. [8204/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (21 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to awarding the same financial supports to registered post-primary teachers to upskill, in order to teach home economics, as is currently being offered to registered teachers to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish. [8203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the supports available for students with a diagnosis of dyscalculia in post primary education, in particular, supports to help students with Leaving Certificate maths. [8275/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (21 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the situation of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards who are still awaiting details on an offer devised by his Department following a recommendation by the Labour Court, and if a timeline for the resolution of any such delay can be outlined [8715/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban; the reason cariban cannot be prescribed by a GP on the drugs payment scheme given that most women do not see a consultant until after 12 weeks; the steps pregnant women can take to help with the extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks or...