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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: On behalf of the committee I welcome the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, and her officials here today. I congratulate her on her reappointment to the Government yesterday and wish her the very best of luck. The Minister is here to discuss key issues for the Department, specifically: plans for special education with reference to special education allocations and the role of special...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister. We have a number of speakers. The first is Senator O'Loughlin, who is replacing Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, to be followed by Senator Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: We will give the Minister an opportunity to reply because I am looking at the clock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Senator. Deputy Clarke is next and she will be followed by Deputy Farrell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I will ask the Deputy to hold that one because we have gone way over time on her slot. We will come back after the next round. There will be another round. I gave the Deputy five minutes for questions. I should have cut her off after three minutes to give the Minister time to respond. I was fair to everybody else. I have timed the Deputy. I gave her nearly ten minutes. No one got...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I am going to the next speaker and I will come back to Deputy Clarke after the next round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thought I saw a load of readymix heading out there this evening, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Okay, Minister. The Minister is making it sound so attractive that I might try it myself when I retire.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy Nolan can ask a very brief question. She is way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I have a number of questions before we come back to Deputy Clarke. I submitted a parliamentary question a number of weeks ago regarding Ukrainian students, or any student, being able to take up the examination of their native language, Ukrainian, in the leaving certificate. Maybe the Minister might be able to update us on that. Will the Department be employing or taking on teachers who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: On the issue of the national children's science centre that is planned for Earlsfort Terrace, while I know I have asked the Minister about it before, has she any update about it? We all know the importance of encouraging kids into STEM and introducing them to STEM subjects. The Minister might be able to give us an update on where she is with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: That is perfect. The Minister mentioned 650 schools on the pilot scheme for the well-being programme. I think she said 650 but I am not sure. She referred to the new well-being programme involving counselling supports in primary schools. Does the Minister have any plans to have equal supports in post-primary schools? This forms part of our work in the committee. It was a recommendation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I have two questions on the building unit. I could not let Mr. Loftus out the door without asking him a question. It is kind of crazy how many students are now in St. Patrick's Special School in Enniscorthy. There is a similar provision required on the east coast as well. Has there been any work done on that so far? There was talk about the Bray-Wicklow area, but I am not sure if that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: So the one in Gorey will be the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Is there any further provision or planning for one in the south Dublin-mid Wicklow area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Maybe Mr. Loftus can reply to me through the clerk about St. Aidan's Parish School in Enniscorthy, which is the biggest primary school outside the greater Dublin area. It is way overcrowded as well and they were in contact with the building unit. Maybe I could get an update with where the unit is with this. The school was looking for an extension. I do not expect a note now, but I ask for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Loftus very much. Deputy Clarke is next.