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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 Oct 2024)
Roderic O'Gorman: I am interested in a mid-year entry point, which there was originally but was removed. Where a child is born just on the cusp of the next year, it can be frustrating for parents. It is worth considering that day-to-day change in the operation of the scheme. We spoke earlier about early years professionals. Ultimately, it comes down to State investment because if the State is to be more...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)
Disability Services
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)
Pauline Tully: 8. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider undertaking a stakeholder review of the Progressing Disability Services model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43542/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)
Pauline Tully: Will the Minister consider undertaking a stakeholder review of the progressing disability services model in light of the fact that it does not work on many fronts?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)
Roderic O'Gorman: The implementation of the progressing disability services programme is agreed Government and HSE policy. This policy supports the reconfiguration of children's disability services to provide equitable child- and family-centred services based on need rather than diagnosis. Crucially, this aligns with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The HSE's roadmap for service...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)
Pauline Tully: The progressing disabilities model is not working on many fronts. There were 91 CDNTs established before the end of 2021. According to the HSE census from a year ago, only one of those teams was fully staffed. A number were close but quite a number had vacancy rates up to 70%. A team cannot function with a vacancy rate of 70% or even 50% or 30%. Many children have no access to their...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)
Roderic O'Gorman: I cannot disagree with anything the Deputy said in terms of the challenge the significant level of vacancy poses for the CDNTs all over the country and their ability to deliver crucial interventions for children and the subsequent improvements in quality of life for families. The next Government will look at the progressing disabilities model and have an opportunity to make decisions. We...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (24 Oct 2024)
Pauline Tully: We have been hearing about a recruitment campaign for quite some time. The progressing disability model was drawn up in 2013 or 2014, I think. At that time, workforce planning was not done and we now do not have sufficient therapists. I acknowledge it will take time to educate enough therapists but there is no guarantee they will work in disability services. There are many other areas...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Apologies have been received from Deputies Ward and Gould. Deputies O'Reilly and Seán Crowe are substituting for them. Parliamentary privilege is considered to apply to the utterances of members participating online in a committee meeting where their participation is from within the parliamentary precincts. There can be no assurances in relation to participation online from outside...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. Collins. I invite our next speaker, Mr. Perth, to give his opening statement.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Our next speaker is Mr. Karl Ducque from Youth Workers Against Prohibition. I now invite Mr. Ducque to make his opening statement.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. McCann and all the witnesses for their opening statements. Each member has seven minutes and I will be strict on time. I ask members to keep it tight. Our first contributor is Deputy Stanton.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I will ask Mr. D'Arcy to come in briefly and then bring him in again during-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Our next speaker is Deputy Crowe.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Mr. D'Arcy and Mr. Collins, did you want to come in?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: Will Mr. Ducque come in very briefly?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Gino Kenny: I will prioritise Mr. Collins in the next part, if that is okay. I now call Deputy McAuliffe.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: I thank everyone for coming in. We are always trying to use our time in the meeting. We are here to do a body of work. Sometimes for us it can be frustrating revisiting topics such as the impacts of poverty, intergenerational trauma and the concentration of this in disadvantaged communities. The reason it can be frustrating is because many of the people who are here at this committee are...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: That has an impact on retention and recruitment.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Family and Community: Discussion (24 Oct 2024)
Paul McAuliffe: I hear Mr. D’Arcy there.