Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Joan Burton

4. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel, in January 2019. [1357/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent telephone call with Chancellor Merkel. [1384/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mary Lou McDonald

6. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent conversation with Chancellor Merkel. [2491/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with Chancellor Merkel. [2544/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

8. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent telephone call with the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel. [2737/19]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Micheál Martin

9. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to or met the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel, since the vote in the House of Commons on the withdrawal treaty was defeated. [3041/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Joan Burton

10. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department spent on communications and advertising in 2018; the way in which this compares with the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive; and the proposed spending for 2019. [1359/19]

Departmental Expenditure

Brendan Howlin

11. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the proposed spending in 2019 by his Department on communications. [2545/19]

Brexit Negotiations

Thomas Byrne

27. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on preparedness for a no-deal scenario in Brexit negotiations in his Department. [2981/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Kathleen Funchion

28. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to working with the Teaching Council to propose a specific special education teacher category to register with the council in view of the increasing number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units being established in primary schools nationally and the increase in the number of children being diagnosed with autism nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2765/19]

School Staff

Thomas Byrne

29. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when talks will commence with representatives of school secretaries as recommended by the Workplace Relations Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3026/19]

Junior Cycle Reform

Kathleen Funchion

30. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the proposal to remove history and geography from the core curriculum at junior cycle is a progressive development for future generations of schoolchildren; the type of consultation that has taken place in the development of this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2766/19]

Schools Building Projects

Joan Burton

31. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location and size of the site for a school (details supplied); when works will commence on the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2755/19]

School Services Staff

Kathleen Funchion

32. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the working conditions and pay of school secretaries should reflect the work they do in view of the role they play in the running of schools; his plans to support the improvement of working conditions for school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2767/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Thomas Byrne

33. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide more post-primary spaces in Dunshaughlin, County Meath and primary places in Ashbourne, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2722/19]

Apprenticeship Data

Fiona O'Loughlin

34. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his plans to improve the participation of women in apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2732/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Martin Heydon

35. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the status of and progress on the new school building planned for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2744/19]

Scoileanna Gaeltachta

Catherine Connolly

36. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna céard é stádas an phróisis chun aitheantas mar scoil Ghaeltachta a bhaint amach; cén líon scoileanna breise a chuir iarratas isteach chuig an aonad um oideachas Gaeltachta sa Roinn roimh an 1 Meitheamh 2018; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [2664/19]

English Language Training Organisations

Fiona O'Loughlin

37. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the provision of mediation for English language school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2731/19]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Jack Chambers

1. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Defence Forces management will be engaging directly with the Public Service Pay Commission in relation to recruitment and retention issues; if it is planned to filter engagement via his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2190/19]