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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (24 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for being here. This saga has been going on for a number of years. As he knows, I am our party's spokesperson on special education and have an interest in this area. Ballincollig as a community has a fairly large population of about 26,000, if not more at this stage. In comparison with the large number of people living there, it has had very few ASD classes...

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)

Debate adjourned.

Visit of Filipino Delegation (24 Oct 2024)

Visit of Filipino Delegation (24 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Cuirim céad míle fáilte roimh an toscaireacht speisialta ó Theach na n-Ionadaithe Phoblacht na nOileán Filipíneach. Tá an toscaireacht anseo inár gcomhluadar san Áiléar. Tháinig siad ó na hOileáin Fhilipíneacha. Tá siad anseo óna bparlaimint. An fear atá i gceannas ná an tUasal Yasser Alonto...

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)

Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on the Family Courts Bill 2022. I broadly welcome the Bill and its intention to provide for the establishment of a family High Court, family Circuit Court and family District Court. This legislation is well overdue and I have been following its progression for a long time now as a member of the justice committee. There is no...

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the introduction of the Bill to the House. As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I well know, we have had exchanges over the past couple of years on this issue. I congratulate her on allowing it to be discussed in the House. I welcome in particular the role of the Ceann Comhairle in this. He and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle are to be commended for allowing a legitimate debate to take...

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Oct 2024)

Debate adjourned.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (24 Oct 2024)

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (24 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - To discuss the provision of ASD-special classes for Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig. Deputy Gary Gannon - To discuss the future of the No. 11 Dublin Bus route. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - To discuss...

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)

Question again proposed: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I commend the Minister for bringing it before the Dáil. Obviously, under our Constitution the administration of justice is the preserve of the courts. Even though that is the case, we, as Members of the Oireachtas, have an extremely important role to play in putting in place the statutory architecture required in order for the...

Family Courts Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Oct 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an reachtaíocht seo a thógáil ós ár gcomhair. Is Bille an-thábhachtach é agus tá súil agam go n-éireoidh leis agus linn nuair a théann sé go dtí Céim an Choiste, agus ina dhiaidh sin agus muid ag iarraidh a chinntiú gur píosa reachtaíochta é atá láidir go...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (24 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: I thank the committee members for the opportunity to speak to them this afternoon to present the 2024 Supplementary Estimates for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. My officials have provided briefing material to the secretariat of the committee, which hopefully will be of assistance to members. This Estimate provides for a net increase of...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (24 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: Yes, absolutely. The €116 million in the main goes towards the €1,000 reduction in the student registration charge. I think it is fair to say we have to keep in context the fact that over the lifetime of this Government, we have done a lot of work to reform the SUSI grant system. We have increased thresholds and grant amounts. We also made technical adjustments to the scheme...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (24 Oct 2024)

Niall Collins: A long campaign has been waged by various stakeholders in that cohort of students. We have done a lot of work. We spend a lot of our time speaking about apprenticeships and higher education but part of our remit is research. We have reformed significantly the legislation and organisations that oversee and are charged with managing our research as well as with supporting people through...