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Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Education Policy
Cathal Berry
573. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Education if she plans to conduct a comparative study in relation to which countries perform well in the area of trauma-informed school strategies and restorative practices for students, educators and school communities and assess the way Ireland compares; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21719/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Education Policy
Cathal Berry
574. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Education if her Department will adopt initiatives used or proposed internationally due to traumatic events such as a pandemic that focus on schools and education systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21720/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Education Policy
Cathal Berry
575. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Education the supports needed by the wider school community, that is, teachers, SNAs, caretakers and bus drivers to understand trauma-based supports and restorative practices; the way in which to implement same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21721/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Education Policy
Cathal Berry
576. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of additional training of trauma-informed school strategies and restorative practices for all educators and school communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21722/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Education Policy
Cathal Berry
577. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Education if she will support and implement trauma-informed school strategies and restorative practices for all students, educators and school communities commencing in the new school year 2021-2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21723/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Third Level Education
Cathal Berry
1128. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to make the tertiary education system more accessible to young adults with intellectual additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14845/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Prison Service Staff
Cathal Berry
1246. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Justice the number of whole-time equivalent medical officer appointments in the Irish Prison Service; the number of these that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14846/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Prison Service Staff
Cathal Berry
1247. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Justice the number of medical officer appointments that were filled by temporary locum staff in each of the years 2016 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14847/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Prison Service Staff
Cathal Berry
1248. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which the Irish Prison Service increased remuneration for medical officers in 2020; the reason this was deemed necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14848/21]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Commemorative Events
Cathal Berry
2. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place to mark the centenary of the foundation of An Garda Síochána in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41671/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Mental Health Services
Cathal Berry
382. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatrist posts that exist in the HSE; the number that are vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41068/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Cathal Berry
383. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting outpatient CAMHS appointments when compared to this time in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41069/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Mental Health Services
Cathal Berry
384. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting all other outpatient psychiatric appointments when compared to this time in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/20]
Thu, 5 Nov 2020
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Transport Policy
Cathal Berry
72. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding securing additional capacity on direct sea routes from Ireland to continental Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34354/20]
Thu, 5 Nov 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cathal Berry
336. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the likely allocation to Ireland of the €5 billion EU Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34353/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Brexit Issues
Cathal Berry
414. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made on securing additional direct shipping routes to the continent in order to circumvent the UK landbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28905/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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EU Migration Crisis
Cathal Berry
415. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his position on the situation pertaining to the refugees in Lesbos; the number Ireland plans to accept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28906/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Food Industry
Cathal Berry
109. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the establishment of the proposed national food ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/20]
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
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Brexit Supports
Cathal Berry
870. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which €5 billion Brexit Reserve Fund will be distributed within the EU and within Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Cybersecurity Policy
Cathal Berry
11. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of preparedness of Ireland to protect against cyberattack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16248/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Cybersecurity Policy
Cathal Berry
58. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff employed by the National Cyber Security Centre in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16249/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Departmental Strategies
Cathal Berry
43. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to support remote working within his Department, its agencies and through the funding supports provided to business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15684/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Schools Building Projects Status
Cathal Berry
301. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the promised redevelopment of a secondary school (details supplied) in Portarlington, County Laois; the investment committed for same to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3542/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Data Protection Commissioner
Cathal Berry
415. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Portarlington, County Laois; the investment committed to the office to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3543/20]