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Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Everyone will make every effort to make sure that information is out there. I also make the argument that some of that information should already be known to the Department, even if we are talking about kids and the access and inclusion model, AIM, and all the rest.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate the Minister of State saying that he will provide information in respect of those kids who are not in appropriate places. He said he receives an update every Friday in respect of building. In that regard, does he know the number of kids affected as of last Friday? He may or may not know.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Perhaps we could get that information on building and on the schools and kids impacted as soon as possible. Are we any closer to a timeline for in-school therapies? We all know that approximately 445 positions for therapists in the CDNTs are not filled. We will be looking to fill those vacancies at the same time. I am looking for a timeline for special schools, for when therapists will...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have no notion of the numbers to expect in other years to fill out the entirety of our special schools. The idea is to have therapists in every school, even if that involves shared facilities or whatever.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Perhaps any further information could be provided to the committee. We need that. Everyone buys into the idea of putting the resources where the need is. That could lead to less pressure on CDNTs and whatever else as we go on. I reiterate what has been said an awful lot. We need to ensure we have those who can provide the therapies but must also back them up with assistive technology....

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We all know the issues in respect of SNAs. I spoke to the Minister of State about a particular issue before and I know his office has been over and back on it. It relates to an incredibly visually impaired young kid who attends a school in north Louth. He also has a bone condition. He does not have a full-time SNA. Those who have dealt with him state this is a requirement. I think it is...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister of State spoke earlier about the need for this to be a whole-of-government approach. We do not always have flexibility. Reference was made to school transport. I will put forward a very straightforward scenario. A number of kids with disabilities choose to go on the regular school bus. The parents, families and the school community believe this is very useful from the point...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Minister of State is correct but they wanted them on the regular bus.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The other issue in relation to the school with the numbers being cut-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: -----it does not take into account that there are other kids or that there can also be an intake. Flexibility is something we need to look at.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not expect the Minister of State to deal with it here and now but-----

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Tá fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Dr. Evans has said that the entire framework for the online space is now in place. I ask about Coimisiún na Meán's interaction with the online platforms. We are talking about the likes of TikTok, Meta incorporating Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and YouTube. There are probably a million and one streaming services, including those...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I refer also to misinformation and disinformation.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: However, they can remove it.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Do they take down illegal content?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: However, they probably do not do so in a very speedy sort of way.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am definitely going to say apologies if I do, and the witnesses should feel free not to answer, but I do not really mean it. That is my level of disinformation and misinformation. Some 90% of complaints are coming through Coimisiún na Meán on the basis, obviously, of us being home to some of the online platforms. This is a follow-on from my previous question. It is the...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The big question is how to deal with the algorithms, the recommender functions and other things that make a huge amount of money for the platforms but create a huge amount of the difficulty we see regarding misinformation and disinformation, which can be used by everybody from chaotic characters right through to organised entities, both governmental and non-governmental.