Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

236. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) retired from an organisation or associated third party institute or foundation; and her views on whether it is proper in view of the person's close relationship with the organisation and that the organisation was chosen to complete the independent review of the calculated grades model and work, including that of the person. [29832/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

237. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the positive factors which led to the choosing of a company (details supplied) to supply the leaving certificate calculated grading model; and if there was work of a similar purpose, or with a similar level and skill required, undertaken by the company previously. [29833/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

238. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the level of oversight applied over the calculated grading formula; if all previous testing was replicated after it was amended to remove any aspect of school profiling in the days before the results were released. [29834/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

239. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the bonus for completing leaving certificate exams through Irish was taken into consideration when the algorithm was being applied to give calculated grades to students from Gaelscoileanna; and if these students received the bonus for 2020. [29838/20]

Schools Building Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

244. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of the progression of the building of a secondary school in Ballincollig, County Cork. [29905/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

270. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the date on which the results of the leaving certificate calculated grading appeals will be known. [30169/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

410. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the policy on the wearing of face masks by prison officers while on duty in prisons; if the policy is in line with national public health guidance; if compliance with the policy is monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30170/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

542. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no Covid-19 testing centre on the southside of Cork city in view of its large population and level three restrictions; and his plans to set up a testing centre in this area [30218/20]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

194. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the guidelines available for schools to facilitate students who require individual resource support. [29373/20]

Rent Pressure Zones

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

336. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is possible within current legislation to resolve issues in which local electoral areas are partially within rent pressure zones, and partially without, due to redraws of boundaries. [28286/20]

Local Authority Housing

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

337. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the future progress of fabric replacement schemes; and the way in which it can be expanded within Cork city to take in greater numbers of houses and flats. [28287/20]

School Funding

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

452. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the funding streams within her Department that provide for the construction of school sports halls; and the process by which the school applies for same. [28282/20]

Schools Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

463. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of increasing the capitation grant for post-primary schools by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, respectively in tabular form. [28538/20]

Schools Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

464. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of increasing the capitation grant for primary schools by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, respectively in tabular form. [28539/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

471. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 29 September 2020, if she will provide the total amount of additional Covid-19 related Exchequer expenditure for 2021 for her Department and a breakdown by line items of this additional expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28683/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

191. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if a standardisation process will be applied to the marking of the small group of students sitting the leaving certificate exams in November 2020; and if so, the details of the standardisation process given that it will be an atypical cohort which is unlikely to fit with the patterns of an ordinary summer leaving certificate. [28076/20]

School Facilities

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

124. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post-primary schools with access to hot running water; and the number of schools which have gained access to hot water in recent months. [27418/20]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

128. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of ensuring that all 2011-14 entrants into teaching will be paid on equal pay scales to their colleagues who joined the teaching profession before and after them. [27487/20]

Aviation Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

226. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the actions taken to implement the aviation recovery task force report; the actions from this document he plans to implement; and the timeframe in which they will be implemented. [26578/20]

Aviation Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

227. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport his plans to progress recommendation 6of the aviation recovery task force report in which the State should directly provide the airports with a common fixed sum per passenger which will be used by the airports with the aim of protecting the viability of the airports and protect air connectivity nationally. [26579/20]

Aviation Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

228. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the direct supports he plans to put in place for regional and international airports outside Dublin; if he has considered a passenger subsidy, either indirectly by way of airport charges or directly; and the proposals that have been considered. [26580/20]

Aviation Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

229. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport his plans to progress recommendation 6 of the aviation recovery task force report regarding funding for essential capital projects in line with European Commission rules on state supports to airports in such a way as to ensure airports with fewer than 3 million passengers are deemed eligible for capital expenditure support. [26581/20]

Airport Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

230. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether it is essential for County Cork to achieve its growth targets within the Ireland 2040 document to have a viable international airport; and the way in which he plans to ensure Cork Airport, as the second largest airport, can be supported, to safeguard the jobs within the airport and to ensure the viability of the airport on a continuous basis. [26582/20]

Aviation Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

231. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the actions he has taken regarding recommendation 3 of the aviation recovery task force report; his views on whether a comprehensive testing, tracking and tracing regime is essential to ensure that travel risks associated with international travel and aviation are minimised; the discussions he has had with the Minister for Health regarding the need to have a high enough level of testing and tracing to allow for such travel; and the outcome of such discussions. [26583/20]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

446. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of ensuring that teaching principals have one release day per week. [26377/20]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

447. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of restoring assistant principal posts to pre-2008 levels. [26378/20]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

448. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the amount spent on assistant principal posts in the past 12 years, in tabular form. [26379/20]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

449. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of increasing the budget for assistant principal posts by 5%, 10% and 20%, respectively. [26380/20]

Capitation Grants

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

450. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing capitation funding of €208 per pupil for the 2020-2021 academic year. [26381/20]

Schools Building Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

513. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of when a new school (details supplied) can be expected to be delivered or construction commence. [27275/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

666. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the English language education sector falls under his remit or that of the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht; if the sector should follow the reopening guidelines for tourism or for the higher and further education; and the body responsible for inspecting such schools to ensure compliance with the guidelines. [26350/20]

Garda Deployment

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

702. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the dates she expects the next two cohorts of trained Garda recruits or probationers to pass through Templemore Garda College and to be allocated to Garda districts. [26483/20]

Hospital Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

974. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if there is a scoliosis surgeon in Cork University Hospital; if not, the reason for this; and if there are plans to recruit one. [27243/20]

Regeneration Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

115. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Cork events centre. [26010/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

138. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if a child, who has a letter from a doctor confirming they are unable to wear a mask on medical grounds, can be exempt from wearing a mask whilst at school. [26059/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

139. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the position of her Department on whether post-primary pupils should wear masks during PE class. [26060/20]

School Facilities

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

147. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the status of the application by a school (details supplied) for a sports hall. [26160/20]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

148. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education her views on the situation of a teacher (details supplied); and her further views on the lack of panels for secondary school students which makes it is more difficult to transfer to a more local school; and her plans to make changes to the system. [26163/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

195. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if SUSI applications for the 2021-2022 academic year will consider the fact that many students were on the Covid-19 payment due to the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic (details supplied). [26093/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

223. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a HSE publication (details supplied); if it will be implemented and applied here; and if the excessive restrictions placed on women and partners in pregnancy will be changed. [26017/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

229. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent recommendation by the WHO (details supplied) supporting women having a chosen companion during labour and childbirth; and if he will re-evaluate the restrictions on partners accompanying pregnant women at appointments, in pre-labour ward and at every opportunity in which it is safe to do so. [26030/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

303. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the reason community organisations that are designated company limited by guarantee, are not included in the Covid-19 stability scheme for community and voluntary organisations. [26006/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

304. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if she will provide stability funding or assistance to community associations or organisations that are designated company limited by guarantee or any such sources of funding that exists. [26007/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

305. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if it is encouraged by her Department for community organisations to become a company limited by guarantee. [26008/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

127. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education her views on a school (details supplied) which is seeking an additional allocation of SNAs to meet the increased demand for special educational resources within the student cohort; and if the application will be supported. [25833/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

472. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when the timetable for the leaving certificate re-sits in November 2020 will be released to students. [25280/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

473. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the appeals process for calculated grades will be expedited for students that indicate that they will be sitting the November 2020 exams in order that they are not unnecessarily studying for subjects whose grades may increase on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25283/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

601. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who missed out on their first choice CAO courses. [24839/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

606. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the 2020 CAO entrance points will be applied to the leaving certificate 2020 cohort that will be resitting exams in November 2020. [25281/20]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

607. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the HPAT results from 2020 will carry over to 2021 for leaving certificate 2020 students reapplying to medicine courses for entry in 2021 that are resitting some of their leaving certificate exams in November 2020. [25282/20]