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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Dáil is not sitting next week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I doubt there is a Deputy in this House who would suggest that statements on higher and further education this Thursday are more pressing than statements on special education.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There is a particular issue in the country that the Ceann Comhairle will appreciate. The issue is that SNA allocations have yet to be announced and I understand that may happen at 3 p.m. today. School places have still not been found and there is an issue around the Minister of State with responsibility for special education and inclusion's dealings with this issue. This week is the week...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: United Nations (31 May 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 365. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the investigations by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services into claims of abuse and exploitation on United Nations peacekeeping missions relevant to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27549/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (31 May 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 366. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the investigations that are taking place into historical allegations of child sexual abuse connected to members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27550/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (31 May 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 367. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the investigations into accusations of sexual harassment and abuse within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27551/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (31 May 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department consulted the Data Protection Commission at any stage during the preparation for the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, as required by Article 36 (4) of GDPR; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27571/22]

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: First, I am disappointed that this is the conversation we are having this afternoon. The Labour Party had asked that we discuss special education. Nobody in the Opposition asked for this debate. We will not have an opportunity for another two weeks to discuss the fact that 270 children do not have a school place for September. Having said that, the issue we are discussing today is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State. We have all been very impressed with the Cork Life Centre, in particular. It has been in front of the committee and we have met the representatives on a number of occasions. I do not think there was one member of the committee who was not incredibly impressed by the service it provides. I met Mr. Don O' Leary yesterday and he was anxious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I notice the Minister did not use the phrase "alternative education". I do not know if that was deliberate or not. Regarding the Cork Life Centre and the fears and concerns they have, is the Minister in a position to give them comfort as to their future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Education Supports for Ukrainian Students (1 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I know the Department, the Minister and the Minister of State will join me and other members of the committee in thanking and congratulating school communities around the country. Those communities came out of the traumatic period of the pandemic and all the challenges that had to be overcome in that regard and are now embracing the new challenge of thousands of children without English as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Education Supports for Ukrainian Students (1 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I hope that in the circumstances of the settling down period this person has had with the supports around them, it will be considered best not to move to a different part of the country because a break in the resource the child is getting is not ideal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Education Supports for Ukrainian Students (1 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Should we thank Fianna Fáil for every tribunal we ever had?

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Labour Party welcomes this legislation, which is coming from the High Court ruling on court presenters. I am taken by the letter written by the Minister, Deputy McEntee, to the Ceann Comhairle. She states that on a single day, 2 June, more than 2,131 cases were before the District Court throughout the country. Notwithstanding contingency measures put in place, hundreds of cases had to...

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire for tabling the motion. It is important that we reflect on the life of a family with a child with autism, the news of a diagnosis, the challenge of it and getting used to it. They then have to deal with the system and the long waiting lists for assessment and interventions. It can take 36 months in some cases. I have been dealing with families who have been...

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Minister of State knows we already had a debate on many of these issues on Tuesday night. I will expand my comments to address some of the issues within the system. The Minister of State will know that not every school is the same. As has been mentioned, there are a cohort of students in some schools who are particularly vulnerable and needy. There may be intergenerational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (14 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1030. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently on reduced timetables who have been notified to her Department under the new guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30400/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (14 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1031. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with disabilities who are currently on reduced timetables who have been notified to her Department under the new guidelines, by each diagnostic category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30401/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (14 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1032. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons who have had suspensions or expulsions notified to her Department in this academic year since January 2022; if she will provide the comparable data for the period 12 months previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30402/22]