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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ar an athbhreithniú ar chóras na ndíolúintí ó staidéar ar an nGaeilge a gheall an tAire Oideachais i Lúnasa 2019; an bhfuil sí ag cloí leis an tagairt i gCiorclán 0053/2019, lch. 7, go ndéanfar athbhreithniú tosaigh ar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills i bhfianaise na bhfigiúr a nochtadh san athbhreithniú ar chóras na ndíolúintí ó staidéar ar an nGaeilge, an féidir leí seasamh leis an ráiteas i gCiorclán 0053/2019 Níor cheart díolúine a dheonú ach amháin i gcúinsí eisceachtúla; agus an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén pleananna atá ag a Roinn cúrsaí Gaeilge a chur ar fáil do dhaltaí scoláirí a fuair a gcuid oideachais iasmuigh den Stát le nach mbeadh orthu díolúine ó staidéar ar an nGaeilge a lorg; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [5955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cathain a fhoilseoidh sí an fhianaise thaighde atá mar bhunús do bhronnadh díolúintí ó staidéar ar an nGaeilge; agus an aontaíonn sí nach bhfuil an cur chuige ag teacht le beartais chuimsitheacha na Roinne Oideachais; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [5956/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills maidir le daltaí bunscoile agus scoláirí iar-bhunscoileanna a mbíonn deacrachtaí suntasacha foghlama leanúnacha acu, cad iad na staitisticí do líon na ndíolúintí in 2019-2020 agus 2020-2021 i gcomparáid leis na blianta 2016-2019; cén tionchar a bhí ag na critéir nua ar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills i bhfianaise na bhfigiúr a nochtadh san athbhreithniú ar chóras na ndíolúintí ó staidéar ar an nGaeilge, an dóigh leí go bhfuil cur chuige oideachais cuimsitheach á chur i bhfeidhm sna scoileanna maidir le rochtain a thabhairt do gach dalta scoláire ar fhoghlaim na Gaeilge de...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of discussions for pay equality, pensions and improved conditions for school secretaries; and when these talks are expected to resume. [6024/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leaving certificate 2021 students who had not sat junior certificate exams. [6113/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses for being here. I do not have many questions but I have some observations. My degree was in law and I learned some of the rules of interpretation. One of them is called the mischief rule of interpretation, which is the idea that one is trying to interpret something on the basis of the mischief it is trying to achieve or the problem it is trying to resolve. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 181. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of his plans to reduce the cost of childcare for ordinary families. [5365/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 167. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether children and young persons are one of the cohorts most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic given the loss of social outlets during lockdowns; and the funding he will provide to ensure a fair and equitable recovery for children and young persons including but not limited to the Tusla family...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she plans to take to ensure the delays in processing enhanced illness benefit are resolved. [5497/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her long-term plans to ensure school meals are available in as many schools across Ireland as possible. [5498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (3 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if absences from school due to self-isolation from having either contracted Covid-19 or having been listed as a close contact count towards the 20-day Tusla rule on absence. [5601/22]

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have three minutes and about 3 million things I want to say. I begin by picking up where Deputy McGuinness left off, with MTU. The raising of the flag over the rebranded MTU was a very positive day for education in Cork, Kerry and the whole region. I acknowledge there are still issues that need to be resolved with the transition. It is important the Minister is aware of that and keeps...

Cancer Care: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister of State is probably familiar with the TV programme "Breaking Bad". The Minister of State may recall that around the time it was first broadcast, a meme was doing the rounds known as "Breaking Bad UK edition". It showed the character Walter, having been diagnosed with incurable lung cancer, asking "This will bankrupt me, how will I pay my bills?" The doctor replied, "The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (2 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 150. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical report required for the national driving licence could be included in the medical card scheme. [5303/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the arrangements that will be made for the junior certificate 2022 that recognise the disruption that students have faced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4822/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The other element of today's considerations relates to the junior certificate. Junior certificate students feel rather forgotten by the Department. Today's announcement barely made reference to them. The Minister's statement this afternoon referenced that junior cycle exams would run in June as normal. She has already acknowledged that the situation has been anything but normal for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Examinations (1 Feb 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I agree with having the examinations. That was my position any time I was asked but if everything had moved up a division, the approach taken for the leaving certificate would have been an appropriate solution to the junior certificate. It is very disappointing that no further adjustments have been made to the junior certificate papers. Leaving certificate students have understandably been...