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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the school transport scheme will take into consideration the next nearest school to a pupil in order to account for those who cannot attend their nearest school due to capacity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the school transport scheme will re-examine the rule by which only numbers of eligible pupils and not concessionary pupils are taken into consideration when a particular route is put out to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11662/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the school transport scheme will invite contributions by regional school transport managers of Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11663/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the deadline for schools to publish their amended admissions policies remains September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11664/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider conducting an analysis or doing a report to quantify the impact of school closures on children with special needs during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11724/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that will be made for children with special needs that choose not to return to school over the coming weeks due to health reasons or underlying conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the policy for facilitating ASD units in second-level education; if she is concerned that many secondary schools do not have an ASD unit and that the number has dramatically increased in recent years for these services; the way she plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11726/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times that section 37A of the Education Act 1998 has been enforced since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11742/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 570. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the most recent timeline regarding the introduction of the additional three weeks of parental leave; when parents can expect to avail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11666/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a course (details supplied) will be included in SUSI reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11028/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the review of the SUSI scheme; the changes that have been identified; if the new criteria for the scheme will be available to students making their applications in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11667/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 752. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the growing waiting lists for routine colonoscopies; his plans to tackle these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1040. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2019 McKinnon report will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1041. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will appoint an independent project manager to oversee the implementation of the McKinnon report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11146/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1042. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will sanction a task force to table a revitalisation programme for ash die back plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11148/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Impact of Covid-19 on Reopening of Schools and State Examinations: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Táim anseo i dTeach Laighean. I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State. I realise that the times have been tough for both of them, but with the return to schools and the leaving certificate situation being resolved there is much to be grateful for. I thank both of them for the work they have done. The Minister and Minister of State will have received the joint committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Impact of Covid-19 on Reopening of Schools and State Examinations: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I hope capacity can be expanded in future through the work undertaken by both Departments. The Minister also instigated a review of school transport and that is welcome. There may have been some initial delay because of Covid-19, but I understand that the terms of reference for the review have been established. I would like an update on the status of and progress being made on that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Impact of Covid-19 on Reopening of Schools and State Examinations: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: That is welcome. I will address my next questions to the Minister of State. Comments have been made about the full resumption of schooling for people with special needs and those with an ASD diagnosis. I reiterate those comments. All of us on this call acknowledge that remote learning is no substitute for on-site learning or in-class teaching. Several speakers have said that and I add my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Impact of Covid-19 on Reopening of Schools and State Examinations: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I appreciate that. I am aware that short-term and long-term solutions are being explored. As the Minister of State acknowledged, though, about 20 children will potentially be getting home tuition in September. Everything must be done to investigate possible short-term solutions to allow those children to get in-school teaching. Medium and long-term options are great as well, if they exist...

Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Tests (25 Feb 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for attending to address this important issue. I am glad that this has been selected as a Topical Issue matter and thank the Minister of State for taking the time to respond. I have been raising this issue for a number of months and am keen to hear about the Government's plans or intentions for the roll-out of rapid antigen testing. The WHO and the European...