Results 6,601-6,620 of 6,937 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the body or agency that has planning jurisdiction over the tidal foreshore; the body or agency that has responsibility for regulating boats in this area in particular boats with onboard accommodation; if he will provide a definition of the adjacent area to local authorities functional area; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing schools with the resources to run pre and post-school childcare facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19947/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if personal protective equipment, PPE, will be provided for staff; and if a special needs assistant, SNA, or staff member has grounds to refuse to stay in the building if certain PPE is not available on a particular day due to delivery delay or a funding issue. [20811/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant, SNA, who has an underlying health condition and is advised not to return to school will be paid; if this leave will affect the person's standard sick leave; if SNAs caring for vulnerable persons will be expected to return to work; the way in which staggered times will affect SNA contracts; if reassignment will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 721. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which special needs assistants, SNAs, will be covered by insurance if they contract Covid-19 and are left with long-term health issues or incur death; if there will be guidelines on the number of cases of Covid-19 within a school to bring about a shutdown of the school; if there is a suspected case, if staff and students that came...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 722. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if temperature checks will be implemented for staff and students; the person or body that will be responsible for decision making on sending students home; the position if a parent refuses to take a child home; if it will be made mandatory for parents to keep children at home if a member of the household is showing symptoms; the person...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body responsible for cleaning in specialised classrooms such as home economics, woodwork, metalwork and others; the way in which the use of shared stationery and books will be monitored if sharing is necessary due to limited supplies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20816/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in whichspecial needs assistants, SNAs, in post-primary can move from class to class and student to student; if a panel of substitutes will be put in place for a particular area in order that no school is left struggling if an SNA has to self-isolate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20818/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be provided to increase the number of toilets and sinks available in schools that have one toilet and one sink for staff; if hot water will be provided in bathrooms for hand washing for schools without hot water; the way in which social distancing will work in staff areas, for example, staff room and staff toilets;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school management will risk assess their building and put in place measures to avoid congregation such as at the sign-in desk, outside waiting on buses and parents congregating outside; if special needs assistants, SNAs, in primary schools are the adult supervising at these times; if they will be responsible for making sure this is adhered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 723. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of tidying and disinfecting in terms of the special needs assistant, SNA, role (details supplied); the guidelines to be put in place for specific care needs such as toileting, feeding, movement breaks and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20815/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will still be supplied for special needs assistants, SNAs, who act as bus escorts; the way in which they will be provided for in terms of social distancing and if they contract Covid-19 on school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20817/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if blended learning and remote learning will become part of the new normal going forward; her views on whether special needs assistants, SNAs, should be compensated financially towards the cost of Internet, wear and tear on devices, printer, paper and ink, postage costs, heating, electricity and sundries; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 730. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be in place to address the limitations of visually impaired students regarding social distancing (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20822/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 793. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Revenue Commissioners know the date that a sole trader was incorporated and began earning, if those earnings be prorated to the period of incorporation for the purpose of establishing welfare benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19948/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1055. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the serious complaints raised by residents in a direct provision centre (details supplied); if her further attention has been drawn to the transfer requests which have been denied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (29 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she will support the implementation of the National Autism Plan as set out in the Program for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional hours and funding will be provided to school guidance counsellors to better support students returning to school for the 2020/2021 academic year; her views on the recommendations of the campaign formed by organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to provide resources, financial and staffing related to allow for the extra cleaning needed, substitution teachers to cover sick and other leave and PODs needed to provide for social distancing when schools reopen; if PPE will be required or recommended; if children over 13 years of age and adults will be required or advised...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome the consistent criticism of illegal settlements and breaches of international law by the Minister and the Government. However, I am concerned at the distinction the Minister draws concerning annexation. He says if annexation goes ahead it will affect the relationship between Israel and the EU. The relationship between Israel and the EU should be affected by the existing illegal...