Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Rights of People with Disabilities
600. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to explore introducing legislation to ensure a right to personal assistance to ensure disabled persons... - Refugee Resettlement Programme
601. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Syrian family members reunited under the Irish refugee protection humanitarian admission programme... - Human Rights
602. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of action 24.1 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021 to research the banning of LGBT... - Maternity Leave
603. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will bring forward primary legislation to amend the Maternity Protection Acts 1994 to 2004 in order to... - Childcare Services
604. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide funding to implement the recommendation from the Workplace Relations Commission to upgrade... - Employment Data
606. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider the establishment of a working group within his Department to examine the impact of the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
607. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if essential workers who work from home can avail of childcare services under the current level 5 restrictions,... - Youth Services
608. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process for a community centre to apply for funding for a youth service worker to be employed directly by... - National Childcare Scheme
609. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of school-aged children given standard hours and enhanced hours, respectively, since September 2020... - Community Childcare Subvention Programme
610. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of school-aged children registered under community childcare subvention plus from September 2020 to... - National Childcare Scheme
611. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred under the national childcare scheme via the HSE, Tusla and so on from September... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
614. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which the amount that Pobal states services owe has been calculated; and if a breakdown will be... - Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
615. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which a person (details supplied) who is a survivor of a mother and baby home can access counselling... - Covid-19 Pandemic
616. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons residing in direct provision centres that have tested positive for Covid-19 in 2020. [44770/20] - Departmental Contracts
619. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department or State agencies under the aegis of his Department have awarded contracts to a company... - Early Childhood Care and Education
620. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a person (details supplied) can defer an ECCE place for the person's children; and if he will make a... - Child Protection
621. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the meetings his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) in 2020; the... - Special Educational Needs
624. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter regarding the case of a child (details supplied) with special needs; and if he will... - Childcare Services
625. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a matter regarding the case of a childcare centre (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Children in Care
627. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of young persons discharged from State care into homeless services in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he... - Childcare Services
628. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the childcare facilities that will be in place for children of front-line workers for the duration of level 5... - Early Childhood Care and Education
630. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the loss of ECCE hours during the Covid-19 crisis will be made up to the preschool children to ensure they do... - Childcare Services
631. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports in place to help childcare providers to remain open during the current Covid-19 restrictions; and... - Protected Disclosures
632. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a report of acute public interest (details supplied) will be published. [1315/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
633. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which it is safe for staff, children and families to return to preschools while primary and secondary... - Childcare Costs
634. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if parents will be charged crèche fees in order to save their children’s place even if they are not... - Childcare Services
635. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a matter in relation to payment deductions for a childcare facility (details supplied) will be addressed; and... - National Childcare Scheme
636. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if childcare providers will continue to be paid the national childcare scheme payments for the duration of level... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
637. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if childcare providers who are operating for essential workers will be provided with a top-up on the shortfall... - Third Level Admissions
639. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if those students who sat the leaving certificate exams in November 2020 and receive improved grades will be offered a deferred place for their... - Third Level Fees
641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn the fact that universities are charging students excessive penalties for late payment of fees; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the context of the closure of schools and colleges to reduce the spread of Covid-19 infection, he will instruct all education and training... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a reduction and-or rebate in fees for postgraduate students during the 2020-21 academic year due to Covid-19; the supports in place... - Erasmus+ Programme
644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to payment of the Erasmus grant to students who did not travel abroad in 2020. [44777/20] - Departmental Contracts
645. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or State agencies under the aegis of his Department have awarded contracts to a company (details supplied); if so, the value of... - Third Level Reform
647. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44827/20] - Third Level Costs
648. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/20] - Third Level Staff
650. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that PhD candidates in third level institutions who are also teaching classes as part of their stipends are paid adequately... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
651. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in relation to the Covid-19 one-off emergency grant of €250 in cases in which students who... - European Organization for Nuclear Research
655. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the negotiations and timeframe for Ireland to become a member of CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45102/20] - Third Level Admissions
657. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which a college application by a person (details supplied) can be appealed, given that the university has advised the prospective... - Covid-19 Pandemic
658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students will be able to attend third level institutions physically from 13 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1041/21] - Apprenticeship Programmes
659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the situation for those who have passed the screening process for the fast-track to information technology, FIT, tech apprenticeship programme;... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of individual laptops purchased as part of the laptop scheme for third level students announced in August 2020; the total cost of... - Erasmus+ Programme
661. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full report on the inclusion of Northern Ireland in the Erasmus+ scheme will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being considered to recognise the effect that high incidences of Covid-19 and new restrictions have had on third level students and... - Third Level Staff
665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in a full year if the student to staff ratio in institutes of technology decreased from 23:1 to 21:9. [1201/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if practical classes at third level are still going ahead in level 5 given the high incidence and risk of Covid-19. [1244/21] - Erasmus+ Programme
668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the scheme to allow for the continued participation in Erasmus+ mobilities for eligible students of higher education institutions... - Covid-19 Pandemic
669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy in place in terms of third level students who are required to complete a work placement as a part of their studies but are unable to... - Shared Island Unit
672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart in relation to third level opportunities in the north-west region in the context... - Third Level Staff
674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a review (details supplied); if the review was carried out; if it has, the stage of the review; if the review has been completed;... - Student Grant Scheme
675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available to a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1682/21] - Consultancy Contracts
677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details in respect of his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he... - Telecommunications Services
678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the newly announced expansion of Wi-Fi in 90 locations to aid online access for students in further and higher education institutions will be...
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