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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Taoiseach has accepted some of the Government's failures but I would not put them at the feet of just the Department. The Minister stood here and said 33% of schools would have a disadvantage in their allocation of hours under the model that was suggested and there was no adequate consultation but the Taoiseach is working to correct that. On the rates of people with disabilities in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I was privileged on Monday to visit the SAOL Hub-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I want to talk about disabilities-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: -----if people would give me the opportunity. On Monday, with our local Labour representative Patrick Dempsey, I was privileged to visit the SAOL Hub in Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre run by Stewarts Care. We heard first-hand the challenges facing young adults with disabilities - the under-resourcing and lack of opportunities. As the Taoiseach knows, disabled people are at a much...

Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I congratulate the Government on taking this decision. It is of some historic significance and I know the Government will have come under pressure not to do so. Ireland once sought international recognition and so we are proud today to stand with Palestine to help it take its place among the nations of the world. I commend the Tánaiste, in particular, on the manner in which he has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Rights (23 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the review on the status of PhD researchers, that is, classification as either students or employees, has not yet been published; the reason there is a delay in it being published; when we can expect it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23132/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to make a statement on the curtailment and punishment of student protests in Trinity College Dublin. [23133/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to make a statement on student protests and higher education institutions and their financial ties and investments in Israeli companies. [23134/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (23 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of planners in SOLAS; and the number of architects in SOLAS as at 17 May 2024. [23413/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to support the expansion of a school (details supplied). [22427/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the communication she has had with Dublin City Council regarding a school (details supplied). [22428/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 422. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new recruits to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in the corresponding timeframe; and the number of resignations from An Garda Síochána. [22425/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the newborn screening committee has met since 2019. [22641/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new conditions the health service expects to add to the newborn screening service in the next five years. [22642/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 602. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a prioritised list of conditions and tests to be added to the newborn screening test programme to bring Ireland in line with best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22643/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 653. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship registrations in 2023 and to date in 2024, by type and by year in tabular form. [22422/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 654. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship completions between 2014 and 2024, by type and by year in tabular form. [22423/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 655. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship dropouts between 2014 and 2024 by level of completion, by type and by year in tabular form. [22424/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I raise again the issue of DEIS plus. The proposal for DEIS plus comes from a number of school principals in Ballymun, Tallaght and Dublin 17 which is in my constituency. They suggest that we need extra trauma-based supports for the most acutely disadvantaged schools in the country. Approximately 100 such schools have been identified nationwide. I know the Government often says to me that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Yes, that is the idea.