Results 621-640 of 4,780 for speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (25 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he can confirm that a whistleblower and former employee of the Prison Service was awarded a settlement by the WRC; if that award has been paid; the reason, if any, for non-payment; when the payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25170/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: A child poverty guide.

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank all my party colleagues and especially Deputy Duncan Smith, who drafted the motion. The point of the Labour Party is to bring forward to this House the cases of those who are most disadvantaged in our society. We bring forward the cases of workers, people in disadvantaged areas, people who suffer injustice and people who are treated as second-class citizens. This is the third...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of licence agreements held by a pre-school for the use of space within primary schools buildings across the country. [24210/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of licence agreements held by a pre-school for the use of space within primary schools buildings across the country that were terminated in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [24211/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of licence agreements held by a pre-school for the use of space within primary schools buildings across the country that commenced in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [24212/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (23 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 730. To ask the Minister for Health if he has made a response to a request (details supplied) for an urgent meeting with relevant Government Ministers to agree funding for a new rate on Tender 2023 that reflects increased costs of care; if he will work with trade unions to ensures that resources are used to pay care staff a living wage, travel time and mileage costs; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 771. To ask the Minister for Health if all Section 38 workers who were entitled to the pandemic payment should have received it by now; the remedy mechanism there is for those who have not received it; and if he will request his Department to investigate the case of a worker (details supplied) who has yet to receive a payment as their employer has yet to be paid it. [24301/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (18 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 235. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when his Department expects to proceed with the next stage of the Employment Permits Bill 2022; and if he can confirm that the Bill will be amended by Government to allow workers to change employer more easily. [23726/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an outline of the mechanism to access diagnosis and support for long-Covid cases in each of the CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23678/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the ICT grant for the school year 2022/2023 will be sent to schools; and if she can ensure the 2023/2024 ICT grant will be released to schools in the first term, as it was in previous years. [23632/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ICT grant for primary schools can be brought up to equal that of secondary schools on a per-pupil basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23633/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Why are they living in tents?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the delegates for their presentations.  I have two related questions.  Academic freedom was mentioned.  I note the recent comments of the president of UCD in this regard. Is there cause for concern in that space?  Is there something that the delegates feel needs to be reflected in the Bill in relation to academic freedom? The second question is on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: In the experience of the witnesses, have we made mistakes in the past in this regard? Are lessons being brought to the table from previous experience or is this just a fresh pair of eyes trying to get things right?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what, if any, review there has been on the operation of the “infant hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22915/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures can be taken to ensure that all schools offer an option to opt out of studying religion at Junior Certificate level. [22880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the increasing demand for a comprehensive nationwide redeployment system for post-primary teachers; if her Department has conducted research into the potential for such a system to alleviate pressures on climate change, teacher wellbeing and teacher retention; what her views are on the potential for such a system; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any investigation by her Department into where children who died in industrial schools have been buried; whether the location of such grave sites are known; and if there has been any investigation into understanding what happened children who went missing from industrial schools. [22878/23]