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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Minister has undertaken that a copy of the speech will be furnished to you.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I ask you to resume your seat and allow the Minister to continue.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Can the Minister give us a time-----

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Minister should be allowed to speak without interruption.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Minister has the floor.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Is that agreed?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Deputy and call Deputy Duncan Smith.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: As Deputy Ó Snodaigh is not in the Chamber, I will move on to Deputy Carthy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 2235. To ask the Minister for Health if a period of isolation or quarantine will be required for fully vaccinated healthcare workers who return from visiting close family in other countries; if so, if the HSE and other healthcare employers will be asked to facilitate such workers in working from home for the quarantine period as is the practice for those required to restrict their movements...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Bearing in mind the Chairman's warning about timekeeping I will keep my praise to a minimum, in order to fit more questions in. It is not because I do not find the document worthy of praise. I do and I compliment the Minister, her Department and everybody who worked on it. There is much in it that is new and much that was already announced but it is good to see it all together in one place...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (16 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Chonaic mé an litir aréir ar na meáin shóisialta. Chuir sé ionadh agus díomá orm é a léamh. Níl na sonraí go léir ar eolas nó níl an aithne chéanna agam ar an monarcha is atá ag an Teachta McHugh. Chaith mé tréimhse ag obair sa Ghearmáin agus san Iodáil agus ní dúirt aon duine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank Ms Mannion and Ms McGrath for their presentations this morning. I welcome, first of all, the significant increase in staffing in this area, namely, 1,000 SNAs and 400 SEN teaching posts. That is a significant improvement on the situation which we had beforehand. Notwithstanding some of the concerns I share with Deputy Ó Laoghaire around the school inclusion model, it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank Ms Mannion. I suppose the follow-on question is the flip side to that. Deputy Ó Laoghaire was driving at it as well. If we are recruiting 400 new SEN teachers, do we have the physical accommodation? How confident are we regarding the physical classrooms that we will be able to provide for these teachers and for the students who need that? Maybe somebody from the buildings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: If I still have time, I might turn to Ms McGrath in my third question. I want to ask Ms McGrath about this education and professional development, EPD, that is being provided by the NCSE and by others in the education space. I am aware of the summer courses and the seminars that are available. Are we satisfied that that level of upskilling is what we want and what is required in the area?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: On the specifics of those training programmes, are the majority of them 20-hour summer courses or are they much more in-depth in providing the level of knowledge teachers will need if they are moving in to special education?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: If summer or July provision was important in previous years, it is absolutely essential this year. One of the big difficulties is with recruiting the tutors who will make this July provision available. In the context of this year, are there any incentives or plans in place to ensure tutors are available to provide the summer programme?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Does the remote working strategy offer an opportunity to fulfil the recruitment targets that will be set out in Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2019 in terms of 20% of recruits to the Civil Service being competent in Gaeilge? Is there an opportunity within the remote working strategy to relocate some of that work to Gaeltacht areas? I refer to Gaeltacht na Rinne in my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Compensation Schemes (1 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to compensate drift and draft net fishers affected by the 2007 ban on commercial salmon fishing; his views on whether the hardship scheme introduced following the ban should be reopened to relevant fishers who did not avail of it at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18061/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (1 Apr 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times calls were placed to the fire service in cases in which the closest retained fire service was unavailable to attend due to unavailability of personnel in which alternative tenders had to attend instead by county over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18063/21]