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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I apologise if I missed this earlier but will Mr. Reid explain to me how children are transitioned into the adult mental health service?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is fantastic. I thank Mr. Farnan. Last week, literally all of the parents had a difficulty. Not only that, but many other parents have difficulties. Perhaps we could do exactly that and follow up. I can get a list of names from the parents who are working with different support groups and Rainbow Centre services. That would be absolutely marvellous because, when they go to their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I have two follow-up questions. The reforms around workers' rights and changing the workers' agenda generally were detailed. Will the Tánaiste outline what he thinks will be the impact on gender equality of some of those reforms and changes? He also referred to "not simply a lack of opportunity at senior levels in companies, but barriers at lower levels that are unlikely to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Yes. One concerns the stream of public life and politics. Obviously, the Minister is here as party leader. This is something we have covered in many different ways. What is the Minister's view on women in public life more broadly and the barriers they are facing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is very good to hear the Minister does not suffer from promotional bias himself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Mark Durkan (29 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Mr. Durkan for joining. Although it is difficult within the confines of the agreement at the time, I want to better understand the mindset on the difference between achieving an agreement and knowing that you are achieving an agreement essentially on constitutional and political structures and having a sense that things were being left over, as it were, for example, legacy or the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Mark Durkan (29 Sep 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: A typo.

Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I wish to raise a couple of matters in the five minutes I have. The first relates to affordable housing and the Dún Laoghaire area. Regarding the First Home scheme, I am very pleased to see that the number of people registered across the State is nearly 1,700, with 423 certificates issued. That is progress but, obviously, something has to be done differently in respect of Dún...

Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: May I make just one further small point? Planning has evolved so much since 2001. We now have the habitats directive and the housing need and demand assessments. All that additional work has to be done by planners, and there is something of a catch-up there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the representatives of the Teaching Council for coming before the committee. What are their views on delivering a July programme for next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I apologise for interrupting Ms Fox but I have a short amount of time for questions. How many teachers does Ms Fox think are needed to deliver July provision to everybody?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Ms Fox just told me that 1,200 student teachers were made available from that process and that the Teaching Council is trying to make more early stage teachers available. This is a key challenge for every teacher and for this committee. While Ms Fox said 1,200, does she think 2,400 or 24,000 are required?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I know what the Teaching Council's role is but Ms Fox is working in this day-to-day while I am not, so I am asking her, in her professional opinion, how many teachers she thinks are needed to deliver July provision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I know that. We are just trying to get a handle on who knows. The Department knows the number of students. The Teaching Council has access to all of the teachers. Ms Fox tells me that there are 116,000 teachers and that the council is involved in regular dialogue with the Department about delivering this and assessing the numbers one way or the other. I still do not know the number I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Ms Fox said that part of the Teaching Council's function was to enhance the supply of teachers for July provision. That is in her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Does the Teaching Council hold any data about the number of teachers who are registered and working in the State who are also providing private provision in any way during July or August?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Does the Teaching Council regulate that in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Does the Teaching Council regulate the conduct of teachers outside of work in the State system, including in any private capacity or work that they do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: We have all those data but we still do not know how many teachers are needed to deliver a proper July provision programme or, as parents tell us, how many may deliver other contemporaneous solutions in that period on a private basis. We just do not know. I do not mean to be aggressive; I just want to know how many teachers are needed. If this committee is going to recommend July provision...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: We can all do more than our basic function. We can all take that extra step towards proactivity. This is a key challenge for children and teachers. Everybody wants this to be delivered. We can all do more than basically turning up. We can be a bit more proactive.