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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (3 Jun 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has raised the establishment of a north side crime task force with the Garda Commissioner, which was previously committed to. [8435/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (3 Jun 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 350. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has raised the progress on the development of the new Garda station at Northern Cross, Dublin 17 previously committed to by An Taoiseach in June 2019. [8570/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Jun 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1004. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a childcare provider has indicated that no provision of physical comfort to children will be a condition of returning to its childcare service; her views on such guidance; if such advice has emanated from her Department; and her views on the effect such provision would have on the...

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is worth stating - and I would ask the Minister to agree on the floor of the House this evening - that climate change is still the greatest strategic threat to mankind, even in this era of Covid-19. I hope the Minister agrees that adapting to and trying to mitigate climate change will require massive State investment in changing the way we live our lives and run our societies. It is...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the Minister back to the House. He will be aware of the Labour Party position on the issue of assessed grading and school profiling. We are very much against school profiling. I have written to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, to seek its viewpoint. The equivalent body in the United Kingdom has issued guidelines to the UK education department relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he plans to take to facilitate external students such as mature students taking the leaving certificate to allow them access to primary school teaching or students whose first language is not taught in their school taking a language exam in their mother tongue or students self-studying mathematics to satisfy career or study...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the serious disruption to research activity due to Covid-19; if his attention has further been drawn to the requirement for additional investment to allow research programmes to be extended; if his attention has been drawn to the proposal for a research and innovation fund with €80 million per year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by an association (details supplied) for the establishment of a transformation fund to support an enhanced skills development programme to provide sustained investment in digital infrastructure and to provide capacity for the known demographic growth in student numbers over the next decade; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by an association (details supplied) for a stability fund to provide targeted support for students and their families in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis focused on enhanced access programmes, improved SUSI grants and well-being supports; and his views on establishing such a fund. [6010/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken or procedures investigated to support the resumption of home tuition for students whose needs are best served in person rather than by remote learning. [6067/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken or procedures investigated to support the resumption of home tuition for students whose needs are best served by in person rather than through remote learning. [6479/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding steps being taken to ensure students applying for third-level through the CAO with leaving certificate results from different years are not advantaged or disadvantaged compared to students with predictive results from 2020. [6482/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request QQI, CORU and other relevant bodies to review the requirement for 800 hours of unpaid placement to be completed by social care work students before graduation in view of the exceptional circumstances surrounding Covid-19; if alternative mechanisms can be found to allow sufficiently competent students to graduate and progress...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a recent survey and report (details supplied); and his views on the recommendations of same. [6734/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Therapy Services (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to make therapy resources available using virtual or remote technology to support children with disabilities tying in with the pilot inclusion model, the NCSE and in partnership with the HSE. [6796/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 787. To ask the Minister for Health if St. Michael's Ward in Beaumont Hospital is planning to resume providing inpatient detoxification and stabilisation services in 2020; and the stage of the Covid-19 restrictions at which the HSE plans to reopen inpatient detox and stabilisation services. [6712/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 May 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 912. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are particular difficulties for dog owners and animal welfare caused by lack of access to dog grooming services; the steps he plans to take to assist such services in resuming; and his views on which stage of the 5 stage Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business is appropriate...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I know. I taught them.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is not.