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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of the marking down of leaving certificate students taking oral exams due to shortcomings in the way these exams were conducted; the number of students affected; and the number of schools affected. [32903/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to redress the marking down of leaving certificate students taking oral exams due to shortcomings in the way these exams were conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32904/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of achieving pay equality for school secretaries. [33160/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of achieving equality in terms of pension contributions and entitlements for school secretaries. [33161/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of her Department employing school cleaners who are paid through the auxiliary grant and paying them at the same level as equivalent staff in other parts of the public sector. [33162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of her Department employing all workers currently paid under the auxiliary grant with the exception of secretaries and paying them at the same level as equivalent staff in other parts of the public sector. [33163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of achieving pay equality for school cleaners. [33164/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of achieving pay equality for school caretakers. [33165/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of installing an air monitor in every school classroom. [33166/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio at post-primary level by one point. [33169/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of Vote 26 for Education with headings and subheadings for 2020, in tabular form. [33351/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of Vote 26 for Education with headings and subheadings for 2021, in tabular form. [33352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding allocated to provide lunch to children attending DEIS primary schools. [33367/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of primary schools, secondary schools and the number of organisations each taking part in the school meals programme. [33368/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I appreciate the answer, which contains some useful information but does not quite answer the question I asked. I will give a hypothetical example and I will not name a particular platform. A principal in a school in County Clare is having a recurring problem with a particular element of a particular platform. Has the Department considered approaching all of the platforms to ask for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: If a bullying situation reaches the point where one or several social media platforms are the location of a lot of bullying of a child or a member of staff, the staff and school community trying to deal with it may have queries on how elements of a particular platform work with regard to restrictions and sanctions on the website. Is it possible for the school to have a particular point...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Thanks very much Hugh. That was an excellent presentation. He is extremely articulate and is a great credit to himself, his family and the Patrician Academy. It is not too far from me, although it is not in my constituency. I am from Togher in Cork city. I believe the Patrician Academy is getting a new refurbished building soon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have a final question before Senator Dolan takes over. One of the points that has arisen repeatedly is that schools cannot do everything by themselves. Teachers and boards of management will do their best, but one thing that is needed to tackle bullying is to ensure that schools have enough access to trained counsellors and that child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I confirm that I am in Leinster House. I am sure everyone has been following the hearings. which have been enlightening but also upsetting at times. There is some cause for hope. At all times we were aware that we were dealing with a difficult but enormously important topic. Something that has stayed with me is the fact that bullying has always been a major problem but now it follows...