474. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will examine the situation of students in circumstances (details supplied) and admit them to the relief scheme of €1,000. [61969/22]
454. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the matter of mileage rates vis-a-vis foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62004/22]
453. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the back-to-school allowance will be paid to foster carers at the next academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62003/22]
452. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how advanced is his Department's work on the issue of pensions for foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62002/22]
451. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department can confirm that there will be a comprehensive package for foster carers in the next Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62001/22]
450. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the concrete plans that his Department has to pay additional allowances to foster carers who provide aftercare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62000/22]
444. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department will have comprehensive and clear information regarding the proposed development at the Kill Equestrian Centre, County Kildare; when it intends to publish such information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61868/22]
443. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the channels of consultation and communication with community groups regarding development of the Equestrian Centre, Kill, County Kildare; if his Department is communicating with the community on these plans within a timeframe and or on a basis agreed at meetings with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61867/22]
Bill entitled an Act to require the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to establish a cross-departmental taskforce to examine the cost of producing renewable energy in Ireland; to provide for this taskforce to consult with stakeholders and deliver within six months policy recommendations to the Minister on ways to reduce the cost of producing renewable energy per megawatt-hour.
285. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will examine the issue of the reduction of third-level fees for a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61439/22]
309. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department will establish a school return pathway that is psychology-led and trauma-informed, geared around the needs of each individual child; if so, if such a pathway and return will be guaranteed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60586/22]
308. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if the term 'school refusal' will be removed and replaced with the more appropriate 'school-based anxiety', thereby removing a narrative of intent and blame from children and families and recognising the mental health challenges faced by many children struggling to attend school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60585/22]
307. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will examine current recruitment and training processes of boards of management involved with children with special educational needs, to ensure the members recruited have the expertise sufficient to their duties and responsibilities to this vulnerable cohort particularly in their capacity to act with fairness, impartiality, inclusivity and in the best interest of the child and its privacy, dignity and educational rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60583/22]
306. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if actions such as suspensions, exclusions, isolations, restraint and prone restraint appear in inspection reports; if not, if they will appear in reports as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60582/22]
305. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the channels of co-operation and communication that exist between her Department and Tusla in the matter of physical actions and disciplines taken by teachers and other staff working with children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60581/22]
304. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department is satisfied that the treatment of children with special-education needs is as humane, compassionate and equitable as possible, in keeping with international best practice in 21st century models and as that of children in the mainstream school system, and upholding the norms of health and safety for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60580/22]
303. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department will instigate an independent, expert review of physical actions such as restraint, seclusion, isolation and prone restraint taken against children in special education; if so, if a report of its findings and conclusions will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60579/22]
302. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any plans to remove and forbid ‘prone restraint’ as a common or daily practice in the matter of children with vulnerability and disability; if an audit has been undertaken on its use or will be instigated; if a report is required on each incident of use of this extreme intervention in the matter of a child; if not, in the interest of child welfare and protection, if such a report should and will be required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60578/22]
301. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has considered instances in which the isolation of a child in a locked room makes that holding place essentially a cell for that child who is also innately vulnerable due to their disabilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60577/22]
300. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if an audit has been carried out or will be undertaken on restraint, seclusion, isolation, punishment and other invasive physical actions taken under the broad heading ‘necessary actions’ given such actions would be deemed unacceptable in the mainstream school system; if such an audit will be undertaken each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60576/22]
299. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department will examine the situation in cases in which disciplinary action is taken against children for behaviours caused by their conditions, when they have no control over these behaviours and therefore have no intention to disturb or offend; her views on whether these disciplinary measures are fair or equitable in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60575/22]
298. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will establish a multi-agency, specialist working group to examine and propose a process for assessing school placement breakdowns, both before and after they happen, given the complex needs involved, physical, neurological and intellectual and the innate vulnerability of the children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60574/22]
271. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a register of employers that have not complied with the requirements to publish their gender pay gap will be available to the public on the centralised website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58531/22]
270. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has a complete list of all businesses required to report their gender pay gap to enable it to best track compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58530/22]
269. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if compliance with the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 will be monitored; if compliance will be monitored by his Department or by the establishment of a separate body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58529/22]
268. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the resources that will be provided by the Government to develop the reporting website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58528/22]
267. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the centralised website provides a summary of the size of the gender pay gap over time by employer to capture whether there is any change over time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58527/22]
266. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the centralised website provides a summary list by employer of the size of the gender pay gap by each of the different measures on which businesses are required to report, and to make it easy to track those who are above and below the average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58526/22]
265. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the centralised website and portal includes breakdowns and averages of the gender pay gap for those required to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58525/22]
264. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the centralised website and portal includes overall breakdowns and averages of the gender pay gap across all of those required to report (>250 employees); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58524/22]
216. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide the official approval and building formulation report, in order that the school building project at a school (details supplied) can be progressed without any delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58550/22]
179. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the pending human tissue Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56825/22]
171. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the systems that are in place for financial protection and assistance for frontline healthcare workers who, having contracted Covid-19 in the course of their hospital duties, subsequently developed long-Covid, and having exceeded their sick leave, are now to face their continued absence from work without any pay; his views on whether a particular duty on the part of the State pertains to those workers who developed long-Covid from infection contracted in the line of fulfilling their own work duties for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56767/22]
73. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to a refusal to accept a direct debit from a bank. [56796/22]
425. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details of the decisions taken on the proposed refugee centre at the equestrian centre in Kill, County Kildare to include information on identification of site; the various bases for same, for example, suitability of site and facility services and amenities; and the dates of each and all stages of the process. [56151/22]
285. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if homeowners subject to payment of both service charges to an owner's management company and liability for payment of LPT to a local authority could be allowed by his Department to off-set service charges against LPT until their estate is taken-in-charge by the local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55026/22]
218. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54003/22]
178. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if homeowners awaiting the 'taking-in-charge' of estates, the process of which is taking an inordinately long period of time, can be exempt from paying local property tax until it is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54065/22]
181. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a matter in relation to the installation of a photovoltaic system (details supplied) will be examined; if he will liaise with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52837/22]
111. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the legislation that provides for a determination of the seriousness of a complaint during the investigating committee process of the Teaching Council under part V section 42; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52257/22]
110. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will identify the primary legislation within the Teaching Council Act 2001 and Teaching Council (Amendments) Act 2015 that provides for refusing a complaint, classifying it as frivolous; the officers of the Teaching Council who retain that power; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52256/22]
109. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will identify the primary legislation within the Teaching Council Act 2001 or the Teaching Council (Amendments) Act 2015 that provides the legal grounds for the investigating committee of the Teaching Council to refuse an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52255/22]
108. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department views the lack of an appeals process in the matter of a decision made by the Teaching Council regarding a complaint as contrary to the common-law principles of natural justice; if her Department is in favour of the introduction of such an appeals process for complaints and complainants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52254/22]
107. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education her views on whether it is just or equitable, that there appears to be no mechanism for persons who made a complaint about the behaviour of a teacher towards a child (details supplied) to appeal a decision made by the Teaching Council in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52253/22]
685. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if his Department can provide clarity as to the outcome in the matter of the double welfare payment due where nursing homes have automatic access to and control of a resident’s regular payment; if in this case the resident will have independent control of, and access to, the second part of the payment, or if it will be treated in the way of the usual payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51218/22]