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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recent letter issued to a group (details supplied) refusing it a position on the CAP consultative committee has since been superseded by the update by the assistant secretary of his Department to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on 27 May 2021 that there is still a decision to be made on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements being put in place to facilitate driver theory tests in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32198/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driving lessons are to resume for non-essential workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32199/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driving tests will resume for non-essential workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32200/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Circulars (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 24 March 2021, the work his Department has undertaken to replace circular 39/07 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status for a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32375/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status in relation to the outstanding arrears of the pandemic unemployment payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32318/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Apologies have been received from Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, who has been substituted by Ruairí Ó Murchú whom I welcome. Deputy Alan Farrell and Senator Pauline O’Reilly also send apologies. I remind members to please ensure that their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting, as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Paul Downes, associate professor of psychology of education at the School of Human Development, Dublin City University, DCU; Professor Shelley Hymel, Edith Lando professor in social and emotional learning at the university of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada; and Professor Carmel Cefai, department of psychology and director of the Centre for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Dr. Downes has joined us again. I invite him to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I now invite Professor Cefai to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Dr. Downes and Professor Cefai spoke of the need for parent education and collaboration in tackling bullying. The principal networks from primary and post-primary levels were before the committee last week. I asked them a similar question. The representatives from both primary and post-primary spoke about the difficulty of engaging with parents. They outlined how meetings may be open,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: At previous meetings, the committee heard from several witnesses in regard to online safety and the role the online safety commissioner can play in tackling cyberbullying. I am not sure what our guests' experiences are, whether in Canada, Malta or Ireland, although I am most familiar with this country. Do they believe social media companies are doing enough to tackle cyberbullying? At...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: A very important point and I fully agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I invite Dr. Downes to reply to the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: That concludes our meeting. I thank the witnesses for attending and for sharing their insights and expert knowledge on the issue. The discussion has been of enormous assistance to the committee and our ongoing work in this area. It is an area of huge interest and we have learned something new at all of our meetings in recent weeks. We are very grateful to all of the witnesses and thank...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding measures to support the food production industry in recruiting and maintaining required workforce levels as Covid-19 restrictions are eased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33077/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration is being given to adding international heavy goods vehicle drivers to the skills shortage list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33104/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports that are available to consumers who deferred flights due to Covid-19 in 2020 and now have made bookings before the proposed date for international travel of 19 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33134/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 625. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of farmers that afforested a part of their farm declined by 88% during the duration of GLAS, commencing in 2015 up to and including 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32999/21]