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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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the situation in a school (details supplied) which is experiencing demand on special educational resources that far exceed supply of SNAs; and if she will support the application for an additional SNA allocation at the school. [14347/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views regarding the situation of those children with additional learning needs who attend a school (details supplied) but due to lack of proper facilities and the ongoing delays in the completion of the new school project are accommodated almost 20km away. [14353/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an ongoing delay at a school (details supplied); and if she will intervene to ensure this is resolved for the opening in September 2020. [14354/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Gabhaim buíochas leis na cainteoirí as a bheith linn tráthnóna. It seems to me there is a strong message from both presentations that the objective is, and should be, the full return of education in school buildings. I welcome that. I have been saying for some time that this should be priority, and it is the priority of most people involved in education. This reflects a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am sorry; I am very conscious of the time. I will take Mr. Clerkin's answer as a "Yes". I am aware of the resource bundle. I have looked at it. It is an excellent resource. Will Mr. Mongey briefly address that same question? Does he believe this is doable? I may then move on to some other questions. I ask him to be as brief as he can. I apologise.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: My next question is crucial and relates to space. We have some of the largest class sizes in Europe. I believe they are the largest in the EU at the moment. I address the following question to both representatives. There is to be social distancing and 1 m between children from third class upwards. If all children are to return to school together, there are two possibilities; either this...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: While Mr. Clerkin is addressing the question on space and social distancing, I might ask him another question. He said a good deal in his commentary about PPE and the cost of same. What kind of PPE does he anticipate might be needed? There are educational issues with some forms of PPE such as masks because facial expressions are important for children, especially children with special...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I want to hop in with a supplementary question. How many children will be in a pod?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I agree with that and that is an important point. Refuse costs, for example, could increase so that also needs to be considered. Mr. Clerkin does not have any specific idea in mind on what kind of PPE might be required. He is just anticipating that if there is a requirement from public health guidelines for PPE then that would be covered. Am I understanding him correctly?