173. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the absence of cultural spaces in Dublin specifically for performance and artistic exhibitions; and the actions she plans to take to address same. [55229/21]
158. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the funds necessary to build 500+ performance spaces in Dublin to address the dearth of such venues in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55230/21]
154. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions she will take to ensure the equal status of the Shelbourne women’s team who currently play their games at Tolka Park on the same terms as the men’s team in the Dalymount arrangement in the event of the proposed sale of Tolka Park going ahead. [55231/21]
215. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the rationale for home carers who are not from the EEC to be able to work in the private nursing home sector but not the home care service sector; and if he has had engagement with the home care service sector regarding this issue. [55233/21]
161. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken regarding the staffing crisis in homecare service providers; her views on whether the decision to exclude home carers from the critical skills exemption is greatly exacerbating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55232/21]
498. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his knowledge of the concerns surrounding health and safety of a direct provision centre (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to complaints regarding the standards of care shown in the centre including from residents and advocacy groups such as an organisation (details supplied); and his views on recent internet footage that show residents having to use plastic bags if they did not wish to eat the food in the canteen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54773/21]
1160. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of engagements he has had with trade unions on the McHugh report on student nurses and midwives pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53408/21]
1159. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the McHugh report on student nurses and midwives pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53407/21]
708. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he or his officials have requested a copy of the McHugh report into the pay of student nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53406/21]
686. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of recommendation 7.9 of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection's Report on the Position of Lone Parents in Ireland 2017 which recommended making the SUSI maintenance grant payable to students who are one-parent families. [52581/21]
629. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of oral hearings that took place in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 by county; and the number of negative and positive appeals in each county in tabular form. [53412/21]
628. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection when in-person oral hearings will resume; the date on which the matter was last reviewed; when it will be reviewed again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53411/21]
627. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a project (details supplied); if the research has been completed and published as planned for October 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53410/21]
626. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 14 January 2021, the position regarding the evaluation of the gateway scheme; if she has received the final report; when she will publish same; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53409/21]
598. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of recommendation 7.9 of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection Report on the Position of Lone Parents in Ireland 2017 which made recommendations to make the back to education allowance payable for students who are one parent families. [52581/21]
570. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Gary Gannon den Aire Oideachais de bhun Ceist Pharlaiminteach Uimhir 146 ar an 4ú Márta 2021, agus Ceist Pharlaiminteach Uimhir 147 ar an 19ú Bealtaine 2021, cathain a bheidh scoil (sonraí tugtha) i gContae Bhaile Átha Cliath in ann bogadh isteach san fhoirgneamh buan nua; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [53415/21]
569. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if students with epilepsy who have a seizure before or during the leaving certificate examinations and are unable to complete their exam will be able to avail of the alternative set of leaving certificate examinations set to run in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53413/21]
515. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of HSA inspections carried out specifically in relation to Covid-19 in primary and post-primary schools over the academic year 2020-2021 and to date in the current academic year. [52583/21]
514. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of appeals submitted to the primary staffing appeals board for April, June and October meetings in 2021; the number of appeals which were refused; and the number which were successful from each meeting. [52582/21]
513. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department has taken to reform the leaving certificate with a view to reducing the stress caused to children highlighted by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in the list of issues prior to submission of the combined fifth and sixth reports of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52580/21]
91. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspections carried out specifically in relation to Covid-19 in third-level over the academic year 2020-2021 and to date in the current academic year. [52584/21]
249. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider backdating the proposed increase to the SUSI maintenance grant announced in Budget 2022 to the 2020-2021 academic year in view of severe poverty facing students [51793/21]
237. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rates of daily expenses allowance for those who are in direct provision has been increased by €5 per week as part of the announcements of the increases in core social welfare rates for Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51792/21]
230. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her plans for a new secondary school for the Marino and Drumcondra area of Dublin to cater for the growing population of primary students who are currently in Educate Together or other non-denominational schools and would like to continue with secular education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51961/21]
229. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to provide funding to schools to be able to provide sensory rooms or in cases in which space is restricted sensory hubs, to allow children in mainstream classes with SENs access to this necessary resource; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51960/21]
228. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delays in assistive technology applications of nine months or longer in some cases; the reason application timelines vary between SENO geographic areas; her plans to ensure a more consistent approach and reduction in wait times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51959/21]
227. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the process for applications for assistive technology under circular No. 0010/2013 (details supplied); the average wait time from start of application to the time a student receives the assistive technology applied for; and the number of successful applications as a percentage of all applications for the past five years. [51958/21]
226. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when circular No. 0010/2013 (details supplied) regarding applications for assistive technology will be updated given the significant technological advances that have occurred over the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51957/21]
218. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of the meetings she has held with representative bodies in the past three months; and the agenda items for each of these meetings. [51797/21]
217. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her last diary published is for October 2020, as of 15 October 2021; and the reason for the delay in publishing her diaries. [51796/21]
216. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there has been no communication from representative bodies with her or her Department regarding issues with teacher substitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51795/21]
215. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of the telephone helpline school principals should contact if they are experiencing difficulties accessing substitute teachers that she referred to in a radio programme (details supplied) on 13 October 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51794/21]
207. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51791/21]
192. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way the figure of €25 million was reached to fund the pilot of a basic income guarantee scheme for artists. [51798/21]
165. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if the announcement of half price public transport for 19 to 23 year olds will include all those in this age cohort across the country; the commencement date for the scheme; and his views on whether it is important that the scheme runs over the course of the academic year. [51799/21]
140. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice her views on the two vacant seats to fill in the Data Protection Commission; her views on whether the filling of these seats would improve the efficiency of the Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47191/21]
607. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of all of the leave taken in the primary sector for each of the school years 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021; and the days that were covered by a qualified substitute. [51310/21]
606. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on whether there is a substitute crisis in primary and secondary schools; the number of days in the academic year 2021-2022 that have gone uncovered by a qualified substitute teacher in both primary and secondary; and the number of days that have been left without cover or covered by a special education teacher in both primary and secondary since the release of circular 50/21 in tabular form. [51309/21]
605. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on her Department’s strict adherence to the school-teacher ratio which has led to the suppressing of the developing school post of a school (details supplied) and in turn has led to the loss of a teacher and the forced amalgamation of senior and junior infants from two classrooms under two teachers, to one classroom with 31 students in the same room in view of the continuing risk of transmission of Covid-19 amongst young children and the Government's continued support for the policy of social distancing. [51304/21]
604. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when she will establish the estimated costs of fully implementing the remaining sections and sub-sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; if she plans to review the Act in view of changing needs and priorities, as stated by her colleague Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion in February 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51303/21]
524. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport for child (details supplied) will be issued and the passport of their parents returned. [51327/21]
523. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will assist in securing passport renewals for persons (details supplied). [51308/21]
522. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will now publish a roadmap to reaching 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance by 2030 in view of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51307/21]
521. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland’s commitment to reaching a spend of 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance by 2030 is still official policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51306/21]
520. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the increase to official development assistance announced in Budget 2022 in real terms; the percentage spend on same for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51305/21]
350. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the working groups his Department has with industry; the members of the groups; and the way the members of each group were selected. [51313/21]