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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (16 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 324. To ask the Minister for Health if it is still his objective that children get a dental check-up at second class under the school dentistry programme. [43845/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (16 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 325. To ask the Minister for Health if it is still his objective that children get a dental check-up at fourth class under the school dentistry programme. [43846/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (15 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a full reply to correspondence. [42868/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank all of the representatives for being here today. It is much appreciated. My first question is for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board and for Education and Training Boards Ireland. The ETBs are responsible for youth work and it seems to me that the pandemic has been especially challenging for young people. Social outlets are closed down and even the schools were closed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will make a brief point and I do not require a response to it. I wish to flag an issue in terms of youth work about which we need to be conscious. Youth work has an important role to play in integration. I have come across communities that are more diverse than they would once have been and there have been issues and tensions among young people. I do not need a response but we need to...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is an old cliché about asking for directions only to be told that one should not start from one's particular location. The Irish healthcare system is the classic example of that in policy terms. I speak to constituents who have arrived here from other countries in recent years and cannot fathom the system we have, including the mixture of public and private provision, the cost of...

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It must be said that this has been an extremely challenging year for workers and businesses, but also for the Department of Social Protection. I refer to the landscape that exists now . I acknowledge the work done by the Minister and her predecessor in this regard. I particularly thank the staff of the Department of Social Protection. During the first period of crisis, it was a time of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I agree with the point made by Deputy Paul Donnelly now and by Deputy Ó Broin previously. The cost of living and many other costs have increased significantly since 2011. Many local authorities such as Cork County Council, in whose areas rent and the cost of living are very high, are on the second tier where the maximum income for housing eligibility in a particular set of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is a specific issue that requires to be addressed but it has not been in almost a decade.

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have just finished a telephone call with the principal of a post-primary school. One of the many things we discussed was the pressure and stress her students facing and, in particular, the anxiety and mental health pressures they are under. She has never seen anything like it. It is an absolutely enormous issue. There is no doubt that many of these issues have been exacerbated by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have a kitchen by county in tabular form. [42166/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary schools that have a kitchen by county in tabular form. [42167/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools that have a kitchen by county in tabular form. [42168/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have a kitchen by county in tabular form. [42170/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of primary schools that have a kitchen. [42171/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of post-primary schools that have a kitchen. [42172/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of special schools that have a kitchen. [42173/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have a canteen by county in tabular form. [42175/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary schools that have a canteen by county in tabular form. [42176/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools that have a canteen by county in tabular form. [42177/20]