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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (18 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for her response. Perhaps we can talk later about the meeting the Minister had. Perhaps the Minister of State can tell me the exact details of it. This has been a long time coming. It is going to be a major project in my constituency. I had selfishly hoped that the announcement of this hospital would trigger the start of development of the north ring...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will ask a final question. We need to move more towards the student experience. Returning to my own teaching career, certain schools did tasters. Particularly in first year when kids came in, they did a taster programme up to Christmas and it gave them the benefit of discerning whether they wanted to do something on the arts and social sciences side versus the scientific side. Are there...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [22442/23]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the witnesses. I am conscious that we are tight for time so I might just fire questions and take advantage of the witnesses being here. Previous Deputies spoke about resources supplied to the NCBI. Mr. Mullaniff mentioned that there are resource shortages. Could he clarify what they are specifically? Is it funding, staffing or both? He also mentioned visiting teachers. Is...

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Is there any course here in Ireland through which visiting teachers can be trained?

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I was caught aback when I heard that we do not provide training here because I know, regarding our next speaker here, that there are provisions in universities to train people in Irish Sign Language, ISL. Has the NCBI liaised with universities about training? Has the NCBI ever sought the provision of a course to train people in this country as opposed to prospective teachers having to go...

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Earlier it was mentioned that approximately one third of all blind or visually impaired students access the services of the NCBI. Where does the remaining two thirds go for help? Reference was made earlier to how there are difficulties with blind and visually-impaired students accessing the July or summer provision. Initially, there was provision for people in special classes and special...

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have another question on education. The NCBI is developing an accessibility transport training centre which is funded by the National Transport Authority, NTA. What efforts will NCBI make to incorporate that into the school curriculum? That is not totally outside the discussion. It has a tenuous link to education.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Over the last few weeks I have raised the issue of disability services in CHO 4, mainly the provision or lack of respite and access for children from Carrigaline Community Special School to local children's disability network teams, CDNTs. I welcome the clarification by the Minister of State for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Rabbitte, gave a number of weeks...

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome Mr. Geary. We bumped into each other on the train on the way up but we did not brief each other beforehand, I promise. I echo previous speakers' sentiments about the work Mr. Geary has done. He should not have had to do it and we have always told him that. It has been a long campaign but ultimately he was vindicated and that needs to be acknowledged. I have a few quick...

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Mr. Geary gave us a picture of what Calum’s education is like now and it is vastly improved from previous years. With the implementation of the two new roles, what should it look like going forward in his remaining secondary years?

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Earlier, I referred to this meeting being covered through Irish Sign Language, ISL, on Oireachtas TV, which is very welcome. I will cite some of the statistics concerning ISL programming carried by the public broadcaster. To give people an example, in 2019, some 3% of programming on RTÉ 1 and RTÉ 2 was in ISL. This has now increased to 5% in 2023. The RTÉ Junior channel has...

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It is something this committee could probably facilitate.

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I would appreciate that. I have one last question and then I will be done.

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Mr. Geary has already kind of answered this question earlier in respect of the progress Calum has made now due to recent interventions. I think I know the answer to my query already, but has he lost out?

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: In his remaining years in secondary school, are there any additional interventions he should be getting, and not just Calum but all the other children in these circumstances? Should there be some way to, and I hate to use the word compensate but to ameliorate the loss of time?

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Geary.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the establishment of the statutory inquiry recommended by the Independent Review Group into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on a special education site (details supplied) in Glanmire, County Cork and a special education site in Carrrigtwohill, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22490/23]