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Topical Issue Debate (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Disadvantaged Status (17 Oct 2024)

Disadvantaged Status

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Disadvantaged Status (17 Oct 2024)

Paul Murphy: Deputies Bríd Smith and Cian O'Callaghan send their apologies. I thank the House for selecting this slot and for the Minister of State for taking it. This really flows from an audiovisual room briefing that we hosted last week. It was with a group of principals from about 30 schools from some of the most generationally disadvantaged areas in the country, including Tallaght, Ballymun...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Disadvantaged Status (17 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I join with my other colleagues who put forward this proposal along with the principals because it makes eminent sense. Many people entered this House for many different reasons, to fight many causes, but all of us are united by the idea that there are children who are born who deserve equal opportunity, that they deserve to be supported and that education is a place where that can be done...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Disadvantaged Status (17 Oct 2024)

Paul Donnelly: I echo both my colleagues in respect of this issue about which we met with principals last week. I have said this before but previously I worked in school completion in the Coolock area and was based in Darndale. I spent 16 years in that area working with young people in school completion encouraging, promoting and supporting young people to stay in school longer. When you are working with...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Disadvantaged Status (17 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputies Murphy, Donnelly and McAuliffe for bringing this important issue to the fore. The Government is committed to supporting all children and young people to achieve their potential through education and address the barrier of educational disadvantage. In government, the Minister, Deputy Foley, has secured approximately €170 million in funding to provide free school...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Education, who is otherwise engaged. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, which gives me the opportunity to set out the position with regard to school places, including for children and young people with special educational needs, in north Kildare for September 2025 and onwards. The provision of school places to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for the level of detail. I recognise and understand the degree of investment that has taken place, and I have spoken to the Minister about the issue many times. There is a burgeoning population in Kildare, which creates problems that are unique to the county and, in particular, to the north of the county, which is the constituency I represent. I realise it is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I assure the Deputy that the Department is at all times planning ahead. I mentioned earlier the additional classes and places that are there for children with additional needs. On top of that, there are additional special needs assistant, SNA, supports in schools in north Kildare and throughout the country. Where there is good availability of first-year school places in Kildare for the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2024)

Debate adjourned.

Visit of Canadian Delegation (17 Oct 2024)

Visit of Canadian Delegation (17 Oct 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Before proceeding to the next item, I ask Members to join me in offering a warm céad míle fáilte to our colleagues from the Canadian Parliament. While the delegation to the country is led by James Maloney MP, today's visit to the House and Chamber is led by the Honourable Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia of the Canada-Ireland Interparliamentary Group. They are here to meet...

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Oct 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (17 Oct 2024)

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (17 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 Gary Gannon - to discuss the future of the number 11 Dublin Bus route. Deputy Claire Kerrane - to discuss funding for road safety outside schools. Deputy Mattie McGrath - to discuss the new SPHE curriculum. Deputies Paul Murphy,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (17 Oct 2024)

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2024)

Special Educational Needs

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I bring this to the attention of the House again. It has been brought to the attention of the House many times before. It is a simple issue that has simple remedies. We need to avail of those remedies as quickly as possible. Typical of the things that happen is that one child in the family goes to the local school and the other child or children go to a different school, in some cases 20...

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Oct 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: No, it was fully published.

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The collaborative forum of former residents of mother and baby homes and related institutions asked for this, the Clann report asked for this, the Department of Education pre-consultation report asked for this and so on. The OAK report, the Minister will remember, was a consultative report that was done. It was very good. It took on board people's views. The OAK report, prior to the...