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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 648. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the budget for school substitutes by 5%, 10%, 20% and 25%, respectively. [15650/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 649. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the budget for release days for teaching principals by 5%, 10% and 20%; and if she will consider investing in additional leadership positions within schools to facilitate principals in prioritising ensuring that schools are Covid-19 safe. [15651/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 650. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered that the cost of delivering school transport to eligible children will increase considerably due to Covid-19 restrictions; the increased cost expected to ensure a place for the same number of children as 2019. [15652/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 651. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether additional funding for Covid-19 related school costs will cover all costs, including refuse and partitions. [15653/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 652. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget for information technology equipment for primary and secondary schools; the number of devices purchased from this per annum by category; and the estimated cost of increasing same by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively. [15654/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 657. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost per annum to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in primary and post-primary schools by one point and five points, respectively. [15731/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it will be necessary to reduce class sizes in order to facilitate the distancing required for a return to school; the estimated number of additional teaching staff required to facilitate distancing; and the estimated increased cost for same. [15732/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 663. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of hiring ten additional home-school community liaison teachers. [15850/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of ensuring there is one home-school community liaison teacher for each school currently without such a teacher; and the estimated cost of providing one such teacher for every three and five schools, respectively. [15851/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether there will be a need for home-school community liaison teachers due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. [15852/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools that have access to adequate hot water; the estimated cost to ensure that every school has hot water; and if all schools will have access to hot water in view of the current pandemic. [16000/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Schools Data (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 855. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if statistics on the ethnicity of students expelled and suspended from all schools is available; and his views on his Department recording such statistics to ensure that potential biases can be adequately monitored. [15359/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 996. To ask the Minister for Health the home help waiting lists in the various community health organisations by CHO area. [14657/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (14 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1315. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to restore or increase respite hours in the Cork area for families of children with special needs that had been reduced or paused during the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular reference, but not exclusively, to the respite services at Garretstown. [16030/20]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: People have spent years waiting not only on council housing lists but for an affordable housing policy. It has been years since there has been any such policy that would work for them. Having one's own home, a permanent place to live securely, is instrumental in people's lives. Without it, many things suffer. Countless life decisions are put off and other things are held up. There is a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I raise an issue relating to a small category of people who are facing a significant injustice. The Irish Timesyesterday reported the case of Mr. Finn Robertson, a 17 year old from Dungarvan, who will not receive an estimated grade for politics in the leaving certificate because he is self-taught. He now believes he will not get the points he needs to study politics and journalism in the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Will the Taoiseach ensure that the relevant Minister engages with this category of student?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I ask the Taoiseach to ensure engagement with the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the issues facing the language school sector in view of the fact that 70% of its revenue is generated during their peak season from March to September but the schools have remained closed during this time; the supports which will be put in place to assist English language teaching organisations with these issues; and when these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the difficulties many students at third-level who have limited broadband capacity at home will face while attempting to partake in online lectures and study; and the provisions that can be put in place to support these students and ensure that their access to third-level education is not restricted due to poor Internet connection...