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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: The purpose of today's meeting is to have a discussion on a rights-based approach to day services. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome Dr. Alison Harnett, chief executive, and Ms Teresa Mallon, representative of the working group on the development of the outcomes-focused New Directions, National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers; Mr. Joe Meany, chief executive officer and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: Who would like to start off? Maybe Dr. Harnett might start.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: We will start by calling on Mr. Meany of Delta Centre to respond. Carlow to Carlow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: Very good. We will get Ability West to respond to Galway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: Thank you. Ms Mallon can come in there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: I forgot to mention that Senator Eileen Flynn cannot be here because she is chairing in the Seanad. I thank Deputy Frankie Feighan for his patience.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: Will we start with Ability West, seeing as we have gone around the west coast with Frankie?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: I thank Dr. Harnett and call Mr. Meany.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: I thank our guests from the federation, the Delta Centre and Ability West for their attendance today to give us their honest appraisal of where things are at. It is hugely important from our point of view, as we are preparing a pre-budget submission. One of the issues we have discussed is pay parity and it was important to have the witnesses feed into that. We really appreciate the time...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Approach to Day Services: Discussion (29 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. We will start with Deputy Tully, our Leas-Chathaoirleach.
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (28 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: 512. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to each county in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024 under the CLAR programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23624/24]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: We have received apologies from Deputy Feighan and Senator O'Loughlin. The purpose of today's meeting is a discussion about applying evidence to the aspiration for equality in children's disability services. On behalf of the committee, I warmly welcome Dr. Noreen O'Leary, lecturer, school of population health, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland; and Ms Geraldine Moran, assistant...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: I thank Deputy Ellis. I call Deputy Murnane O’Connor in place of Senator O’Loughlin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: That was approved by the Government this morning. While I do not have the full details of it, there was money committed to that by the Government this morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: I do not have the full specifics but I know there was money committed to it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: I hope we will get the ins and outs of it and the information.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: Who wants to start?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: This may be something the committee could investigate further.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: I call Deputy Canney.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (Resumed) (22 May 2024)
Michael Moynihan: We will have the Minister of State at the Department with responsibility for special education in on 25 June, so we could have it done on that day.