Parliamentary questions

School Facilities

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

474. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if grants are available from her Department to install fresh water supply in schools as set out in the action plan A Healthy Weight for Ireland: Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016-2025. [52082/21]

School Accommodation

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

558. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of the progress for a permanent site for a school (details supplied). [53208/21]

Judicial Council

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

718. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice if she has received or sent correspondence to the sentencing guidelines committee of the Judicial Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52175/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

869. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are receiving psychiatric medication in the Puffin Ward in CUH. [52284/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

870. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of children that have been referred to CAMHS from the Puffin Ward in CUH. [52285/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

871. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals from the Puffin Ward in CUH that have been accepted by CAMHS. [52286/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

872. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average stay of a child suffering with their mental health in the Puffin Ward in CUH. [52287/21]

Mental Health Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

873. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the mental health support available to the children suffering with mental health disorders in the Puffin Ward in CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52288/21]

General Practitioner Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

874. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if he plans to reopen the SouthDoc service in Kinsale, County Cork which was closed in 2014 due to the population increase in the area. [52289/21]

Hospital Overcrowding

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

135. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to tackle overcrowding in hospitals coming into the winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50835/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

225. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the ongoing restrictions on partners attending at maternity hospitals. [50834/21]

Public Sector Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

387. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is permitted, under the public service codes of conduct, for a public or civil servant to refuse to give a statement to An Garda Síochána during the course of a criminal investigation, either in his or her own name or anonymised, in which that public or civil servant has been requested to give a statement in his or her specific capacity or function as a public servant and in which the nature of the statement being sought by An Garda Síochána is related specifically, and precisely, to work performed during the course of their employment as a public servants. [50856/21]

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

546. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing a one-day Irish language training course for all school staff in the State. [50466/21]

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

547. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing a one-day Irish language training course for all primary teachers in the State and for all post-primary teachers in the State. [50467/21]

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

548. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost providing a one-day Irish language refresher course for all teachers in Irish medium education. [50468/21]

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

549. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing a three-day Irish language training course for all school staff in the State. [50469/21]

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

550. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing a three-day Irish language training course for all primary teachers in the State and for all post-primary teachers in the State. [50470/21]

Irish Language

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

551. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost providing a three-day Irish language refresher course for all teachers in Irish medium education. [50471/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

578. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of the 145 special education teacher posts promised under Budget 2021 that have been hired. [51052/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

579. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of the 990 SNA posts promised under Budget 2021 that have been hired.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51053/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

580. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the funding for any SNAs not delivered under Budget 2021 was carried over into Budget 2022. [51054/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

581. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that will benefit from DEIS status under the €18 million funding announced in Budget 2022. [51055/21]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

582. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the way the €30 million investment in school transport in Budget 2022 will be designated; the number of additional places on the scheme this will provide in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51056/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

583. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of the €18 million allocated to DEIS in Budget 2022 in tabular form. [51057/21]

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]

Housing Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

165. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have discretion in their application of the recent changes to the household means policy issued in March 2021. [46426/21]

Schools Building Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

432. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [45973/21]

School Funding

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

457. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when a school (details suppled) will be in a position to draw down its physical education equipment grant; and if this will be paid directly to the school and then vouched or whether the school spends and then recoups the funds. [46350/21]

Immigration Status

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

580. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the status of an asylum case (details supplied). [46572/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

79. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps she has taken to ensure the return to school is safe and sustainable; the investments that will be required for this; and the work she has undertaken with other Departments in furtherance of this aim. [45807/21]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

81. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the significant impact of school closures on children with special educational needs; the steps she has taken to ensure that every child with special educational needs can catch up after these closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45808/21]