Questions asked 24 total

• Education 15 questions

  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the rationale for the decision to reduce Covid-19 leave for teachers and school staff to ten days; if there are exemptions to this in cases in which Covid-19 symptoms last longer than ten days; and if she will reconsider this decision. [7423/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the rate of capitation per pupil in primary, secondary and special schools, respectively. [7465/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing 1,000 additional bus places on the 2022-23 school transport scheme. [7466/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of abolishing fees for the 2022-23 school transport scheme. [7467/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of abolishing fees for the 2021-2022 school transport scheme. [7468/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if school-specific contact tracing teams remain in place to support schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7662/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the action she has taken to support school principals who continue to navigate Covid-19 cases in their schools. [7663/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of the Covid-19 mitigation measures she is implementing to ensure safety in school settings. [7664/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of the review of mask-wearing by students in school settings. [7665/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the plans for Gaeltacht courses in summer 2022 which must be completed by student teachers; if contingency planning has been put in place for online alternatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8072/22]
  • 2022-02-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she plans to implement the recommendations of the Caranua report Facing the future together: Discussing Ireland’s lifelong responsibility to the survivors of institutional abuse for additional supports for survivors of institutional abuse. [8626/22]
  • 2022-02-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made to equip all survivors of institutional abuse with medical cards and support with housing. [8627/22]
  • 2022-02-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if all survivors of institutional abuse and their families will be provided with free, easily accessible counselling services. [8628/22]
  • 2022-02-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made to ensure that all public service staff working in a customer-facing role and all medical staff receive trauma-informed training on the way to identify survivors of institutional abuse and support them. [8629/22]
  • 2022-02-16 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the allocation of SNAs for the 2022-2023 school year; if the freeze in SNA allocation will continue or the frontloading model will be initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8712/22]
• Social 6 questions

  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families who receive child benefit payments; and the number of children these are in respect of. [7451/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in March 2022. [7452/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in September 2022. [7453/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing hot school meals free of charge to all DEIS primary school pupils.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7541/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a hot school meal free of charge every school day to every primary school student, secondary student and every student attending a special school. [7542/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a cold school meal free of charge every school day to every primary school student, secondary student and every student attending a special school. [7543/22]
• Health 3 questions

  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the waiting lists of the children’s disability network teams in County Cork for access to assessments and therapies. [7931/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the shortage of community step-down beds in County Cork. [7930/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the reason the diagnostic team within the Children’s Disability Network team 12 in Cork is not yet in operation; if a psychologist has been hired for team 12; when it is expected that this diagnostic team will be in operation and assessments can begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8095/22]