Results 3,181-3,200 of 6,188 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 229. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent recommendation by the WHO (details supplied) supporting women having a chosen companion during labour and childbirth; and if he will re-evaluate the restrictions on partners accompanying pregnant women at appointments, in pre-labour ward and at every opportunity in which it is safe to do so. [26030/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 303. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason community organisations that are designated company limited by guarantee, are not included in the Covid-19 stability scheme for community and voluntary organisations. [26006/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 304. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide stability funding or assistance to community associations or organisations that are designated company limited by guarantee or any such sources of funding that exists. [26007/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 305. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is encouraged by her Department for community organisations to become a company limited by guarantee. [26008/20]

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (23 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have three issues to raise with the Minister. The first concerns Cork Airport and the aviation sector generally, as also referred to by previous speakers. Cork Airport is responsible directly for some 2,200 jobs and indirectly for another 10,000. Those thousands of families are deeply worried at this time. Ryanair is threatening to pull its base in Cork, as is Aer Lingus. While I...

Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I recently launched a Sinn Féin policy proposal, entitled "Keeping Our Schools Open", in which we identified the key elements for ensuring that we keep our children in school safely and sustainably. This will be just as challenging as getting schools open in the first place was. We have identified clearly that protecting the incomes and jobs of workers and parents is a crucial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (23 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a school (details supplied) which is seeking an additional allocation of SNAs to meet the increased demand for special educational resources within the student cohort; and if the application will be supported. [25833/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the timetable for the leaving certificate re-sits in November 2020 will be released to students. [25280/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the appeals process for calculated grades will be expedited for students that indicate that they will be sitting the November 2020 exams in order that they are not unnecessarily studying for subjects whose grades may increase on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25283/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 601. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who missed out on their first choice CAO courses. [24839/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 2020 CAO entrance points will be applied to the leaving certificate 2020 cohort that will be resitting exams in November 2020. [25281/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 607. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the HPAT results from 2020 will carry over to 2021 for leaving certificate 2020 students reapplying to medicine courses for entry in 2021 that are resitting some of their leaving certificate exams in November 2020. [25282/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students whose calculated leaving certificate grades increase on appeal will be guaranteed a place on their desired course that they had missed out on. [25286/20]

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: For many years, taxi drivers have felt they have not been listened to, and that they have been the last to be listened to when it comes to transport. Yesterday, they came out to say they will not take that any more. There are 22,000 taxis on the road. There are between 1,000 and 1,500 in my county, County Cork, and the drivers' families rely on them. They face enormous uncertainty and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a limited number of spectators will be allowed at sporting events in line with local evaluation of the number who can be safely allowed to attend including for games involving children and young persons. [24257/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: First I wish to correct the Taoiseach. He stated earlier that Sinn Féin had not acknowledged the fact that the schools-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is not actually what he said, in fairness and it has been acknowledged by many Deputies from my party. It is welcome but as I have said to the Department and the Minister, we must ensure that our schools stay open, which is as great a challenge. On Friday and again yesterday many students found out that the leaving certificate results given by their school had been adjusted...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We did not support-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is incorrect-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It has been acknowledged several times by the Opposition-----