Parliamentary questions

Wards of Court

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

644. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the steps that are being taken to transition for wards of court into the new systems and procedures established by the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and the protections that are in place to protect the interests of such wards of courts from diminution of their assets following decisions taken under the Act. [24124/21]

Advanced Healthcare Directives

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

795. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taking to establish a register for advance healthcare directives as part of the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [24123/21]

Irish Sign Language

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

357. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education her plans to have Irish sign language incorporated into her Department’s curriculum in order that it can be taught in schools and considered a subject for the junior and leaving certificates; and if she will instigate a plan to do so if none exists. [22582/21]

State Examinations

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

397. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the details of all methods, systems and algorithms which will be used to adjust calculations to leaving certificate grades both those achieved though accredited grades and those achieved through examination; if those grades achieved through examination will be more, less or equally subject to adjustment by the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23150/21]

Tax Compliance

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

284. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance the number of convictions for serious offences under section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in each of the years 2011 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21813/21]

Tax Compliance

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

285. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of cases in each of the years 2011 to 2020 in which a conviction was obtained for a serious offence under section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in which the amount of tax loss attributable to the offence in question was less than €100,000, between €100,000 and €500,000, between €500,001 and €1 million and greater than €1 million, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21814/21]

Tax Compliance

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

286. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that served prison sentences following conviction for serious offences under section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21815/21]

Tax Compliance

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

287. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the adequacy of the fines that the courts can impose for serious offences under section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act insofar as they constitute a deterrent to tax evasion; when the fines were last increased; his plans for their alteration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21816/21]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

538. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the number of guidance counsellors who are currently registered with the Teaching Council as non-teacher guidance counsellors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21180/21]

Departmental Reports

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

539. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the actions taken to implement the recommendations of the 2019 report on career guidance that was commissioned by his Department and produced by a company (details supplied). [21181/21]

Teaching Qualifications

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

540. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the actions that have been taken to recognise the role of non-teacher qualified guidance counsellors working within second-level education relative to teacher qualified guidance counsellors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21182/21]

Education Policy

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

589. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the additional learning support that is available for children that enter the primary education system before the cut off point for exemption for compulsory Irish to catch up with their peers; the number of pupils that join the primary school system between second and fifth class; if she will consider creating a pilot scheme of remote learning support to help such children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21948/21]

Schools Building Projects

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

607. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education when a design team will be appointed for the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/21]

Dental Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

178. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment nationally by CHO area; the number on the waiting list in the Dublin north city and county area; the number in each area who are in grade 5i level of severity in tabular form; the estimated length of time a patient can expect to wait for treatment such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21040/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

417. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport if persons who have booked flights to a region from which travellers will need to quarantine in a managed facility will be entitled to a full refund from their airline in view of the recent introduction of mandatory hotel quarantine. [20086/21]

Special Educational Needs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1023. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) was promised an additional 50 hours in 2019; if the school has been delivered the hours it was promised; if the number of hours currently available to the school are adequate for the SEN needs of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19323/21]

School Funding

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1026. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the practice of music teachers providing unpaid accompaniment and other assistance to students for their music practical examinations, many of which take place on leave days; and if music teachers are allowed to avail of the examinations aide rate of payment within their own school. [19363/21]

School Management

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1069. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the processes and procedures in place to identify and address bullying, harassment and employment discrimination complaints in schools by direct employees of the boards of management in which members of the board of management or senior management of the school are the subjects of the complaints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20219/21]

Adult Education Provision

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1344. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding that has or will be made available by his Department as part of the adult literacy strategy to implement the Labour Court recommendation to regularise the terms and conditions of the adult literacy tutors employed by the education and training boards; when his Department plans to implement the recommendation; the additional budget that will be made available for payment of tutors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20542/21]

Vaccination Programme

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1916. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if CHO7 vaccinated the staff in schools (details supplied). [19293/21]