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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (30 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the time limit for serving as a member of the board of An Bord Pleanála; the approximate date of expected vacancies that will likely be filled before February 2025; and the way board members are selected. [47270/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (5 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 40. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the campaign by a group (details supplied); if she will examine the need for a pool facility in this part of County Wicklow; and if she will consider meeting the volunteer board to discuss the project and its plans going forward. [47459/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the case of a club (details supplied) and the need to upgrade existing pitch facilities to accommodate the growing club; and if she will consider a visit to the club to meet the board to discuss its strategy going forward. [47101/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a campaign led by a group (details supplied) that is seeking comparable tax liability for owner-occupiers and social landlords paying defect levies as compared to commercial landlords that have the capacity to right these levies off against their tax liabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48579/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reconsider the deadline for moving those in receipt of €203 on the pandemic unemployment payment to the jobseeker’s payment specifically for those in industries that have not yet fully opened such as the live entertainment sector until such a time when employment opportunities are readily available;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the number of persons currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in County Wicklow; the steps she is taking with regard to engaging with local employment services in the county to reduce the figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48601/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby individuals and couples who wish to purchase a second-hand home but earn above the limit for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan; the supports available to persons in this situation in the context of the Housing for All strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if second-hand homes are to be included in a Housing for All initiative or related schemes other than the Rebuilding Ireland home loan in cases in which an individual or couple purchasing earn more than the income threshold for this scheme but still require support. [49505/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to proposals by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment that appear to suggest a change in the Irish leaving certificate exam for students in Gaelscoileanna; if she will outline the full consultation process for such a change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49662/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 593. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the campaign led by an association (details supplied) seeking extra neurology nurse specialists across Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the initiatives that he has facilitated to encourage the recruitment of mature apprentices; if he is considering additional measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49347/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the percentage of third-level courses that have not yet returned to full-time in person learning; the steps he is taking to reduce this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49346/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which a local authority can apply for funding to employ a full-time biodiversity officer; the number of officers that he proposes to be employed nationally; and the local authorities that currently employ a biodiversity officer in tabular form. [50162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the adequacy of the school capitation grant levels for primary schools; if she will report on the basis for the discrepancy between the per pupil allocation between primary and secondary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the level of retirement from the primary school system is matched by the number of newly qualified teachers; the research her Department has commissioned to ensure the system is future-proofed in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50059/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the requests from a union (details supplied) to restore the level of AP1 and AP2 posts in primary schools to pre-2010 levels; if her attention has been drawn to the need to restore these positions to ease the burden on school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50063/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the average pupil teacher ratio in primary schools at a national level if only schools with a full-time administrative principal are included (details supplied); the steps she is taking to improve this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50064/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding the banking of hours by primary schools in cases in which mainstream classroom teachers are replaced by special education teachers due to absences; if her attention has been drawn to the demands of a union (details supplied) to reinstate this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50188/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding teacher supply panels at both primary and secondary school level; if she plans to expand the existing coverage of supply panels to make them accessible to schools nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the adequacy of the number of teachers currently allocated to supply panels for substitute teachers at a primary school level; if her attention has been drawn to cases in which three substitute teachers are covering up to 14 schools in a district as is the case in north County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the...