Results 281-300 of 1,093,659 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh OR speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin OR speaker:Dara Calleary OR speaker:Leo Varadkar OR speaker:Sorca Clarke OR speaker:Michael Lowry OR speaker:Matt Shanahan OR speaker:Colm Burke OR speaker:Roderic O'Gorman OR speaker:James Lawless OR speaker:Danny Healy-Rae OR speaker:Neasa Hourigan OR speaker:Pat Buckley OR speaker:Marian Harkin OR speaker:Pippa Hackett OR speaker:Gerald Nash OR speaker:Denis Naughten OR speaker:Seán Haughey OR speaker:Micheál Martin OR speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick OR speaker:Brian Leddin OR speaker:Eoin Ó Broin OR speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice OR speaker:Heather Humphreys OR speaker:Ossian Smyth OR speaker:Bernard Durkan) in 'Committee meetings'
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Meally for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: We have targets for 2030, which is five years away, but that has not been budgeted for, essentially. I am not saying it is SEAI's role but it is a political decision to budget for that level of investment to achieve our targets.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: That is interesting. Is the €13 billion estimate very much aligned with the 2030 target or is it the net zero?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: Okay. Is Deputy Bruton happy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: Deputy Whitmore is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: The phone-charging stations at music festivals spring to mind. People queue up to cycle the bike to charge the phones.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: Those are innovative solutions. People will often find that from what seems a good solution, only a small amount of energy is generated. That is why as a society we are addicted to fossil fuels. They are energy dense and useful but have created a catastrophic challenge for us. If the witnesses were to change anything or say anything to the politicians, what can be looked at to help the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: Okay. So more money is the answer. I thank Mr. Walsh. We were about to finish up but I see Senator Higgins has arrived just in time if she wants to ask her questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Update on the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Brian Leddin: I thank Senator Higgins for those questions. I thank the OGP and SEAI representatives for their in-depth answers, which are greatly appreciated. The witnesses’ time has been very well spent in informing us of the work they are doing in both organisations. We are at a point where much progress needs to happen in the next few years. Although we are not the line committee for the OGP,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Chair and thank our witnesses. It is very obvious they have all had a conversation and it is brilliant to see a cohesive message coming from a particular community. It is incredibly important. To Ms Agbona I have to say I am always very sorry when somebody has to come to a committee and recount their difficulties because we should have a system that does not require people to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: When Ms Walsh says "highlighting an issue" it implies that she, as an advocate, is reaching out to the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: There is not a policy working group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Obviously, there was a great deal in the various presentations. We could probably spend many hours dealing with the different parts of this discussion. It is possible that we all have many questions about the digital aspect because it is a new era. In many different sectors across the country there is a focus on digital and ICT, on whether we are funding them in the correct way and on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Is that January of this year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: That involves a court case, is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Ten months later, Ms Walsh has not received that correspondence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: My overarching concern is that we build expectations whereby part of the system cannot be validated. For a child to go from early intervention, which is 12 months in some cases, up to the age of 25 or 26 or, God knows, if you do your PhD, into your 30s, it is assumed that all parts of the system would work together.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Are we building in choice for the benefit of the student or the view that the system might fail them at a later date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: To clarify, Ms O'Dwyer would see summer provision as an opportunity for VI students. Most VI students are in mainstream education and, as described, are received supports from teachers and SNAs who are probably learning with the child what that child needs as with all disabilities but VI is very specific. Most SNAs will have only one child with VI throughout their career. If we can move it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Summer provision has become last minute as we do not know who wants to offer it or which employees want to take up the opportunity. Ms Healy indicated that ChildVision would be willing to undertake that kind of work.