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Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (10 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 970. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a group (details supplied) requesting the proposed assisted human reproduction Bill be amended to provide better protection to the rights of families; and if he will engage with representatives of the group regarding its proposed reforms for the upcoming iterations of the Bill. [7437/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (4 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the allocation of SNAs in 2021; if a policy decision has been made on the strategy; the measures being taken to provide SNAs with job security; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6307/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 467. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a large cohort of parents who are not classed as essential workers by their employer but have been informed by their crèche facilities that they are eligible to access crèche services, as essential workers; if no guidance has been issued to private crèches to...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: As the Minister knows, we are in the middle of a housing crisis and a homelessness crisis. We have a social housing crisis, a rent affordability crisis and an unaffordable house price crisis. The cause of these crises is an outdated, right-wing, ideological approach to planning and development which has led to a chronic underinvestment in public housing for the past 20 years and a housing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (27 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention or that of the Central Bank has been drawn to any legal or regulatory obstacle placed by the State to persons in Ireland sending remittances through Irish banks to Cuba; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that it is not possible to send such remittances through Irish banks or service providers in contrast with other EU...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (27 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for the return of a pension query form 1 for 18 months from the Department in order to get an estimate of pension benefits will be investigated; if a reply will issue directly to the person to allow them to make a decision on retirement before 1 February 2021; and if there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (27 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the chairpersons of HEA-funded Irish higher education institutions; the term of office of each; the number of terms served by each; the method of appointment, annual remuneration and expenses for each in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3772/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (27 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of reference of the independent person he appointed on 28 July 2020 to accelerate plans for a technological university in the south east; if there was an advertisement or tender in respect of the appointment; if the appointment was made to a person or to a firm; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the...

Covid-19 (Special Educational Needs Provision): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I deliberately talked down the clock-----

Covid-19 (Special Educational Needs Provision): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Covid-19 (Special Educational Needs Provision): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I have no problem with the Minister adding something constructive-----

Covid-19 (Special Educational Needs Provision): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We welcome this debate but every time the Minister or the Minister of State get an opportunity to speak about this issue, they only make things worse. I am inclined not to ask any questions because the answers will just make things worse. The Labour Party has been trying to de-escalate this issue over recent days, but it is clear that the Minister and her Minister of State have lost control...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Court of Human Rights (21 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the ex gratia scheme set up in the wake of a case (details supplied) and judgments in the European Court of Human Rights and in the Irish courts has been completed; if it has or will be published; if the report on Irish progress on implementation of the judgment due to the Council of Europe on 8 December 2020 has or will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has a policy, research reports or data on the use of mock exams in public schools; the prevalence of the use of mock exams; the average price of those exams; the estimated cost of funding such exams for all students in non-fee paying schools; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the cost of the mock exams is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (21 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to delays in some schools in completing school-based attainment testing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which have led to a concern among parents that testing will not take place in time to apply for the disability access route to education, DARE, programme; and if he will extend the DARE deadline from 1 March...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: On that, we are not suggesting that the new Secretary General of the Department of Health should be paid nothing. The Taoiseach, however, does expect student nurses and midwives to be paid nothing. On the matter of vaccinations, because this is an important issue, the Taoiseach is battling against misinformation, not just from the Internet but from within his own party on certain...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We support that call. There is no need to elongate the debate on it. It is important that the Minister come before to the House to facilitate questions on this important matter.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate the Taoiseach's response but he underestimates the damage that has been done in public commentary by the Minister and Minister of State. The Taoiseach mentioned the webinar last Monday, but I am aware of a webinar that took place last night. While this process was falling apart, the Minister, Deputy Foley, took it upon herself to attend a Fianna Fáil-sponsored webinar at 7...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I join the Taoiseach and others in expressing the Labour Party's sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives yesterday, one of whom was 41 years of age, which should be a reminder to everybody in society that this is a virus that can affect all age groups. I also join the Taoiseach in congratulating, if I may say, one of our own in becoming President of the United States on his...

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Nobody in the House denies the Minister has a difficult job. I particularly notice accusations from the Opposition and his own Government Members that are not truthful and that could be extremely frustrating for the Minister. I heard a Member from the Opposition state we are at the bottom of the European table when it comes to vaccination, which is not true, and a Member from the Government...