Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We have agreed to the Senator's proposal to invite submissions from the relevant disability sectors and stakeholders and to invite the Minister to deal with our position that the situation needs to be changed.

The next petition is No. P00032/13 from Mr. Richard Daly who calls on the Government to consider introducing a supplementary primary education tax, payable by non-EU nationals employed on working visas in Ireland, as a result of the current financial burden this country is experiencing. The committee has deliberated on the petition and agreed the following two options. First, we will refer the petition to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection with a number of recommendations. Second, we will write to the Minister for Finance requesting that where revenue generation proposals are made by the public, they should be fully evaluated and he should report to the Dáil annually on such proposals and evaluations. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The final petition is No. P00004/14 from Ms Miriam Owens entitled voiceless survivors. The petitioner has attempted to raise an issue with Caranua, an independent Irish State body for survivors of industrial abuse. She has withdrawn her petition and the committee has agreed to accept her decision. Two other petitions were listed to be debated today and we will deliberate on them when we return.