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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputy Nolan. I myself have a couple of quick questions. One or two members want to come back in. If anybody wants to come back in, I ask them to message the clerk to the committee. Senator Dolan is the first up, after me, to come back in. Ms Tansey spoke of the psychologists. Is there a shortage of psychologists in Ireland for recruitment at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: All the officials will agree it has been a huge issue today when they talk about the imperative that there be early intervention when a child is diagnosed with autism. There are reports of considerable delays right across the country. They heard Deputies in Cork speaking about their own constituency. I have experienced it in my own constituency in Wexford. Right across the country one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Does Ms Tansey believe the streamlining is satisfactory at the moment because many people would disagree with that and say it is not a satisfactory at the moment? I engage with parents and, as a politician, I do not believe any parent should have to approach their local Deputy, councillor or Senator to look for these services or approach me, as a public representative, to speed up the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I do not want a reply to this, but I have been speaking to a number of teachers recently who have spoken about children being in and out of school over the last while. It will be a significant challenge for the witnesses to deal with kids' emotions and so on. It is anecdotal evidence, since one teacher told me that no specific research was done on this. He said that the female students...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Mannion, Mr. Ward, Mr. Doody, Mr. Murtagh, Ms McGrath and Ms Tansey for appearing before the committee. The briefing was informative and productive for us as committee members to enable us to follow on from the information they gave us. I also thank members for their input. The committee stands adjourned until its next public meeting at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 20 April 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Enniscorthy flood defence scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19671/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 388. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the strategic rail review; when he expects the review to be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19635/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 637. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the large scale sport infrastructure fund will reopen for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19060/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 759. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding available for general maintenance of a church; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter regarding the urgent need for temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; her plans to ensure that places are available for students in the area in September for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19857/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an income disregard for a student on the pandemic unemployment payment who is applying to SUSI for a grant given that they would have received this income disregard if working over the holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19981/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1441. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process in place for changing an employer on an atypical employment visa (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 2029. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible to conduct the mandatory hotel quarantine in an alternative hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1825. To ask the Minister for Health if the bed capacity of a hospital (details supplied) is being reduced in order to increase storage for wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19072/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 2030. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) categorised as cohort 4 without a consultant can get their Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 2487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department imposed a 15 km buffer zone on all forestry projects without having the necessary resources in place to process screened in files, which has resulted in a backlog in the ecology section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 2488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of engagement his Department has with the nursery sector on species required to meet the climate action targets given the three year lead in time involved to produce saplings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (22 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of an application (details supplied); if the project is to be funded by the Office of Public Works; if so, the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (22 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a new date for an appeal will issue for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20925/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (22 Apr 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for a proposed project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/21]