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Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The projects will be taken into account and the teachers will be doing the assessment.

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Regarding external students, the Minister has clarified that the tutors will be giving their assessment but for those students, particularly mature students, who do it themselves, the Minister has not worked out yet what is going on. Is that right?

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Regarding students with dyslexia, will the tutors' opinion and assessment be taken into account? Tied in with that, I want to ask about special needs, which I have mentioned repeatedly in the past two weeks and will repeat again now. We have all received the letters. I have raised them with the Taoiseach. They have written to the Taoiseach directly. I agree with them. For approximately...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I am sorry but my question was specific. Will consideration be given to opening up special schools as a distinct entity?

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: On that, I have to say I am unhappy because I do not see any voice at the top level committee in regard to that vulnerable group of people. I do not even like the word "vulnerable". We should treat them with equality, dignity and respect. That group requires routine, structure and so on. I do not have the time to read out all of that; the Minister is fully familiar with it, and I respect...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I appeal to the Minister to look at this distinct group and re-assess the effect of the decisions being made on their lives and the lives of their families. My final question, for my last 14 seconds, relates to UL. What progress has been made on the return of rent on a pro ratabasis?

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I am sorry to interrupt the Minister but other people will be deprived. It is not his fault. We will move on to Fine Gael Members. Perhaps we will gain time from them.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister has a minute and 25 seconds to answer all those questions.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge that the amount of time for his response is unsatisfactory but I must move on.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: One at a time.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I must stop the Minister there to allow Deputy Paul Murphy to speak. If there is time at the end, the Minister can come back in.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy McNamara-----

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I pushed it because we are over time. I gave the time. We have to take a break of 20 minutes.

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for his work regarding direct provision. I have, however, to place on record that it has been reactive. I know it has been difficult because the situation before Covid-19 was inhumane in the first place. I was at the meeting in Oughterard and I know the complexity the Department was facing. It was an inhumane situation, however, and Covid-19 has now brought that into...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I take it from that that the Minister is aware that direct provision did not feature once in the minutes of the NPHET committee, not even once. The Minister can tell me if I am wrong and I will be corrected, but that tells me then that it was not given priority at all by NPHET. Everything has been reactionary, every single step. I thank the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: My question is specifically in relation to the community health organisations on 2 April. It is now 13 May. Were those assessments carried out, as we were told on 2 April? If so, what was the result and what were the issues? I am particularly conscious I have read an opinion by senior counsel and junior counsel for the Irish Refugee Council and they point out the positive obligations on...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: This is from the Minister, issuing on 2 April. This is not from the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 5 March 2020, if such permission would be granted if a similar request was received from the Russian or Chinese air force (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a German Navy aircraft (details supplied) was at Baldonnel Aerodrome on 20 February 2020; if it was in connection with the large NATO exercise Defender 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4608/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (13 May 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Teaching Council requires a handbook from the time applicants undertook their studies to complete their applications; his views on the perceived burden this places on persons whose studies were undertaken in the 1970s or 1980s; his further views on the perceived burden this places on educational institutions; and if he will make...