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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the compulsory immersive two-week Gaeltacht course for students of primary teaching will cost €1,300 per student in 2021 despite being held online; her plans for making this more affordable for students in both public and private colleges in view of the fact that many teaching students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the Gaeltacht grant to trainee teachers in private colleges such as a college (details supplied) and those studying teaching at postgraduate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10330/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a voluntary redeployment panel for primary school teachers, which would run on a year-by-year basis subject to annual approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9505/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the reasonable accommodations at State examinations scheme to make particular provision for students with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow for the reopening of public and private study centres that provide study time in the evenings for leaving certificate students to coincide with reopening of schools for leaving certificate students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10372/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 27 January 2021, the status of the reimbursement of the agreed mileage rate under the July provision transportation grant; the number of families still awaiting reimbursement; the reason for the ongoing delays in this regard; if delayed reimbursements will be paid with interest given that it is now...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 559. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend eligibility to persons aged 65 years who do not have the required paid contributions for 2019 but who have many years of contributions prior to that with regard to the newly announced benefit payment; the provisions that will be made for persons aged 65 years who had a gap in contributions for 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 560. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons currently aged 65 years who did not earn enough to pay PRSI in 2019 and who did not receive State benefits in 2019 will be eligible for the newly announced benefit payment for 65 year olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9486/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend entitlement to the free travel pass to persons with epilepsy and who do not hold a driver licence as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Human Trafficking (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 617. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the full inquiry into the scale of forced and illegal adoptions that occurred in Ireland as called for by Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the former UN special rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Human Trafficking (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 618. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which illegally adopted persons will be considered for inclusion in any redress scheme to prevent further discrimination against this group further to the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9983/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 621. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a copy of report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10034/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 634. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a copy of the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10361/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 635. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have requested and have yet to receive a copy of the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; when such persons will receive a copy of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10362/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 636. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who have requested a copy of the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10363/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 637. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of reports of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes sent to survivors to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10364/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 638. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be made available in audio format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10365/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 639. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes will be published in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 644. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will be provided with a copy of the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10386/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Feb 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 640. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the way in which the audio recordings of oral evidence given by persons to the Confidential Committee of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes were destroyed; the reason these recordings cannot be retrieved or recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10367/21]