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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools: Discussion (5 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the doctors for coming in. It has provided great insight. I suppose, while we are not directly involved in how schools deal with this on a daily basis, upset parents come to our constituency offices. I recently had contact with a family of a child who has been through two secondary schools and is currently seeking home schooling. It has a profound, traumatic impact. It can be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools: Discussion (5 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I want to make an observation and perhaps the witnesses would like to respond. It seems that, in the area of social media, gaming is a conduit for forms of bullying, not just in regard to how people play but also with regard to the gamer-to-gamer chat. I thank the witnesses for attending today.

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I echo the points made by Deputy O'Reilly on the CRSS. It is important that as many as possible businesses are included. It is probably not the scheme that we would like in that it is effectively lending businesses their own money. We would rather have seen some sort of grant scheme. That said, some businesses will benefit from it, which I welcome and I encourage them to apply, but I ask...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons who had a theory test cancelled as a result of level 5 restrictions can be facilitated with new appointments as soon as the test centres reopen on 1 December 2020 as opposed to joining the end of the queue for the next available appointment. [33195/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 494. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has given consideration to excluding gyms from restrictions in view of the important role they play in mental physical health and wellness; the reason for this decision; and the evidence for not excluding gyms. [32631/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 508. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an organisation (details supplied) can continue to train with up to 15 children during level 5 restrictions. [33023/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if administrative work carried out by a public servant in a local authority is an essential service; and if these workers can be mandated to attend in person at their workplace or should be facilitated with working from home if possible. [33186/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the €5 million investment for DEIS schools in Budget 2021 will be allocated. [32783/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 757. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a medically vulnerable SNA at a school (details supplied) can be facilitated with working from home. [32918/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1268. To ask the Minister for Health if VRT inspectors are essential workers under level 5 restrictions [32847/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1193. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) can continue providing services to children with disabilities during level 5 restrictions; and if the organisation will fall under the exemption for sport training for school-aged children. [32608/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1230. To ask the Minister for Health the long-term Covid-19 plan for persons with disabilities in residential care facilities. [32724/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1236. To ask the Minister for Health if additional investment has been made in the past six months on testing and tracing and on acute hospitals; and his plans for investment going forward. [32746/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1252. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have school specific contact tracing teams; the detail of same; the way in which it will be delivered; when it is planned to roll this out; and the role they will carry out [32778/20]

Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (23 Oct 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The atmosphere has changed in recent weeks and months and there is a rising concern about the incidence of the pandemic. It was clear there was a need for dedicated action, which is to be welcomed. We also welcome the fact that the Government eventually listened to the point made by Sinn Féin and others for weeks about the pandemic unemployment payment and wage subsidy scheme. We...

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On a point of order, one of the main kinds of hand sanitisers used in schools is defective. Schools are not to use it. It has been recalled. I am not looking for a debate but the Minister for Education and Skills is here and it should be possible to give a brief explanation of what is going on. By the time we resume, schools will have reopened. They do not know what is defective about...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2020: Second Stage (22 Oct 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Constitution is regularly used as an excuse for not doing things. It has often been used for blocking interventions on housing. It was used to argue against any kind of rent measures, even the rent pressure zones that we eventually ended up with. It was used as an argument against a rent freeze. It was used as an argument against a ban on evictions such as the Focus Ireland amendment...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Oct 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: About six weeks ago I submitted a document to the Minister for Education outlining the measures we believe are necessary to ensure that schools stay open in a safe and sustainable way, which we all agree is a priority. Unfortunately serious issues with the tracing regime have arisen. The tracing system was one of the priorities we identified. It has been described by one union leader as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Oct 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 167. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if children who are home schooled can leave their county for educational purposes such as nature walks, educational trips and so on; and if specific guidance will be provided to the parents of home-schooled children. [31978/20]

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Part of what this legislation does is to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000. It is worth asking why the planning laws were the way they were before the former Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, changed them. Why were decisions taken on a local basis? They were taken on a local basis because local planners, councillors and authorities knew the communities which they were planning for...