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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister of State. The next speaker is Senator O'Loughlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I will ask some questions as there are no other speakers are left. I will go for a second round and will give people a reduced time to ask a direct question to the Minister. I have three or four issues I wish to ask about. The Minister might not have the answers but she might be able to come back to me. There are few large primary schools in the country. When I say large primary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I do not want an immediate reply to my question on additional resources for English for overseas students but will the Minister ask the Department to look at this? In fairness, the larger schools are under severe pressure with overseas students. They do a fabulous job. Will the Minister acknowledge that? The school I am referring to is almost up to the 25% level. This is something that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: We have a few minutes left. I will go to Deputy Conway-Walsh first. Does Senator O'Loughlin wish to come in a second time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I would also like to ask a question. It will not be an exchange between members and witnesses, rather it will be direct questions. Each member will have a minute to ask his or her question and I will be as lenient as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister of State. Following on from Senator Mullen's point, are there many schools that have not been assigned educational psychologists? I presume schools share psychologists at the moment. What other alternative supports are available for schools in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: What if they are under pressure or overworked, which I presume happens in certain cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I know I am breaking my own rules as I speak back and forth, but does the Minister of State have a percentage for how many pupils left primary school and brought their SNAs with them to post-primary? I am aware that this is an issue. For a while in my county, where a pupil had an SNA right up to sixth class, he or she was refused the SNA when going into first year in secondary school. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I have one last question for the Minister, on school buildings. It was not the issue we brought her in to discuss but I hope she does not mind. It is more of an observation than a question. Some schools have needed additional school buildings for Covid reasons and they have probably been given prefabs or whatever. This issue is a major bugbear of mine. I know Covid is totally different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister, Deputy Foley, and the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, as well as their officials, for coming before us today to brief us on their key priorities for education. I acknowledge that the Minister and Minister of State were very upfront in their replies and it was no bother to them. The briefing today was very beneficial both for discussing key priorities and also the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: 116. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to awarding the enterprise support grant to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37166/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: 213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a court order in favour of a bank regarding a single farm payment can be transferred to another lending institution that subsequently purchased the loan and the legislation that is relied upon for such a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37210/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: 214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a garnishee order can be granted in respect of a single farm payment; if this order will be transferred to discharge a debt that has been purchased by another lending institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37212/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I remind members and witnesses that they are requested to use the wipes and hand sanitisers provided to clean seats and desks in order to supplement the regular sanitisation. We have our four witnesses in four separate chairs but I remind people to use the hand sanitisers in front of them regularly throughout the meeting. I remind members to ensure that their mobiles are switched off for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The first questioner is Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan and he will be followed by Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire who will join us by video-link. I remind members and witnesses of the six minute timeframe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: There will only be 20 seconds for a reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: Next is Deputy Ó Laoghaire followed by Deputy Alan Farrell, who is also on video.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: Can we allow the other two witnesses to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: If they are allowed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Paul Kehoe: That is if they are allowed to come back; hopefully they will be.