Questions asked 6 total

• Education 4 questions

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to awarding the same financial supports to registered post-primary teachers to upskill, in order to teach home economics, as is currently being offered to registered teachers to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish. [8203/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the current vacancies in home economics teaching posts in post-primary schools. [8204/23]
  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education her views on the supports available for students with a diagnosis of dyscalculia in post primary education, in particular, supports to help students with Leaving Certificate maths. [8275/23]
  • 2023-02-23 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education her views on the additional funding that was approved for the school transport scheme as part of the budgetary process; and if any additional funding was allocated in Cork to add additional capacity to cater for pupils who did not get a seat on school transport for the 2022/2023 school year. [9300/23]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2023-02-21 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the situation of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards who are still awaiting details on an offer devised by his Department following a recommendation by the Labour Court, and if a timeline for the resolution of any such delay can be outlined [8715/23]
• Health 1 question

  • 2023-02-22 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban; the reason cariban cannot be prescribed by a GP on the drugs payment scheme given that most women do not see a consultant until after 12 weeks; the steps pregnant women can take to help with the extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks or until the drug can be accessed; the standard practice in other EU member states; and the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drugs payment scheme to date. [8990/23]