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Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Courts Staff
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
2. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice what progress has been made on resolving the pay restoration dispute with criminal barristers. [44134/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Prison Service
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
29. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if she will instigate a statutory review of the Prison Service as a safe working environment. [44137/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Prison Service
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
33. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice what measures have been taken to put the Prison Service on a statutory footing. [44136/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Prison Service
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
40. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if there is an outstanding WRC award to a prison officer (details supplied); and if so, the reason the award has not been paid. [44138/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Airport Policy
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
188. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport if he will increase the number of noise monitors for aircraft in the Dublin Bay North area, with particular reference to those areas under or beside flight paths. [43352/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
127. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Taoiseach how many times, and on what dates, the Policing Reform Implementation Programme Office convened in 2022 and 2023. [42120/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
128. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Taoiseach how many times, and on what dates, the Implementation Group on Policing Reform convened in 2022 and 2023. [42121/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
129. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Taoiseach how many times, and on what dates, the High-Level Steering Board on Policing Reform convened in 2022 and 2023. [42122/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
130. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Taoiseach if he has been presented with annual reports for the ‘A Policing Service for our Future Plan’ for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if so, if they can be made available to the public. [42123/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
131. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Taoiseach when the latest report on progress for APSFF was made to the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42124/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
132. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of when it is expected that the fourth APSFF iteration report will be provided; what opportunity there is for scrutiny of the progress and future of the plan’s success in achieving the original recommendations from the Commission on the Future of Policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42125/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
written
Departmental Policies
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
303. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will make a representation to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to have teaching added to the critical skills list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42325/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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School Admissions
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
316. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the measures her Department can take to review the catchment area of a school (details supplied), to allow children who live a 90 second walk away from the school attend it, in the interest of sustainability. [42469/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
334. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and secondary schools that currently have pyrite problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42791/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
written
Defective Building Materials
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
335. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education whether the education welfare services (EWS) have been the only mechanism used to date by her Department to support pyrite remediation works within Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42792/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
336. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education what Departmental monitoring systems are in place to oversee the completion of construction works, including the completion of works on the snag list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42793/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
337. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if records are kept in her Department of all outstanding school construction works, including snags, to be undertaken associated with new school builds or major school renovations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42794/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
338. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to ensure her Department puts in place the necessary measures to ensure the completion of the snag list and pyrite remediation works in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42795/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Vaccination Programme
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
571. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is sponsoring a vaccination campaign for a vaccination against shingles; if so, if the vaccination is available on the medical card and or drug payment scheme; and if not, if he will consider adding it to those schemes. [42173/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Labour Market
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
222. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what mechanisms he is examining to make it easier for teachers from outside Ireland to access teaching positions, in view of the current shortage of teachers; if teaching can be added to the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41012/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Labour Market
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
232. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education what mechanisms she is examining to make it easier for teachers from outside Ireland to access teaching positions, in view of the current shortage of teachers; if teaching can be added to the critical skills list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41013/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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School Staff
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
254. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will ask her Department to investigate the case of a post-primary teacher (details supplied) whose request for incremental credits was refused in view of the fact that incremental credits have been allowed to primary teachers for service within the same school; and if she will review the procedures concerned to give equality between primary and post-primary awards for incremental credits in view of the shortage of teachers. [41205/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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School Admissions
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
257. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the case of a pupil (details supplied) whose school place has been delayed opening of their class but is currently not receiving any tuition as home tuition is not suitable or available; if she will confirm if the school will open in November 2023; and if an SNA in a mainstream school could be made available in the meantime. [41247/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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School Meals Programme
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
365. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any way for a school (details supplied) to be added to the hot school meals programme for primary schools for this year. [41019/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Social Welfare Benefits
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
387. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the criteria and policy for which a parent is paid children’s allowance where custody is shared, with particular reference to instances where children spend equal time with each parent; and to outline the reasoning behind the policy. [41500/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
396. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number and name of each of the Garda Youth Diversion programmes currently operating in each of the Garda divisions in the Dublin Metropolitan area; the number of officers assigned to the juvenile liaison teams and to set out, in tabular form, the numbers for each of the following years - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40983/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Medicinal Products
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
509. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health what measures he will take to increase the awareness of the danger for abuse and misuse of the drug pregabalin among the medical community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40993/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Medicinal Products
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
510. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if she will make pregabalin a controlled substance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40994/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
613. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the issue created by the technological universities where posts in disciplines which are heavily industry focused remain unfilled due to targets set for PhD-qualified staff (details supplied); if he will review the TU legislation to see whether a more appropriate balance between professionally experienced staff requirements and those for PhD is restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41237/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
614. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of plans to cut up to 20 courses from the Technical University Dublin; what support can be given to ensure that courses with strategic importance, such as geospatial surveying or architectural timber technology, can be identified and protected, even where there are lower numbers of students at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41238/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Further and Higher Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
615. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the SALI professorship awarded to TU Dublin has been advertised and filled. [41239/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Third Level Admissions
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
102. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the CAO process to ensure that students do not get excluded without warning due to clerical errors, such as missing exam numbers. [40748/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Student Accommodation
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
106. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what mechanisms, if any, are available to him to prevent third-level institutions from increasing rents in college-controlled accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40747/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Road Safety
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
105. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport if funding has been approved for school safety zone for schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40128/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
written
Schools Building Projects
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
291. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education when the proposed school build project for a school (details supplied) is due to commence; and what the next steps are to provide a permanent building for the school which is currently in temporary accommodation. [39863/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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School Accommodation
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
327. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education when funding for a school (details supplied) will be approved. [40129/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Equality Issues
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
372. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of research (details supplied) on non-religious teachers; what plans, if any, she has to legislate to protect all teachers from religious discrimination, giving teachers the same protections under the Irish system as in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40553/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Third Level Costs
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
1050. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that an increase in the State contribution towards graduate entry medicine from a rate of €11,950 per student in the 2021/2022 academic year to a new rate of €14,500 has not led to a decrease in cost to the students, and that, combined with the withdrawal of the only graduate loan programme for such students, it has resulted in students applying overseas; what measures he intends to take to increase access to graduate medicine entry in view of the shortage of doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39515/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
677. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the position regarding progress on the development of a new permanent school building for a school (details supplied). [38497/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Facilities
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
678. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the transfer of a school (details supplied). [38498/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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School Admissions
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
761. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will be able to provide the promised school place to a pupil; if there has been a teacher appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39159/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
765. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has conducted any analysis of the impact of the removal of the special cleaning allowance made during Covid; if her Department has conducted a survey of what the increase in cleaning costs has been for schools; and whether she will ensure that schools can meet the rising costs of school cleaning. [39187/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Policies
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
767. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) can be allowed pay a substitute teacher where a fixed-term position is available but unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39205/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Policies
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
768. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if the prohibition on paying a substitute teacher where no fixed term or permanent teacher can be found can be lifted for a year in view of the shortage of teachers as in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39206/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Data
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
775. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if there has been any investigation into how many if any Irish schools have been affected by RAAC concrete issues such as those in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39306/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Data
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
776. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education what safety inspection measures are taken to ensure the structural safety of school buildings from problems such as dry rot, inferior materials and corrosion, and if her Department conducts any safety audits into school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39307/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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EU Regulations
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
952. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has made public the outcome of all consultations with stakeholders on the implementation of regulation 2021/57 regarding regulation of lead shot over wetlands. [39051/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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EU Regulations
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
953. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to address its concerns over the process by which the mapping for protection of wetlands under regulation 2021/57 was decided. [39052/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Foreign Conflicts
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
40. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the crisis in the Artsakh Republic-Ngorno Karabach region; if any efforts are under way at national or European level to protect the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36001/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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School Facilities
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
500. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the projected cost of ensuring every primary and secondary school has a school library, a school librarian, and access to the school digital library service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37008/23]