51. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that addresses matters relating to the arts and culture will next meet. [24195/21]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
62. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the way in which he intends to protect Ireland’s undersea fibre cables from the threat of interference or sabotage. [25147/21]
57. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the measures his Department plans to take to address the shortage of Naval Service staff. [25146/21]
2. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence if he or his official have had discussions on Irish troops participating in the proposed European rapid reaction force. [25148/21]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
113. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the rationale for her Department not including students under the applied education programme who are living with very high risk family members; if her attention has been drawn to an article (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23604/21]
112. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the model of allocation being used for SNA allocation for the academic year 2020-2021 and 2021-2022; when the allocations will be published for 2020-2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23602/21]
111. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the progress made and timelines for the provision of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if extra provisions will be provided for the upcoming term to ensure safety of staff and students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23596/21]
110. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 18 February 2021, if the statement of strategy 2021-2023 for her Department has been published; and if not, when it will be made available. [23595/21]
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]
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]
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]
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]
158. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 25 March 2021, when the disability social care demand and capacity requirements up to 2032 will be published and available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22555/21]
73. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a programme (details supplied); if the programme been has accessed for inclusivity of LGBTQI+ relationships and experiences; her views on whether it is appropriate that religion is used as a vehicle for relationships and sexuality education in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22554/21]
72. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the Education Act 1998 will be amended or reviewed in order for ethos to no longer be used as a barrier to the effective, objective and factual teaching of the relationships and sexuality education curriculum to which each student is entitled which was recommended in the Report on Relationships and Sexuality Education by the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills of the 32nd Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22553/21]
57. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 22 April 2021, the reason for the refusal to extend the scheme beyond 2021; the reason the scheme is not being extended to the vital air crew and technicians that underpin all aviation operations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22556/21]
789. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of core funding provided to public institutions that is ring-fenced for student supports, for example, counselling, access office, academic writing, mathematics supports centres and so on. [22352/21]
689. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount awarded as travel supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme for the past five years in tabular form. [22358/21]
688. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1207 of 21 April 2021 and a matter (details supplied), if she will include this small number of persons who without the free travel scheme are incurring significant personal costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22357/21]
630. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if State examinations in 2022 will be modified to accommodate for disruptions in teaching and learning as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22356/21]
629. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention been drawn to calls to remove the voluntary contribution from schools given the financial difficulties each year for families due to school costs (details supplied); the status of the commitment in this regard in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22355/21]
428. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of playing pitches in Dublin city which details the number of all-weather pitches available to clubs, schools and the public in tabular form. [22360/21]
328. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the locations of the temporary toilet facilities for the Phoenix Park; and the expected duration these facilities will be in place for. [22359/21]
303. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the proposed membership make-up of the recently launched Commission on Taxation and Welfare; the qualifications required for membership of the Commission; the methodology used for ensuring balance and a broad range of perspectives among members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22353/21]
69. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence if the Air Corps pilot service commitment scheme will be retained in the long-term following its success and learnings gained from previous schemes; if he will extend this scheme further to the air crew and technical personnel to ensure that these vital services continue to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21072/21]
50. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to persons who are over 60 years of age working in the Ordnance Survey repeatedly being asked their retirement date; and his views on whether this is appropriate behaviour. [21074/21]
2429. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to regional variation that exists in the payment of blind welfare payment with many HSE offices refusing to make the payment electronically and forcing persons who are blind or vision impaired to travel, unnecessarily, to collect the payment by cheque; if he will mandate payment to be offered electronically for service users nationally, similar to other statutory payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20858/21]
1207. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the free travel pass scheme to persons who cannot hold a driver licence due to their level of vision impairment but do not meet the medical conditions for blind pension resulting in them being ineligible for the free travel pass scheme and incurring significant additional costs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20859/21]
1097. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of data recording the number of instances and reasons leading to students having to repeat oral examinations for the leaving certificate 2021; if she considers this an oversight by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20861/21]
1096. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if music teachers who facilitated the music practical examinations for the leaving certificate 2021 will be able to avail of the examinations aide rate of payment and will be remunerated for their work. [20860/21]