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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (1 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Cé mhéad iarratas ar chead pleanála atá curtha isteach ag daoine laistigh de Ghaeltacht na nDéise? Cé mhéad dóibh sin a ghlacadh leo agus cé mhéad a dhiúltaíodh dóibh?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (1 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an gcomhairle le ríomhphost.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (1 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Is ceist ghinearáta a bhí ann faoi na moltaí. Of the eight joint recommendations, are there any in particular to which the witnesses would like to draw the attention of the committee?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister for her presentation and for the supplementary material, which sets everything out fairly clearly. Much of it is self-explanatory. It relates to a Christmas bonus and the continuation of the Covid measures. That can be clearly seen in the figures. It is worth saying that it is not all bad news. The performance of the Social Insurance Fund and the PRSI take are very...

Employment Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Are the three Independent Group Deputies sharing time?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be in place to support leaving certificate students in 2022 who have lost in-person teaching time due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58765/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if leaving certificate students in 2022 are receiving more options for the format of questions on their exams; if additional time will be provided in exams for students to allow for additional reading time of the exam paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58766/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to change or review the way the State pension (contributory) is calculated since the changes that were made regarding the total contributions approach in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to review or remove the habitual residency criteria for the State pension (non-contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58360/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that will be put in place to address difficulties that sixth-year students may face when trying to gain access to college in September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58765/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will begin by referring to something that Dr. Smyth did not reach while making her opening contribution. The final paragraph of the opening statement begins by stating, "In conclusion, existing evidence points to a negative effect of the Leaving Certificate assessment model on the education and socio-economic development of young people and points to the potential to adopt a broader...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I have a couple of questions for Mr. Donohoe. He said that we perform in a medium way. I want to give him an opportunity to comment on where we are with life-long learning. This is an element of education that we can afford to do better in. Mr. Donohoe referred to digital skills, environmental awareness, and technical decarbonisation skills. Ms Costello commented on some specifics that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 96. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work her Department has undertaken towards a proposed benchmarking system for pension rates to be benchmarked to salaries and inflation, as outlined as an income smoothing proposal in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 in order to provide income security for older persons; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the latest views of her Department in relation to the potential legality of aligning the retirement age in employment contracts with the age at which persons become eligible for the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57599/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that incidences of drink and needle spiking are being recorded and categorised on the PULSE system in order to ascertain the scale of the crime; if there is flexibility in the categorisation and de-aggregation of data available from the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (25 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish a progress report on the Hickson Commission of Investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57999/21]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (24 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Níl ach ceist amháin agam a leanann na ceisteanna a chuir an Teachta Ó Cuív. Baineann sí leis an ábhar lárnach atá pléite go maith againn ar an gcoiste seo, is é sin, céard is inniúlacht ann. Ba mhaith liom an cheist a chur maidir le coinníollacha teanga, the language conditions that are applied. Deputy Ó Cuív put...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (24 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: No, sin í freagra na ceiste. B’fhéidir nár thaitin an freagra liom.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (24 Nov 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: What approach does Mayo County Council take? Does it apply language conditions to one-off housing or to estates? If so, what objective assessment is done? Is it an interview process? Is it a subjective or an objective assessment?