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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Special Educational Needs: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (25 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: That is excellent. On the second page of Mr. Tattan's opening statement it says, "Additional ICT grants and the creation of new resources have also been part of our response." Will he go through those funds? Is he referring to the €7 million allocated to secondary school and the €2 million allocated to primary schools or have additional funds been allocated?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Special Educational Needs: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (25 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: That was not an additional grant. It was a grant that had previously been made available for schools that had high-performing or good ICT strategies. It was not an additional grant; it was just a grant that was brought forward. It worked out at €2,900 for a school of 160 students. That would pay for approximately three devices. A school of 750 students would have got approximately...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Special Educational Needs: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (25 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: The Department will have to give it real consideration. During the committee's first session today, a professor from the school of medicine in UCD talked about the expectation that the virus will re-emerge in August. We should be pre-empting that and having a budget available which can be used to support the students and their families who are affected. In regard to the summer provision...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Special Educational Needs: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (25 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: Does Ms Tansey anticipate having NEPS staff on the ground in certain schools where more complex situations will arise?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance if a temporary wage subsidy scheme application by a person (details supplied) will be re-examined due to an error. [13624/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the type of PPE provision (details supplied) that will be provided to schools for the reopening; if the cost of same will be covered by her Department; and if so, if the budget will be allocated based on geography and size of school or enrolment numbers. [13659/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protocol for school staff and students that are at high risk to Covid-19 or living with a family member at high risk when schools reopen. [13660/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students have been involved in the process for schools reopening; and if not, if they will be included in the process. [13666/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a budget will be made available to schools to rent nearby facilities such as youth clubs, churches, sports halls and so on to provide space for students for non-contact teaching days if a hybrid model is adopted to provide space outside of the home and enable parents and guardians to work. [13667/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the absence system for students and teaching staff when schools reopen in view of the fact students will need to stay home if they have symptoms. [13668/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will there be an increase in allocation to hire more teachers or rehire retired teachers necessary for student to teacher ratio. [13669/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students with Down's syndrome entering mainstream primary school or in mainstream post-primary schools are eligible for the July provision; and if not, the reason the matter was not made clear in the announcement of 5 June 2020. [13661/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendations for families and students that cannot secure a tutor and their school is not participating in the July provision. [13662/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of children deemed eligible for July provision in past years; and the percentage of these children that were able to avail of the July provision. [13663/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to replace the leaving certificate examinations for the class of 2021; the type of assessment the class of 2021 can expect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13664/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a video by parents and guardians raising issues and problems concerning the move of a school (details supplied) out of the community to Citywest; the alternative measures that can be taken in order to keep the school within the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13665/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to move the two tier pay scales for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13670/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school transport that will be available for students in September 2020; and the guidelines for transport for students with additional needs. [13671/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 863. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if third-level students that had paid internships for the summer and contracts signed prior to 13 March 2020 are entitled to the pandemic unemployment payment if they have proof of a contract; and if not, her views on the steps that would remedy their financial situation and that of their families. [13622/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (30 Jun 2020)

Gary Gannon: 861. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to continuing the school meals programme during the summer months to keep providing food parcels to children who are at risk of food poverty in view of the fact many summer projects are not operating as normal in 2020 due the Covid-19 emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter....