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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 530. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he received correspondence from this Deputy relating to an issue (details supplied) sent on 30 May 2022; and if a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32813/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Reviews (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, having regard to the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 will be included in the review currently under way; if not, the reason for its exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32817/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 586. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of notifications made to the Tusla Educational Welfare Support Service in relation to the use of reduced timetables for the current academic year; the number of reduced timetables used for children with special educational needs or disability; and the number of reduced timetables used for children with a Traveller or Roma heritage;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that her Department has acted on a report (details supplied) specifically in relation to the merit in a policy providing enhanced opportunities for career guidance training for teachers in special needs schools and in enhancing the access of such schools to wider career guidance supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is currently a backlog of applications for the one-parent family payment; if so, the number of applications in the backlog; and the average time for processing a one parent family payment application.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32448/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way that income from scholarships (details supplied) bursaries, stipend or scholarships for PhDs is treated to ensure that it is disregarded for persons in receipt of the disability allowance and blind pensions. [32449/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Balance (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the gender breakdown for all social welfare inspectors employed by her Department. [32814/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 654. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary question No. 1298 of 14 June 2022, the amount that was recouped from overpayments through student repayments in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [32815/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (21 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 713. To ask the Minister for Health if Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 that outlines the main provisions of the assessment of needs process will be reviewed having regard to the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 that is currently under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32816/22]

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: The Minister and the Minister of State have each stated multiple times, including in the opening part of the address today, that 25% of the Department budget, some €2 billion, is dedicated to meeting the needs of children with additional educational needs. That is an impressive figure but it is little or no comfort to young people and families without appropriate education. It is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: In this Chamber we hear much about the cost of living but the Society of St. Vincent de Paul report from several months ago captured the issue more succinctly. For too many families in this country, it is the cost of survival. There was a report yesterday from the ESRI that demonstrated clearly that those most vulnerable are, once again, lone parents and adults of a working age living with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 634. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take steps in relation to a passport renewal application for a child (details supplied). [29384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 633. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take steps in relation to a passport renewal application for a child (details supplied). [29383/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 632. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the complaints procedure regarding issues and delays in relation to passport applications (details supplied); and the contact details for those applicants who wish to make a complaint. [29382/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 969. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the way principals and boards of management of schools can avail of mediation support where there are issues relating to the build of an extension on school grounds; the issues that lie between the consultant and the builder where it appears the relationship has almost completely broken down; if her Department provides...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 970. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of projects for school extensions which will be used to accommodate ASD special classes that are ongoing; the number that are due to be completed and opened by August and September 2022; the number of these projects that are facing difficulties in relation to budget concerns, contractors, the sourcing of building supplies and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 971. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether the workload is too onerous on principals and boards of management in relation to the building of school extensions, whether for ASD special classes or to remove need for temporary accommodation; and the steps that her Department is taking to ensure that the workload is limited, streamlined, and consolidated wherever...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 972. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to consider a more streamlined system for schools to apply for funding more easily for ASD special class extensions to school buildings; if an economy of scale has been considered for school extensions, that is that her Department would be able to consolidate projects across the country and order in bulk to achieve economy of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 1240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been recouped by his Department from student repayments due to SUSI grant overpayments in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [29389/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2022)

Gary Gannon: 1241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of grant overpayments by SUSI that occurred in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [29390/22]