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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school building for (details supplied); how updates are being communicated to school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14666/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school building for (details supplied); how updates are being communicated to school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14667/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school building for (details supplied); how updates are being communicated to school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14668/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills he position regarding a new school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (28 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding any initiatives targeted at assisting Ukrainian refugees to convert their employment qualification certificates or academic degrees to be recognised in an Irish context, and other measures that would assist in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15037/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: There is an issue with the lack of enforcement regarding parking on cycle paths, footpaths and disability bays. Fewer than one person per day nationally was issued with a fine for parking in cycle lanes. I have the figures for 2021 and 2022 from the Garda Commissioner. A total of €360 million per year is spent on active travel to make those safe routes to school and provide...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: 296. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding a local community neurorehabilitation team for CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in the assistive technology grant for students with hearing difficulties whereby only students with physical hearing impairments can qualify; this excludes those with non-physical auditory processing difficulties; can this grant be reviewed to include all students with a medically certified...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State is welcome and I thank him for his opening statement. He covered a lot of ground in it. I want to concentrate on the road safety aspect of his brief. Previously, the Road Safety Authority was before the committee, as were An Garda Síochána and cyclist advocacy groups. Following the meeting, I contacted the assistant commissioner to look for figures for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I accept that and the Minister of State can give me a response some other time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: If the fines that accrue from fixed charge notices were to go back to the Department of Justice or An Garda Síochána, would that assist with the process? I understand that a fixed charge notice can take up a lot of Garda time going to court, etc. but the funding goes back into central government. Would it be more beneficial to road safety if the punishment was sufficient enough to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I appreciate the Minister's response. I visit many schools around County Wicklow and I commend her Department on the quality of the build of the new schools there. The quality is exceptionally high. The pathfinder programme is very important. The Minister knows better than anybody the pressure schools are often under to heat their buildings. They are always under financial pressure....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I am delighted the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, is here to answer this question regarding solar panels for schools. Last October, we announced in the budget that we would roll out solar panels on schools for free. It is a very sensible suggestion. It can power the lighting and the interactive white boards in the schools. The increase in the number of school meals we rolled out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: Today's meeting is to discuss an update on the tenant in situprocess. From the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, we are joined by Ms Áine Stapleton, assistant secretary with responsibility for social housing delivery; Mr. David Kelly, principal officer in charge of housing finance and delivery co-ordination; and Ms Rosemarie Tobin, principal officer with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Ó Broin. Deputy Emer Higgins can go next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Steven Matthews: I will take the next slot. I concur with what Senator Fitzpatrick said at the start of the meeting about the work rate. My experience of dealing with local authority staff who deal with homelessness and housing is that they are dealing with an incredible workload and demonstrate incredible dedication. Often we are simply the people who make the connection between the local authority and...