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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Schools, Cork Life Centre, School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion. (21 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: The Minister has approximately one minute to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Schools, Cork Life Centre, School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion. (21 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Senator O'Reilly was the final contributor. I have a follow-up question for the Minister regarding the junior and leaving certificates and pupils who may be self-isolating, for whatever reason, during the examination process. Is it her intention to retain the repeat function on the basis of students either self-isolating or having contracted Covid during the examination period?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Schools, Cork Life Centre, School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion. (21 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Given the nature of Covid-19 and its status in law, a pupil would be legally required to remove himself or herself from the classroom if he or she contracted Covid and would not, therefore, be able to sit the examination. Under that legal classification, a pupil is required not to be present and, therefore, a provision might be made as was done this year. I do not think that status will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Schools, Cork Life Centre, School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion. (21 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I understand. However, vaccination status does not change the requirement for a person to legally exclude himself or herself. That is the nature of this virus. That status may change, which is a matter for HSE and NPHET. At present, the pupil would be legally required to remove himself or herself and that is why I ask about the potential to resit the examination. The Minister and her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Schools, Cork Life Centre, School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion. (21 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider an increase in the qualified adult allowance to allow for the additional weekly payment of €10 for those qualified adults over 80 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45911/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Schools, Cork Life Centre, School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion. (21 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I appreciate that.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the expansion of current and introduction of new schemes for retrofitting of homes and the urgent need to deal with current applications and delivery of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46309/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 303. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45999/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to increase the maximum award limits, even temporarily, to local authorities and their housing grant recipients due to the rapid inflation costs in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46301/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 786. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to appoint a clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes multidisciplinary team; his views on the fact that psychosocial support in diabetes care is not formally embedded as part of diabetes management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 787. To ask the Minister for Health if a diabetes psychology resource will be provided to each community diabetes specialist team hub under the Integrated Model of Care for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease Implementation Guide; his views on whether access to psycho-social support in these teams should be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 788. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to appoint a 0.5 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric diabetes team; his views on whether psychosocial support in paediatric diabetes care should be available in each team; the reason there is no access to this support outside of Dublin-based paediatric diabetes services; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 789. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to appoint a clinical psychologist to the diabetes multidisciplinary team in Wexford Hospital and St. Vincent’s Hospital in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 846. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a new entrant farmer who has been approved for TAMS for a milking parlour can extend the expiry date on the drawdown given that they have not yet secured a contract with any dairy supplier; if they can draw down without such a contract being put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46115/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Work Permits (29 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to increase numbers of employment permits for qualified HGV drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47019/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (29 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the request by him to the Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Group to examine the issue of driver shortages in the haulage sector and to make recommendations as to actions that can be taken by the State and industry to improve the supply of qualified drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47012/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47006/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion with School Management Bodies (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even while on silent mode. The minutes of the meeting on 21 September 2021 have been circulated to members. Are the minutes agreed to? Agreed. We are meeting with the school management bodies. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. John...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion with School Management Bodies (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Crone and the other witnesses for their opening statements.