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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: We are now in session one. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the witnesses from the National Council for the Blind in Ireland: Mr. Aaron Mullaniff, chief services officer; Ms Toni O'Dwyer, manager of children and young persons service; and Ms Edel Doherty , senior practitioner, children and young persons service. The witnesses are here today to discuss the education needs of visually...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: It is fine. It is helpful at the start, as it gives us a great deal of information. Would either of the other witnesses like to make a brief comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses and Senator O'Loughlin. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan is next, followed by Deputy Mairéad Farrell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I have allowed leniency, because it is important to allow people to continue with their train of thought and it is helpful to members who come in later. This is the first meeting of the committee I have chaired and I apologise for stumbling over a name at the start. I was reading verbatim from my notes. My grandmother volunteered with the NCBI for upwards of 30 years. The organisation is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: That is quite clear. Does anyone else wish to contribute before we move to a second round of questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Regarding Ms Doherty's comments about how children are being asked to go to the front of the room, any of us with children would know how difficult and isolating that is for a child. All children have different personalities. Some like to advocate for themselves while others should not be put in that position. That is why we are here discussing policy and it also shows the importance of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank our guests for their contributions and Deputy O'Sullivan would like to come in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: It is enough of a link for me anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Thank you for raising that. Senator Flynn, would you like to come in briefly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Thank you. As no other members are indicating, that brings the session to a conclusion. I thank all three of the witnesses for coming in today. It has been very useful and I know we will take on board of lot of what they have said today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Absolutely. We would be more than happy to receive anything else that NCBI has for us. It would be very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: It does bring up a lot when we start discussing this. Thank you. We will suspend while we bring in the next witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Andrew Geary, who is here to discuss the educational needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. We agreed earlier today that we would have another session in the coming months to which we would invite organisations and stakeholders on the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Today, we are discussing the needs in regard to STEM for our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Mr. Geary’s time is almost up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: We cannot discuss the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: We might have an opportunity to come back to that. I am just conscious a couple of members wish to leave. Deputy O'Sullivan has facilitated Senators Mark Daly and Malcom Byrne in coming in. Senator Daly will make a brief contribution and then we will move on to Senator Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I apologise for rushing the Senator. I was under notice by Senators Malcolm Byrne and Daly that they had to run.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Geary. He absolutely has not been disloyal. Throughout his contributions, I could hear that he feels like he almost has to defend himself and his rights. As a solicitor, I would argue that he does not and that he has done the right thing. The clerk has also been warning me and this is why I have been cautious, which is also correct. We must ensure Mr. Geary is protected in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Mr. Geary must be very proud of him-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: -----and of his twin.