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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank all the witnesses for appearing before the committee this afternoon. The presentations have clearly highlighted the enormous obstacles that Travellers face in accessing education, whether that is early years, primary, secondary or higher and further education. The playing field is not even remotely level. They face a huge uphill battle. I congratulate Ms Reilly on her recent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I had a question for each of the witnesses but Mr. Joyce was going first.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (24 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will resolve the loophole in legislation that is preventing the entirety of the Carrigaline municipal district from being designated a rent pressure zone as the majority is but the remainder cannot currently be so designated. [33052/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (24 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the recent changes to household means policy 2021 issued in April 2021 take into account recent changes in circumstances; if the net average income average over the past 52 weeks applies without discretion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33051/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vaccination Programme (24 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether all teachers and school staff will be fully vaccinated before the return to school in September 2021; and if she will engage with the Minister for Health to ensure that this is the case. [34013/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of additional secondary school teachers that are necessary to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio by one point. [34034/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision System (24 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will introduce the spending measures included in the white paper related to ending direct provision; and the breakdown of this spending. [34040/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of hiring one additional guidance counsellor; and if the rate differs whether the counsellor is based in a primary or secondary setting. [34045/21]

National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: As a State we have, unfortunately, made a virtue - perhaps that is the wrong word - or certainly a strong tradition of devolving essential public services and the State abdicating responsibility for them. That did not start with the Minister. We have a long history of that. We see it in education and all sorts of areas. We see it very strongly in healthcare. If we are going to take a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I would appreciate it if the Minister of State addressed my point rather than just use a script. It is not going to be a complete solution by any manner or means but he can help if he can tell me that local authorities have discretion to take account of a change of circumstances in income, that they can take account of where the household income is at the point at which people are offered...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Will the Minister of State clarify, because it is the main thing, whether local authorities have the flexibility-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: He has time.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I ask the Minister of State to answer the specific question about flexibility for changes to circumstances.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (23 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I echo the sentiments of Deputy Creed as raised in the previous debate and I urge the Minister, Deputy Foley, to expedite sites for Le Chéile and Gaelscoil an Chaisleáin. I appreciate the presence of the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan. I am disappointed the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is not here because this is a significant issue and it has slipped under the radar somewhat....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of designing and implementing an updated relationship and sexuality education curriculum across all primary and secondary schools. [33666/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to schools for guidance counselling services from 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [33695/21]