Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

79. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of additional resource hours on the OLCS system to be taken by the end of the academic year. [25132/21]

Education Schemes

Gary Gannon

117. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post-primary schools expected to take part in the DEIS summer camp; the level of funding provided; the way in which this compares to funding in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25130/21]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

119. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of leaving certificate students who have completed the registration process and confirmed their choices for the leaving certificate 2021; the number of students who did not complete the process; and the avenue of recourse for these students. [25133/21]

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

153. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will consider permitting schools to carry over banked SET hours to the following academic year to avoid loss of SET hours and learning for children with additional educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25131/21]

Flood Risk Management

Gary Gannon

224. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the status of issues facing home buyers in East Wall, Dublin 3 in relation to home cover and perceived flood risks; the funding allocated to this area in relation to flood risk management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25501/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

339. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the status of the PPE grant for schools; if the third instalment has been made; if not, when schools can expect to receive this funding; and the level of funding provided by this funding in comparison to the first and second instalments. [25502/21]

Departmental Data

Gary Gannon

340. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 25 February 2021, the status of the upgrade of existing payroll systems in her Department; and the status of online payslips given that posting payslips comes at significant cost as highlighted by the Oireachtas Committee on Public Accounts. [25503/21]

School Inspections

Gary Gannon

341. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if incidental school inspections including in-class teaching and learning inspections have resumed; if so, the date of resumption; her views on whether the actions of the inspectorate contradict circular 001/21; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25504/21]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Gary Gannon

342. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her Department will introduce legislation in relation to bullying following schools in Northern Ireland being legally required to record all incidents of bullying and alleged bullying from 1 September 2021. [25505/21]

Education Policy

Gary Gannon

343. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 10 March 2021, the number of schools taking part in the pilot workshops on well-being and trauma informed schooling; if the schools have been identified for the pilot; if therapists or counsellors will be made available to schools as part of this pilot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25506/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Gary Gannon

368. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of expanding SUSI supports to cover graduate medicine at entry level if a minimum of 35% and maximum of 45% of all graduate medicine students (details supplied) were eligible for some level of support; the range of supports available, from the lowest to the highest level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25507/21]

Departmental Funding

Gary Gannon

112. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if applications for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund 2018 to 2028 are closed; if Dublin City Council can make a late application under stream 2 before 2025 or 2028; and her plans to introduce a new large-scale sport infrastructure fund after 2028. [25169/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

113. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide updated guidelines for private music and drama teachers in anticipation of reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25170/21]

Foreign Conflicts

Gary Gannon

64. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the potential for famine in Ethiopia as a consequence of the conflict in Tigray. [24200/21]

Diplomatic Representation

Gary Gannon

84. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the Chinese embassy following reports that an Irish journalist and their family had to leave China following extensive surveillance and threats from the Chinese authorities. [24202/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Gary Gannon

100. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the correspondence his Department has had with the governments of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in relation to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. [24199/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

6. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of negotiations by Ireland to join the World Health Organization C-TAP initiative; the practical engagement to date by his Department in this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23598/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

7. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of negotiations by Ireland to support the World Trade Organisation TRIPS waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23599/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

90. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 31 March 2021, the status of negotiations by Ireland to join the World Health Organization C-TAP initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/21]

Schools Data

Gary Gannon

91. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide the most up-to-date and verified data on school absences; if there has been an increase in early school leavers since March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23603/21]