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World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: As the Minister of State knows, a 2022 report noted that 42.5% of Irish adults met the criteria for at least one mental health condition, while 19% of people have sought professional help to deal with mental health challenges. These are huge numbers and demonstrate how difficult life can be for so many people. One of the most difficult things to do is recognising that something needs to be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: All three.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for raising this issue and for reading the names of the ten people into the Official Report. It is really important we do this on the tenth anniversary. We all remember where we were when we heard about what had happened. We all remember the trauma. Fortunately we are probably lucky that we have not had a second one or another one. The Leas-Chathaoirleach...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Duggan for her presentation. I have two questions. Mr. Brophy has kind of answered one of them but I will expand on that as we go forward. As for my first question, in her presentation, one aspect Ms Duggan touched on was Traveller family care and the efforts to recruit Traveller foster families. A supporting document we got notes that 142 members of that community have...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: When Ms Duggan says that but we hear 142 families have been interviewed or went through the process-----

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: -----and only two came out of it at the end, what are the barriers? I know some will not be suitable and things will not be-----

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I understand that, but what barriers are there that we or the Government could sort out through intervention? The families will change and-----

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The fingerprints of Fine Gael are all over this budget. From here, it looks like Fianna Fáil has given Fine Gael free rein. Yesterday I looked back over the Fianna Fáil election manifesto, entitled, "Moving Forward. Together.". It contains promise after promise to the electorate. There are promises about addressing the cost-of-living crisis, a promise to reduce energy prices, a...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Dr. Hartney. I now invite the members of the committee to put their questions. When I call on members to speak, I ask that they adhere to the agenda item scheduled for discussions. I will call on members as per our speaking rota. They have seven minutes, which includes the response from the witnesses. All members will get an opportunity to speak. If there is time, we will have a...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Senator Murphy O'Mahony for taking the Chair in my absence. I call her now to make her own contribution.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: To clarify, what Dr. Craddock is saying is that in Portugal they have the same resources but are getting far better outcomes from the model used there.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: We now move on to the Social Democrats. Deputy Quaide has seven minutes.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy can talk generally about the issue but he should not mention a school because it is not here and we do not have its details.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The school is not here to defend itself.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy's time is running out.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy's time is well over but if Dr. Tamming wants to come back in very briefly she may do so.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: We must move on to Deputy Martin Daly, who has seven minutes.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes round one of the discussion. Does anybody want to contribute a second time?