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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I read the submissions of the organisations represented here today. Apologies for my late arrival; I had another engagement. I thank the witnesses for attending. I think this is a most important issue. From reading some of the submissions, I think that in a way it goes without saying, but it is worth putting on record, that yes, sometimes these issues only arise in the minority of cases...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in achieving at least 400 multi-denominational primary schools by 2030 as committed to in the Programme for Government. [4821/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the supports she is providing to school leaders while they continue to navigate Covid-19 protocols in schools. [4820/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of her long-term plans to ensure that canteen and physical infrastructure is provided to all schools nationally. [4823/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the difficulties that new and developing schools are facing in accessing special educational supports. [4819/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will communicate with residents whose homes back onto the yard of a school (details supplied) and the school leadership in relation to railings being installed onto the boundary wall. [5105/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who deferred a place on the CAO in 2021 for entry to university in September 2022. [4440/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 582. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who sat the leaving certificate in 2021 who have applied to the 2022 CAO. [4441/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The issue of the leaving certificate has been raised. It is important we get an early decision. Reports in the media suggest that school historical results may be used in the standardisation of accredited grades. Two years ago, the Minister, Deputy Foley, correctly accepted that this would mean students in disadvantaged schools would lose out across the board. It is an elitist approach....

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This Bill is long overdue. It has been proposed and discussed for decades, and was most recently brought back to the table by the former Minister, Phil Hogan, in 2014. There has been a register of a voluntary nature since 2014. I am not making a criticism of the construction industry in and of itself, but the phrase "self-regulation is no regulation" has come up in any number of Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to including treatments for hyperemesis gravidarum on the drugs payment scheme and medical card; and if he will consider including these treatments for those who qualify for a medical card or under the drugs payment scheme. [3873/22]

Leaving Certificate: Motion (25 Jan 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I agree with the Minister in applauding the extraordinary work of so many school staff, particularly in the challenging period since Christmas. I do not agree with her on the amendment. As Deputy Carthy outlined, it effectively commits this House to nothing at all. Therefore, we will be pressing our motion. I am not sure if the people who do not have a child in school or are not in...

Leaving Certificate: Motion (25 Jan 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — Leaving Certificate students faced significant disruption to their learning when school buildings were closed between January and March 2021, particularly those without access to electronic devices or a stable internet connection; — many Leaving Certificate students have had lengthy periods of self-isolation, as they...

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2021: First Stage (25 Jan 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: As the Taoiseach knows, the EPSEN Act came into law in July 2004. He was the Minister at the time. With its signing into law came great hope for children with special educational needs and their families. It contained many useful provisions but the reality is that in 2022 we are still waiting for the Act to be fully implemented. Children born in 2004 will turn 18 this year. Some of the...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses for joining us. My first question is brief. I apologise if this was covered in the previous meeting. I was not present. There was a bad storm that day. The NCCA review started in 2018 or so. I understand that that report has been with the Department since last summer. Maybe this ground was covered the last day. When does the Department expect to publish that?...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is only so much that Mr. Tattan can say to me because it has not been published. Some stakeholders have expressed surprise that it has not been published at this stage. Mr. Tattan will have a sense of what is in it. All according to the Department's plan, even if he cannot say what is in the document at this point, when is it realistic to expect that changes would be made to the...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There was a series of themes throughout the hearings. I am sure the witnesses have been following them. They have been very thought-provoking and there have been a lot of very interesting contributions. I agree with the points made by previous speakers about apprenticeships. We need to give those a very significant lift, increase the number of people going into apprenticeships and...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a balance to be struck there. Related to this is that continuous assessment comes up a lot. Teachers and school staff raise a legitimate concern about this, which is worthy of consideration. In the Irish education system, the teacher and school staff occupy the role of an advocate for the student. It is a different dynamic to further and higher education in that, until this...