Parliamentary questions

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

549. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing a three-day Irish language training course for all school staff in the State. [50469/21]

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

550. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing a three-day Irish language training course for all primary teachers in the State and for all post-primary teachers in the State. [50470/21]

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

551. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost providing a three-day Irish language refresher course for all teachers in Irish medium education. [50471/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

578. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of the 145 special education teacher posts promised under Budget 2021 that have been hired. [51052/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

579. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of the 990 SNA posts promised under Budget 2021 that have been hired.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51053/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

580. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the funding for any SNAs not delivered under Budget 2021 was carried over into Budget 2022. [51054/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

581. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that will benefit from DEIS status under the €18 million funding announced in Budget 2022. [51055/21]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

582. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the way the €30 million investment in school transport in Budget 2022 will be designated; the number of additional places on the scheme this will provide in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51056/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

583. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of the €18 million allocated to DEIS in Budget 2022 in tabular form. [51057/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

584. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the €18 million allocated to DEIS under budget 2022 includes funding to reduce the staffing schedule for DEIS urban band 1 schools by one point. [51058/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

585. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if all primary schools, including all DEIS primary schools, will benefit from the one-point reduction in the pupil teacher ratio in Budget 2022. [51059/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

586. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of additional home school community liaison coordinator posts; and the amount of additional funding for the school completion programme that has been secured within the €18 million allocated to DEIS in Budget 2022. [51060/21]

School Funding

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

587. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of voluntary secondary schools that will benefit from capitation funding increases in budget 2022; the current capitation level per student in these schools; and the capitation level per student in these schools once the measures in budget 2022 are implemented. [51061/21]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

588. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the measures in budget 2022 with regards release days for school leaders. [51062/21]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

589. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the additional guidance teacher supports contained in budget 2022. [51063/21]

Child Abuse

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

590. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will provide additional detail on the ex-gratia scheme in budget 2022; when survivors can apply for this scheme; when it is expected that eligible survivors will receive this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51064/21]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

591. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if secretaries, caretakers, bus escorts and cleaners are included in the 1% pay increase measures contained in budget 2022. [51065/21]

School Equipment

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

592. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the details of the scheme announced in budget 2022 allowing schools to purchase books, audio books and other media; and if this can be used to offset the costs of academic schoolbooks for families. [51066/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

593. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in Cork city that have DEIS status broken down by DEIS band 1, 2 and so on and rural and by primary and post-primary level in tabular form. [51071/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

594. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Cork that have DEIS status broken down by DEIS band 1, 2 and so on, rural and by primary and post-primary level in tabular form. [51072/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

127. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the guidance on mask wearing in post-primary school settings will continue to apply after 22 October 2021. [50342/21]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

128. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when school transport will return to 100% capacity. [49998/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

125. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken to progress a thorough investigation of the grounds at the former Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47858/21]

Education Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

395. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the provision of an assessment tool (details supplied) in Irish schools; if so, the extent of this examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47763/21]

Schools Building Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

398. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [47780/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

711. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since January 2021 in County Cork in these sectors. [48387/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

712. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork by area; the average waiting time; and his plans to address this. [48388/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

713. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city for less than three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and over 24 months, respectively in tabular form. [48389/21]

Housing Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

134. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the amendments to the Household Means Policy of March 2021 allow for recent changes in circumstance to be taken into account; his views on whether these amendments mean that persons with significant time on the housing list are being struck-off the list entirely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46425/21]

Housing Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

165. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have discretion in their application of the recent changes to the household means policy issued in March 2021. [46426/21]

Schools Building Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

432. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [45973/21]

School Funding

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

457. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when a school (details suppled) will be in a position to draw down its physical education equipment grant; and if this will be paid directly to the school and then vouched or whether the school spends and then recoups the funds. [46350/21]

Immigration Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

580. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the status of an asylum case (details supplied). [46572/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

79. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she has taken to ensure the return to school is safe and sustainable; the investments that will be required for this; and the work she has undertaken with other Departments in furtherance of this aim. [45807/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

81. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the significant impact of school closures on children with special educational needs; the steps she has taken to ensure that every child with special educational needs can catch up after these closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45808/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

116. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will discuss the difficulties new and developing schools are facing in accessing special educational supports. [45694/21]

School Textbooks

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

147. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will provide clear and uniform guidance to schools on the use of lockers for students to store books during the school day. [45693/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

156. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to provide CO2 monitors to every classroom to ensure adequate ventilation. [45692/21]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

168. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she has taken to achieve pay equality and pension entitlements for school caretakers. [45690/21]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

173. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if school transport is running at 100% capacity; the steps she is taking to increase the number of seats available on school buses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45691/21]

Coroners Service

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

160. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for an inquest at each coroner’s office. [45286/21]

Ambulance Service

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

166. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances in Cork city and county in each of the years 2016 to 2021, by ambulance depot in tabular form. [45283/21]

Ambulance Service

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

167. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances by county in tabular form. [45284/21]

Airport Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

94. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with a company (details supplied) and all other employers at Cork Airport to ensure that no worker is laid off or disadvantaged in terms of pay and conditions whilst runway works are ongoing for a period of 10 weeks from now until November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44110/21]

Airport Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

96. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the financial supports he will put in place over the next two to three years to secure the recovery of Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44111/21]

Airport Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

170. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with employers at Cork Airport to ensure that no worker is laid-off or disadvantaged in terms of pay and conditions whilst runway works are ongoing for a period of ten weeks from now until November 2021; and if aviation workers will be protected generally over the course of the recovery of the industry in the next two to three years. [43756/21]

Visa Applications

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

219. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason there continues to be a stay on processing working holiday authorisation applications for Canadian persons wishing to travel to Ireland; when the processing of these applications will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44281/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

121. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene via legislation or otherwise to protect workers who must stay at home with their school-aged child who has to self-isolate in accordance with public health guidelines; if he will ensure leave is available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43755/21]

Coroners Service

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

570. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice if action will be taken to address the long delays in completing inquests at the Coroner’s Office in Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43982/21]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

540. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of school secretaries who are currently paid under the 1978-79 scheme across all school types. [42182/21]