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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Events (24 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Government support and resources that are being provided to a sporting organisation (details supplied) to host an event, particularly in the context of infrastructure deficits in Irish football. [10148/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (24 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 14. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider making funding available to assist sporting bodies to improve their stadium facilities; if locations have been identified for such potential funding; the number of bodies that have contacted her seeking such funding; and the names and location of each. [10151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (24 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 26. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the potential of Government to fund local authority-run community playing fields; if she will consider funding to purchase such land; and if her Department will fund the construction and fit-out of such facilities. [10149/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (24 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 22. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Government is fully committed to the redevelopment of a stadium (details supplied); and, if so, the commitment that will be given for large-scale capital grant funding to be put in place for the redevelopment of the stadium in 2022. [10405/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (24 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State-funded primary schools that are complaint with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) WCAG 2.1 standards as is mandatory for mobile applications and websites under European Union and Irish legislation. [10562/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (24 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State-funded post-primary schools that are complaint with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) WCAG 2.1 standards as is mandatory for mobile applications and websites under European Union and Irish legislation. [10563/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (23 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in the provision of a permanent site within the catchment area for a school (details supplied). [10169/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (23 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will immediately establish an expert review group to examine and issue recommendations regarding the minimum essential qualification for SNAs; and if, a clear commitment will be given to implement any recommendations of the review group. [10374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns and questions (details supplied) among school principals, parents, SNAs and other stakeholders regarding practical elements of the allocation of special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9264/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the date will be set for the 2022 junior certificate cookery exam; if the reason for the delay is that the State Examinations Commission has been awaiting a final decision on the format of the junior certificate examinations from her Department; if a decision will be made and clarity given as soon as possible in view of the requirement...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Partnership Meetings (15 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The cost of living is the dominant political issue at present. The package announced last week is a sticking plaster for the problems families and workers are facing. The private sector committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions met last week and recommended that unions seek pay rises in the range of 2.5% to 5.5%. Does the Taoiseach agree with workers seeking pay rises? The committee...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Exactly; childcare. Spending €10,000 a year on childcare. That is the point.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: By the Labour Party.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Thank you.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Two weeks on from voting down the Labour Party's plans to address the cost of living crisis, the Government will announce some token measures today. The package that is emerging is around €450 million, which is a drop in the ocean compared with what ordinary families are having to grapple with. The official Government advice from Ministers is to shop around for better value but those...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: What the Tánaiste is engaged in is Bertienomics. He is trying to convince people that the Government can cut their taxes, tinker around with public services and it will all be fine. What the Labour Party has suggested is that there should not be tax cuts. The Tánaiste may think that is an easy thing for an Opposition party to say but it is not. We are telling the people of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Nobody likes the Bill is effectively what the Minister is saying. I take what he said in good faith and if he is willing to look at the timelines and the grounds for refusal, that is fair comment. We will work with him on that but he will have to appreciate that the power balance in any of these situations very much lies with the employer. Workers are unlikely to feel very confident in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with the trade union movement regarding the draft right to request remote work Bill 2021; the measures could be introduced to strengthen the rights of workers under the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7014/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I want to know what engagement the Minister has had with the trade union movement on the draft right to request remote working Bill 2022.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The issue the Labour Party has with the Bill as drafted is that the provisions state that a worker would have to wait 26 weeks before requesting permission to work remotely and then potentially 12 further weeks for an answer. That is 38 weeks, which is the length of a pregnancy. The grounds for refusal from an employer are so wide that the Bill is effectively meaningless. We want a right...