Results 601-620 of 4,752 for speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (18 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 235. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when his Department expects to proceed with the next stage of the Employment Permits Bill 2022; and if he can confirm that the Bill will be amended by Government to allow workers to change employer more easily. [23726/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an outline of the mechanism to access diagnosis and support for long-Covid cases in each of the CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23678/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the ICT grant for the school year 2022/2023 will be sent to schools; and if she can ensure the 2023/2024 ICT grant will be released to schools in the first term, as it was in previous years. [23632/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ICT grant for primary schools can be brought up to equal that of secondary schools on a per-pupil basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23633/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Why are they living in tents?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the delegates for their presentations.  I have two related questions.  Academic freedom was mentioned.  I note the recent comments of the president of UCD in this regard. Is there cause for concern in that space?  Is there something that the delegates feel needs to be reflected in the Bill in relation to academic freedom? The second question is on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: In the experience of the witnesses, have we made mistakes in the past in this regard? Are lessons being brought to the table from previous experience or is this just a fresh pair of eyes trying to get things right?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what, if any, review there has been on the operation of the “infant hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22915/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures can be taken to ensure that all schools offer an option to opt out of studying religion at Junior Certificate level. [22880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the increasing demand for a comprehensive nationwide redeployment system for post-primary teachers; if her Department has conducted research into the potential for such a system to alleviate pressures on climate change, teacher wellbeing and teacher retention; what her views are on the potential for such a system; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any investigation by her Department into where children who died in industrial schools have been buried; whether the location of such grave sites are known; and if there has been any investigation into understanding what happened children who went missing from industrial schools. [22878/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will conduct a review into homework levels at primary and secondary level; her views on whether reduced levels of homework could lead to positive outcomes for children by freeing up time for play, recreation, arts and physical activities. [22879/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will work to implement a hierarchy of users-based approach to road safety and legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 300. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to make an order to commence Part 3 of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 regarding the right to request remote working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22548/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 494. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to give a budgetary breakdown of the 115% (€500,000) increase in allocation from €436,000 to €900,000 for consultancy services and value for money and policy reviews as contained in the Government Budget 2023 publication page 214 under Vote Number 20 for An Garda Síochána; and the reason for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 612. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are still frontline workers who have not received the pandemic payment; the action a frontline healthcare worker should take if they believe they have not received a payment they were entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22465/23]

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Rural Independent Group for tabling this very important motion. At the heart of it are some matters we need to address, of which planning is the most fundamental. Planning controversies have dogged the political system for as long as I can remember. The Labour Party is interested, and we had a long discussion on this at our parliamentary party meeting yesterday, in the log...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We have developments in my constituency that are deathtraps. We had planning regulations and oversight that did not work, which allowed people to make a quick buck and destroyed the lives of those who were living in those dwellings. They bought them in good faith and, when they discovered those dwellings were defective, had no ability to move against the person, persons or entities that...