Parliamentary questions

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

584. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the €18 million allocated to DEIS under budget 2022 includes funding to reduce the staffing schedule for DEIS urban band 1 schools by one point. [51058/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

585. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if all primary schools, including all DEIS primary schools, will benefit from the one-point reduction in the pupil teacher ratio in Budget 2022. [51059/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

586. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of additional home school community liaison coordinator posts; and the amount of additional funding for the school completion programme that has been secured within the €18 million allocated to DEIS in Budget 2022. [51060/21]

School Funding

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

587. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of voluntary secondary schools that will benefit from capitation funding increases in budget 2022; the current capitation level per student in these schools; and the capitation level per student in these schools once the measures in budget 2022 are implemented. [51061/21]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

588. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the measures in budget 2022 with regards release days for school leaders. [51062/21]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

589. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the additional guidance teacher supports contained in budget 2022. [51063/21]

Child Abuse

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

590. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will provide additional detail on the ex-gratia scheme in budget 2022; when survivors can apply for this scheme; when it is expected that eligible survivors will receive this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51064/21]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

591. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if secretaries, caretakers, bus escorts and cleaners are included in the 1% pay increase measures contained in budget 2022. [51065/21]

School Equipment

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

592. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the details of the scheme announced in budget 2022 allowing schools to purchase books, audio books and other media; and if this can be used to offset the costs of academic schoolbooks for families. [51066/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

593. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in Cork city that have DEIS status broken down by DEIS band 1, 2 and so on and rural and by primary and post-primary level in tabular form. [51071/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

594. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in County Cork that have DEIS status broken down by DEIS band 1, 2 and so on, rural and by primary and post-primary level in tabular form. [51072/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

127. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the guidance on mask wearing in post-primary school settings will continue to apply after 22 October 2021. [50342/21]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

128. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when school transport will return to 100% capacity. [49998/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

125. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken to progress a thorough investigation of the grounds at the former Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47858/21]

Education Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

395. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the provision of an assessment tool (details supplied) in Irish schools; if so, the extent of this examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47763/21]

Schools Building Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

398. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [47780/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

711. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since January 2021 in County Cork in these sectors. [48387/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

712. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork by area; the average waiting time; and his plans to address this. [48388/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

713. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city for less than three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and over 24 months, respectively in tabular form. [48389/21]

Housing Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

134. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the amendments to the Household Means Policy of March 2021 allow for recent changes in circumstance to be taken into account; his views on whether these amendments mean that persons with significant time on the housing list are being struck-off the list entirely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46425/21]