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Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-22: Múinteoirí Meánscoile (13 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Tá cúpla ceist agam. Ar an gcéad dul síos, b'fhéidir nach bhfuilim ag leanúint an stuif seo an méid is atá daoine eile. Más buan mo chuimhne, áfach, tá siad tar éis an méid marcanna atá ann don bhéaltriail san ardteist a mhéadú. Mar sin, tá sé seo ag dul in aghaidh an sruth beagánín...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-22: Múinteoirí Meánscoile (13 Jun 2017)

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Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-22: Múinteoirí Meánscoile (13 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Faoi láthair, an bhfuil an rud céanna á mholadh do scoileanna T1 agus T2, nach mbeidh aon bhéaltriail?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-22: Múinteoirí Meánscoile (13 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ach go sonrach don bhéaltriail, tá an rud céanna á mholadh nach mbeadh béaltriail ann do scoileanna T1 agus T2.

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am sharing time with Deputy Louise O'Reilly. I thank the Minister for agreeing to hold this debate which certainly is timely. It is important to reflect on the content of the interim report and the Minister's contribution, in which there were a number of additional points for us to consider. I will return to it. Some weeks before the report was issued, the House debated and voted on a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (1 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the percentage of the homeless population that are young and LGBT, if known by his Department; his plans to obtain such data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26488/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Labour Activation Programmes (1 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to inform the Government Senators on the contents of the Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016 before the Bill’s second reading in January 2018. [26489/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Strategy Implementation (1 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26490/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (1 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 264. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual funding allocated specifically to aftercare services. [26491/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (1 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year cost of employing a social worker. [26492/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (1 Jun 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 266. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the latest report by the special rapporteur on child protection published on 29 May 2017; the steps being taken by her department to ensure all deficits in services, particularly Túsla's out-of-hours social work service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26493/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: First, I would like to say how enormously important is the role that foster carers play. I have said at previous hearings that our care system would effectively collapse without foster carers. We are all grateful to them and to EPIC, which is an excellent organisation. I have had some engagement with it. I have some questions on a few different topics. The presentation touched on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I wish to clarify a point. Ms Bond spoke about regulation assisting matters. We heard from the Health Information and Quality Authority two weeks ago that, essentially, the area was unregulated, whereas, if I understood Ms Bond correctly, there is a degree of regulation. To what extent is the area regulated? What exactly is the shortfall to which HIQA was referring? I want to understand...

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I request that the Business Committee meet to discuss this and find appropriate slots for both Ministers to come in and discuss the matter this week.

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On a separate matter.

Order of Business (30 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yesterday evening my party wrote to the Ceann Comhairle's office regarding the revelations we heard yesterday, which emerged since the last meeting of the Business Committee, seeking a debate on the matter and for the two relevant Ministers to come into the House to discuss it. I was informed that the appropriate avenue to raise this matter was to submit a Topical Issue. I was successful in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (30 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to proposed amendments to the 2011 legislation regarding student grants having been requested by Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas or officials in his Department in the past 12 months; his views on the legislation's shortcomings with regard to persons whose income has been affected by exchange rate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (30 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider adding additional schools to the DEIS urban band 2 programme in view of the fact that no new schools were added to this category in 2017. [25927/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (30 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has or will be given to bringing new schools into the DEIS band 2 designation. [26001/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (30 May 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in evaluating schools (details supplied) the schools were considered as being urban or rural, in view of their location on the city-county border in advance of the February 2017 announcement. [25928/17]