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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when details of the home-based, summer education programme for 2023 will be published by her Department. [13136/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 787. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in the Carrigaline, County Cork, area who are transitioning from an ASD primary unit to an ASD secondary unit; and the number of those children who are awaiting a post-primary placement in an ASD unit. [13862/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide update on whether the Covid cleaning grant for schools will be continued for term 2; and when the payment schedule will issue. [11140/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports for primary schools to provide play therapy for children who have emotional needs and require this therapy. [11260/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (28 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an announcement will be made on the approval of funding for projects under the 2023 summer works scheme. [9666/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the additional funding that was approved for the school transport scheme as part of the budgetary process; and if any additional funding was allocated in Cork to add additional capacity to cater for pupils who did not get a seat on school transport for the 2022/2023 school year. [9300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban; the reason cariban cannot be prescribed by a GP on the drugs payment scheme given that most women do not see a consultant until after 12 weeks; the steps pregnant women can take to help with the extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the current vacancies in home economics teaching posts in post-primary schools. [8204/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (21 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to awarding the same financial supports to registered post-primary teachers to upskill, in order to teach home economics, as is currently being offered to registered teachers to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish. [8203/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the supports available for students with a diagnosis of dyscalculia in post primary education, in particular, supports to help students with Leaving Certificate maths. [8275/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (21 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the situation of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards who are still awaiting details on an offer devised by his Department following a recommendation by the Labour Court, and if a timeline for the resolution of any such delay can be outlined [8715/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance if a write-off is available to businesses struggling to repay VAT debt built up through debt warehousing during the Covid-19 pandemic. [7098/23]

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis where ordinary workers and families are struggling to get by, mortgage holders are seeing a large increase in their interest costs as a result of interest rate hikes by the ECB. The hike we saw last week was the fifth since July, meaning borrowers will be paying thousands of euro more in interest this year. Others are likely to see their interest...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Minister for bringing forward the Revised Estimate. As in any year, there were elements of the budget that I was pleased with and others I was disappointed with. The issue of free school books is something that Sinn Féin has been speaking about for almost ten years now. The move in this regard is very welcome. It is vital that schools get information or a payment schedule...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am glad the Minister has an open mind on that matter. In the past week or two, she took a decision to remove funding from the National Parents Council Post Primary, NPCPP. I want to get a sense of the events leading up to that decision. When was the last time the Minister met with representatives from the NPCPP?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have another question. I understand the Minister sought a review of the governance of the NPCPP. Is it the case that the decision the Minister took was on foot of the report that she received in respect of that review?