Results 2,101-2,120 of 4,787 for speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be possible to return the 2020 leaving certificate exam results earlier than February 2021 in view of the fact that approximately 2,800 students plan to sit this exam, many of whom will only sit one exam. [36506/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in providing an extension in one phase to a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay; the likely timeframe for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36857/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in providing a new permanent building for a school (details supplied); the likely timeframe for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36858/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in providing a new permanent building for an school (details supplied); the likely timeframe for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37143/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Minister is very welcome. I wish to raise a few issues. I will speed through them and give the Minister as much time as possible to respond. In my interactions with schools and school principals I find there is a certain exhaustion in the system. The Minister will appreciate that they are working very hard to keep going and keep the schools open. There is an argument for a long...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Yes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Chairman. I would like to have been put closer to teacher's desk for behaviour.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Further Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their attendance. I will go through a few issues and get their comments on them. The issue of two-tier pay and pay equality is coming up regularly within schools and the Minister may wish to make reference to that. The Minister of State referred to medical-grade face coverings for SNAs but while schools are trying to power their way...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate what the Minister said about housing and we can return to that. He probably knows what I am going to ask about. I am interested in the €8 million fund for education disadvantage. I am very excited about the new Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and about the Minister and Minister of State who are working in it. Some...

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Government is asking us to vote confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The Government is asking us to accept his explanation for his behaviour in leaking a confidential document to a friend and head of a rival representative body, completely outside of normal procedure and appropriate practice, during a multi-million euro negotiation process. ...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There seems to be a level of confusion about the Department of Education's interpretation of HSE guidelines with regard to special needs assistants, SNAs, and face coverings insofar as a school does not have to provide medical grade face masks for SNAs outside of intimate care settings. The Minister will agree that our special needs assistants are doing sterling work. They are on the front...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 52. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if research has been carried out or is planned on the comparative effects of different levels of lockdown has had on small businesses and microenterprises. [35098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 87. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for many businesses level 3 restrictions are as financially detrimental as at level 5 restriction; his plans to protect small businesses and microenterprises in 2021 from the strategy of ongoing lifting and imposition of restrictions; and the research carried out or planned by his or...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Sick Pay Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 61. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the progress in providing a right to sick pay to workers in the context of the pandemic. [35096/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Local Enterprise Offices (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 77. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the efforts that can be made to ensure that online marketing campaigns targeting consumers to support local business are actually delivering business to Irish local business. [35100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 334. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in the applications opening for the Covid restrictions support scheme; and when the Covid restrictions support scheme payments can be applied for and start being issued. [35097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing projects which will make up the promised 9,500 direct build housing identified in Budget 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34865/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will put on the record of Dáil Éireann the report compiled by officials in his Department in relation to co-living as reported by a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34866/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Nov 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of direct build social housing completed in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form to include the cost of each development; the cost per unit of each and the turnaround time from planning to build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34867/20]