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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I will move on now to the student representatives. What are the general concerns highlighted to the student unions by students post-leaving certificate? What are the views of, say, the student in his or her early 20s in regard to what transpired with the leaving certificate over the last couple of years and how that impacted on his or her college experience? In regard to students...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I have a final question for Ms Ní Chéileachair. In the committee's module on school bullying, one of our recommendations was on the provision of emotional counsellors and therapists in each primary and secondary school. This area is crying out for help. Principals and teachers do not have the expertise to provide emotional counselling and the like for younger students. What are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Ní Chéileachair. I am not sure whether Senator Dolan is on the line. She wanted to ask a further question before we finish. Is the Senator still there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Does Mr. Gillespie wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the witnesses for attending and sharing their insights and expert knowledge on the issues we have discussed. This discussion has been of considerable assistance to the committee in our examination of the reform of the leaving certificate. I sincerely apologise for the technical issues. They were beyond my control and that of the clerk, the assistant clerk and the other officials...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: No. Has Mr. Gillespie got these committee proceedings live on another screen in the background or anything like that? He might try to come in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Unfortunately, the Senator's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I have nightmares about my leaving certificate examination and even worse nightmares about Peig and her struggles. My struggles were far greater than hers when I was studying "Peig". A large majority of students struggle with Irish. Left to their own free will, they would not choose it as one of their core subjects. However, it is one of our core subjects and I believe every student...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Senator for that. Does anyone wish to reply to her before we finish?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (30 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications pending for registration with the Teaching Council; the number of unqualified teachers who were paid by her Department at primary and secondary level in recent weeks; if credit scores regarding degrees only apply to graduates post-2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47368/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (30 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for registration with the Teaching Council by a person (details supplied); when a final decision can be expected on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 391. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any of the mini-woodland planting under the new agri-environmental Hares Corner project requires an afforestation licence; if there is specific forestry profession input into the various silvicultural practices involved in the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47383/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the situation for a person or persons without a recognised forestry qualification to level 7 or 8, as required by his Department to become a registered forester, to advise and direct landowners on silvicultural issues such as species selection, establishment practices, ongoing management and any other specific...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the staff from the Forest Service of his Department that have been involved in the preparation of the current draft of the CAP strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47385/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Work Permits (29 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to increase numbers of employment permits for qualified HGV drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47019/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (29 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the request by him to the Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Group to examine the issue of driver shortages in the haulage sector and to make recommendations as to actions that can be taken by the State and industry to improve the supply of qualified drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47012/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the expansion of current and introduction of new schemes for retrofitting of homes and the urgent need to deal with current applications and delivery of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46309/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 303. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45999/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to increase the maximum award limits, even temporarily, to local authorities and their housing grant recipients due to the rapid inflation costs in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46301/21]