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Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
122. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of early childhood care and education places in the Drumcondra, Griffith Avenue area of Dublin; and if more early childhood education and childcare places will be provided. [50540/22]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
142. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement that he has had with Maynooth University regarding the cancellation of the student centre (details supplied); the obligations that are on the university to those who paid the increased levy now that the project has been cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50545/22]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
143. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the reduction in fees for third-level students will apply to students attending part-time courses such as the part-time BA in Social Care in Galway University; and the supports that will be provided for part-time students. [50551/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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School Transport
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
55. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will address the delay in providing a school bus for the pupils attending the ASD unit at a school (details supplied). [49827/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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School Funding
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
61. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the result that the €90 million cost-of-living increase and energy relief measures fund is designed to achieve; and the way in which her Department will measure that. [49937/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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School Transport
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
67. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education her plans for the school transport scheme in 2023. [49939/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Citizens' Assembly
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
75. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she has agreed a commencement date for a Citizens’ Assembly on Education; and when she hopes that the Assembly will take place. [49936/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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State Examinations
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
95. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the date that the results of the Junior Certificate will be made available to candidates. [49938/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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School Accommodation
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
433. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will investigate the requirement for an additional three classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50142/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Further and Higher Education
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
575. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the chronic shortage of graduates in the veterinary sector; and the efforts that are being made to remedy this deficit. [50144/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Third Level Fees
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
522. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €1,000 increase announced for postgraduate fee grants applies to all postgraduate grants, including those in receipt of a special rate postgraduate grant currently capped at €6,270; and if the cap will be lifted by €1,000 to allow for the increase. [48582/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
649. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the correspondence, if any, that his Department has had with the HSE in relation to the setting-up of the independent radiation therapist review; if there are any obstacles from his Department; if he will support the review; if he will commit to implement any recommendations which could emanate from the review dealing with the crisis in the recruitment and retention of radiation therapists and or service improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48252/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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Third Level Costs
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
222. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider allowing the leaving certificate candidates of 2020 and 2021 who change courses to avail of free fees, given the disruption from Covid-19 is a factor in the difficulties in staying in a course. [47689/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Artists' Remuneration
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
253. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of the 2,000 artists selected for the basic income project that have been accepted; and if there is a standby list for consideration to replace any who may not have been accepted. [45912/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Site Acquisitions
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
467. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will obtain a status update from the Office of Public Works on the acquisition of a site for a proposed Garda station in an area (details supplied). [46049/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Home Care Packages
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
546. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the number of those who are waiting for home care packages in CHO 9, broken down by each of the three geographical areas within CHO 9. [45843/22]
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
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Energy Prices
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
2. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions that his Department plans to take to quantify and address the threat to jobs created by the massive increases in costs for energy-intensive enterprises across manufacturing, hospitality, tourism and other service industries. [45080/22]
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
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Cost of Living Issues
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
12. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that he will take to ensure that wages for workers increase to meet the rise in the cost of living. [45081/22]
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
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Industrial Relations
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
39. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact identified by the European Directive on the minimum wage that Member States with high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers; the actions that his Department proposes to take to increase collective bargaining coverage in the private sector; and if he has received any report from a group (details supplied) to review collective bargaining, union recognition and the workplace relations framework. [45117/22]
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
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National Minimum Wage
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
65. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will implement an immediate increase in the minimum wage. [45109/22]