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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity surrounding the home care package in a service (details supplied) surrounding an issue with an administrator not being replaced since before Christmas; and when this person, who is based in Blackrock, will be replaced. [5759/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the number of people in the Cork south Lee area that are waiting to be assessed for a carer; and when they will be assessed. [5760/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister and the Minister of State may have seen reports over the past year, particularly in the Irish Examinerin December, about the situation of Fiacre Ryan, who is quite an inspiring young man of 21 years of age. He became the first non-verbal autistic person in Ireland to write a book. That was possible because he had the use of the rapid prompting method, RPM, which is a technology...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am glad that the Minister of State is quite familiar with RPM, has had engagement with families on it and can see the benefits of it. That is encouraging. I take the point that you have to cut your cloth to measure and that different children will require different things. No one is suggesting that it will be a silver bullet but a request has been made for a pilot programme to be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It seems to me that a discussion needs to happen behind the scenes on this. A pilot would potentially be of benefit. The point about empirical evidence is fair enough but some of that might be down to a lack of research so a pilot might help to establish an evidential basis. The Minister of State can talk about schools being at liberty to use RPM but that is not necessarily to say they...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Textbooks (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I ask the Minister to repeat the last part of her answer and outline exactly what is happening after the Easter break. That is relatively late in the school year for some primary schools. I agree with a lot of what she said. She certainly will not find me saying that this is a bad idea. We have been talking about it for long enough and it is a good idea. It will reduce the burden on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Textbooks (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I agree that there must be consultation, and I was saying that before Christmas, but there is a balance to be struck in that regard. Hopefully, we can get a payment schedule for schools as soon as possible so that they can go out and buy the books. Has the Department looked at the question of e-books? They could play a role in the context of parents' concerns about the weight of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Textbooks (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if free schoolbooks will be available to primary schools in September; if so, when the payment schedule will issue to schools; and if she will outline the discussions she has had with booksellers and publishers. [5253/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Textbooks (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Sinn Féin has been talking about free school books for primary school for many years. It has been in place in the North for approximately 70 years. I certainly welcomed the announcement in the budget that it was to be considered for this September. Schools are beginning to wonder how they get themselves organised. I received a written answer from the Minister recently that put a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she and her Department and the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, have identified the number of places in special schools and special classes that will be required next September; if so, the number; and the number of places above and beyond what is currently available that will be required; and if all named parties are now...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the late summer of last year, a lot of time was dedicated to ensuring there were adequate places in special schools and special classes. At the time, we all agreed it was important that this year we would be as far ahead of that as possible. That said, I have already heard from four or five families in my constituency, and I was just speaking to Deputy Clarke about Athlone and various...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There was a bit of that. It was fairly broad brush strokes. I have acknowledged and welcomed some of it in the past. The question is specifically about the number of places. As things stand, the NCSE should know how many places are available in special schools and special classes. It should also know how many children require those places. Anecdotally, on the ground, it seems that this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister of State offered to provide numbers. Given that such information was sought in the question, I would welcome some numbers in her final response. I am aware of one particular child who is in a special junior school, who has applied to five or six different schools. The child does not have a place for September. I know other families whose children are in unsuitable places,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she intends to ensure that the 10% of post primary schools without school halls can be provided with same. [5248/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the recent change in position with regard to funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5250/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in ensuring that children attending a school (details supplied) have access to school transport. [5251/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the consultation on the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. [5247/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure energy use in schools is addressed, with particular reference to installation of solar panels and retrofitting. [5249/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons that her Department did not provide the course for SNAs at University College Dublin with level-7 accreditation; and if her Department will review this decision. [5254/23]

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I add my voice to those of the preceding speakers. It is vital that we ensure the redress process moves forward but the way this is being circumscribed is unacceptable, unconscionable and unreasonable. It is quite arbitrary in lots of ways. A man came to visit me in my constituency office on Monday. He wanted to tell me about his experience. I told him that typically when we instance...