Questions asked 21 total

• Education 20 questions

  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if clarity will be provided on the Covid-19 safety measures in school settings, including the potential use of filtration devices and all other measures required. [57257/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to address the substitution crisis in schools. [57258/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure all schools have access to appropriate physical education and school hall facilities. [57261/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if flexibility will be given to secondary schools (details supplied) in County Cork to ensure that no sixth class child with additional educational needs will lose their special class place at secondary level. [57260/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of the roll-out of the expansion of DEIS as committed to in Budget 2022. [57259/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education her views on the difficulties new and developing schools are facing in accessing special educational supports. [57262/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if school transport is running at 100% capacity; and the status of efforts to increase places for children on school buses across the State. [57263/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if school transport is returning to 100% capacity. [57186/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated weekly, monthly and annual cost of providing an antigen test daily to each teacher at primary and secondary level in the State. [57196/21]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated weekly, monthly and annual cost of providing an antigen test daily to each SNA at primary and secondary level in the State. [57197/21]
  • 2021-11-23 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire den Aire Oideachais cathain a chuirfidh sí tús leis an athbhreithniú ar an gcóras nua díolúintí ó staidéar na Gaeilge a gealladh tar éis dhá bhliain d’fheidhmiú an chórais sin i scoileanna; cé mhéad díolúine a ceadaíodh sna blianta 2020, 2019 agus 2018; an dtabharfadh sí eolas ar na cúiseanna a bronnadh na díolúintí sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [57569/21]
  • 2021-11-23 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire den Aire Oideachais cé mhéad ball foirne breise atá sí le cur ar fáil chun an beartas oideachais lán-Ghaeilge a chur le chéile; an féidir léi a dheimhniú nach mbeidh cur i bhfeidhm an bheartais oideachais sa Ghaeltacht thíos leis ó thaobh acmhainní foirne agus acmhainní eile de, agus a Roinn ag tabhairt faoin mbeartas oideachais lán-Ghaeilge a chur le chéile; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [57570/21]
  • 2021-11-23 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire den Aire Oideachais cathain a chuirfidh sí tús le comhairliúchán chun beartas iomlán maidir leis an nGaeilge ón réamhscoil go dtí an tríú leibhéal a chur le chéile, faoi mar a gheall a páirtí féin i rith an olltoghcháin in 2020 agus faoi mar atá luaite sa Chlár Rialtais; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [57571/21]
  • 2021-11-24 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the antigen testing process for junior infant, senior infant, 1st and 2nd classes that do not operate in pods. [57867/21]
  • 2021-11-24 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the role the HSE and school specific public health teams will play in schools given the new announcements that place an onus on the principal to complete contact tracing. [57868/21]
  • 2021-11-24 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if school staff will receive antigen tests and, if so, the circumstances that will permit same. [57869/21]
  • 2021-11-24 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to ensure that parents of school age children receive an antigen tests as rapidly as possible in the post. [57870/21]
  • 2021-11-24 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if a process of antigen testing is being rolled out in secondary schools; if antigen testing in secondary schools has been examined; and if not, the reason therefor. [57871/21]
  • 2021-11-25 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of one HEPA air filtration monitor. [58155/21]
  • 2021-11-25 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the details of the number of classrooms across the State or if unavailable, the estimated number of same. [58156/21]
• Health 1 question

  • 2021-11-24 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the booster vaccine for persons over the age of 18 with medical vulnerabilities; if there is an ordered list in terms of priority for receipt of the booster vaccine; and if so, if he will publish details of same. [57710/21]