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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 1679. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to rectify the matter in relation to healthcare workers who have been unable to take their full entitlement of annual leave due to short-staffing issues or requested leave not being sanctioned by managers and who have had remaining leave at year end annulled with no permission to carry over leave; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 1713. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that is available to a private patient to help them to register with a general practitioner in their area in cases in which they are unable to access a general practitioner service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1403/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 1967. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Christmas tree farmers must apply for a felling licence in order to cut their crop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63553/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crop Losses (19 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 1975. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contact he has had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the hundreds of acres of land that were flooded in County Wexford in December 2021; if he will consider putting in place a grant scheme to assist in replacing winter cereal crops that have been destroyed by the flooding; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister of State. I am waiting on my list of questions. I call Deputy Conway-Walsh as she is here in the committee room. She has six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I ask the Minister of State for a brief reply as we are running way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Senators O'Loughlin and Dolan are not present. Would Deputy Ó Cathasaigh like to put a question to the Minister of State?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Would Deputy Ó Ríordáin like to put a question to the Minister of State?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Messages to Dáil and Seanad. (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has completed its consideration of the following motion: That Dáil Éireann approves the Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022. In accordance with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: On behalf of the committee, I welcome: Mr. Dalton Tattan, assistant secretary of the Department of Education; Ms Anne Tansey, national director of the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS; Ms Orlaith O'Connor, assistant chief inspector of schools in the Department of Education; and Mr. Eamonn Moran, Ms Evelyn O’Connor and Mr. Neville Kenny, who are all principal officers in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Senator Aisling Dolan is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I note Deputy Paudie O'Sullivan is not online and that Deputy Nolan, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan and Senator Mullen were all here on the last day. The members who were not here on the last day had a number of questions. I will allow the two Deputies back in. I have two quick questions. The Department's statement on new and revised curricular specifications includes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I do not want a reply to this as it is just a comment. Fantastic work is being done by the Department of Education on early learning, school reading and so forth around identifying people who need additional help. However, what we are looking at is where kids can exchange books in the school in a way similar to a public library. I have no doubt work could be done in conjunction with county...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the officials for coming before us. I thank them for returning to us after our meeting on 7 December. On that day, they were very good to confirm that they would be able to come back again. Their attendance is very much appreciated by me and the other members of the committee. Does Senator Dolan wish to make a brief comment? She should note that I told the witnesses that this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2019 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: There are no further questions. The Minister of State is getting away lightly. I thank him for his opening statement. Like Deputy Ó Cathasaigh, I am interested in the TU in the south east. I know there is ongoing work on the issue but if it could be progressed as quickly as possible it would be very much appreciated. I will not ask the Minister of State for an update. It would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Tattan. I thank members for their participation and the witnesses for coming before us. It is greatly appreciated that they took the time to come back before the committee. On foot of the bad weather on the previous occasion, members were unable to attend. We all appreciate their attending today.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be informed whether they have been included in the expanded DEIS programme; when they will see the programme commence in their schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3556/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Jan 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 674. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected number of ecologists required to deliver an 8,000-hectare afforestation based on output of licences per ecologist in 2021 when considering the existing conversion rates from approval to planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2900/22]