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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in payment to a teacher (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34972/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34871/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (10 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 649. To ask the Minister for Health when families caring for young persons with intellectual disability will be able to avail of respite in their own county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34971/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I apologise for being late. Thank you, Chair, for accommodating me. I welcome the three witnesses. I come from an education background myself. We have all heard good news stories in the committee in that more people than ever before have received higher offers in terms of the allocation of third level places. We have also come across tough stories from people who in many cases seem to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: My second question concerns the company implicated in the error in the coding. Has Mr. Tattan any information about that process? I am sure this will come out in the review, and I am not suggesting that there will be sanctions, but what are the likely repercussions? Did the company meet the obligations of its contract at the time? Is Mr. Tattan in a position to comment on the role of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Initially, teachers were given the impression that their ranking order was not going to be made available, but subsequently it was. I would like an insight into when that changed or when it became clear it was going to become that transparent. Teaching unions were initially of the impression that the ranking order was going to remain private. Will Mr. Tattan give us an explanation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To follow on from and add to what was said by Senator Flynn, who has left just now, it was interesting to note what happened with many of the practical subjects. Ideally, that might be the way forward out of this and lessons may be learned. We need to engage in more continuous assessment in practical subjects etc.. I taught a subject with a practical component when I was a teacher. This...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 62. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the reason a business (details supplied) is not eligible for the 40% restart grant top up that wet pubs and nightclubs received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide clarity regarding planning enforcement issues (details supplied) in a local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34409/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools: Discussion (5 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am one of the final speakers and many of the pertinent questions have been asked. I apologise in advance if I end up repeating a few points. I will pick up on Dr. Keating's contribution earlier where she referenced that many teachers who teach the social, personal and health education, SPHE, modules in schools are not qualified to teach that very module. As a teacher, I found myself as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 126. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allowed to trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34000/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request increased funding further to Budget 2021 to ensure the oral hygiene and dental sector is supported in the form of enhanced subsidies for general medical services, GMS and PRSI patients and increased tax reliefs for private patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32710/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement of onpattro or patisiran will be included in the extra €50 million for new medicines access as committed to in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33312/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Remote Working (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 216. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to develop remote working opportunities further and improve the facilities and conditions to encourage remote working, especially in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32709/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Involvement Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if access to the CIS will be provided to urban local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32603/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 810. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to regularising the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33488/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 826. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when further details will be announced regarding the way in which self-employed persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment can earn up to €480 a month without having their payment impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32576/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1107. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kildare who have been impacted by the redeployment of disability clinicians to address the assessment of need backlog. [32881/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1136. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a commitment to improving access for children with special needs and autism to education (details supplied) and to specialised therapies such as occupational therapy and speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32352/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1571. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if access to the LIS will be provided to urban local authorities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32603/20]