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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (21 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2167. To ask the Minister for Health the discharge options available to persons who have dementia in a hospital setting if they need to avail of long-term care for the first time. [20006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (21 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2168. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of operating a bed in an acute mental health ward. [20007/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (21 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2169. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of keeping a person in an acute bed in a mental health ward who suffers from a neurological issue as compared with releasing transitional funding to a more appropriate care home while a fair deal application is pending such as in the case of a person (details supplied). [20008/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (21 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2170. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria needed for a patient in a hospital setting under the care of the metal health department to access transitional funding while trying to access long-term care. [20009/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (21 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 2171. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for patients transferring from mental health care to long-term care facilities such as a person (details supplied). [20010/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Special Needs Education: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Gabhaím buíochas leis na haíonna go léir as a gcuid ráiteas agus as an bhfianaise atá tugtha dúinn acu. The AsIAm written submission to the committee refers to the fact that trust between parents and children with special educational needs and the Department has been very severely damaged by the revelations on "RTÉ Investigates" of an adversarial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I apologise for missing the private session of the meeting because, unfortunately, I was delayed coming up from Cork and only got here in time for this contribution. There are many issues that I would like to raise around the school inclusion model, about which I have particular concerns. I also have concerns about the allocation of special educational teachers. I know remarks have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: If the building unit could come back to me in writing, that would be fine. Could Ms McGrath offer a brief response to that because it is a vitally important issue? There is a particular crisis in Cork. It would be great if the Minister could meet Deputies from Cork. There is a crisis everywhere but particularly so in Cork. How are we not anticipating demand better?

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I listened to the Minister of State. She spoke with some feeling, compassion and empathy. From my experience of her, I believe that to be sincere. This debate may be an opportunity to show sympathy and to ensure that people feel heard but it must be a hundred times more than that. The Minister of State has a responsibility to put pressure on her colleagues to end this practice, ensure it...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Since last summer, one of the things that has been repeated time and again has been that education is a priority for this Government. It is a priority for the Opposition as well. We have supported many of the measures that the Government has brought forward in the educational sector, albeit we would have liked to have seen an awful lot of them go further. At times, we listen to what the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 584. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she has taken with the Minister for Health and the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to ensure that staff in special education are given priority for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. [16686/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 914. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who applied for the shorter working year scheme at Cork University Hospital; and the number of applications that were granted. [16561/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (25 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the funding of €1.8 million granted to Cork County Council for the purchase of Passage West docks under the 2018 urban Regeneration fund remains in place. [16019/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he is taking to protect aviation workers at Cork Airport; and if he will consider using the connectivity fund for this purpose. [15511/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 169. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if shoe fitting for young children will be considered an essential retail service under level 5 restrictions (details supplied). [14926/21]

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a family (details supplied) will be permitted to complete construction works in their house to repair the roof and rear supporting wall given that the property is currently uninhabitable and the recent bad weather has damaged the property significantly. [14492/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 837. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that have been put in place to ensure that leaving certificate geography students who have chosen geographical investigation topic number five who can no longer attend geography field trips to conduct this research in view of guidance from her Department will not be disadvantaged when receiving their leaving certificate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 872. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education places currently available in Cork city; the location of these places by primary school, secondary school, special school and so on; if these places are within an ASD unit, special class or mainstream class; and the discipline related to each of these places, for example, severe intellectual disability, mild to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools with ASD units in Cork city. [14680/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 874. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools with ASD units in Cork city. [14681/21]