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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Stop blaming the DEIS principals.

Autism Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am sharing time with Deputy Bacik. Deputies Bacik, Nash, Duncan Smith and I have just come from a briefing with parents who live with autism every day of their lives. Once again, they told their stories of how they are trying to manage the system. As a result of that briefing and other discussions I and my colleagues have had, I feel...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of deaf and hard of hearing children in each year in mainstream classes in primary and secondary schools. [34710/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of deaf and hard of hearing young people who sat the leaving certificate examination in each of the past five years. [34849/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of deaf and hard of hearing children in second, fourth and sixth class who completed STen tests in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years. [34850/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average results achieved by deaf and hard of hearing children in second, fourth and sixth class in STen tests in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years. [34851/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (29 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the total State support for a second level DEIS school is the combination of State grant and budget for the running cost of the school and funding under the DEIS programme; if the derived total State support per DEIS student is consequently less for such a student in a voluntary secondary school compared with the total State support for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of deaf and hard of hearing children in each year in deaf schools and units for deaf and hard of hearing children in mainstream schools. [34848/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (29 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider putting in place a supplementary vetting or registration process for families that have made informal arrangements to take in Ukrainian or other refugees outside of the Departmental and Red Cross formal process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34724/22]

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister for bringing forward this legislation, which the Labour Party welcomes. I will first deal with the Ukrainian situation. In fairness to the Ministers who are present, they have worked hard to listen about the fall gaps for those who are trying to live lives here and who are trying to get accommodation and employment here. They have picked through all those issues and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a shortfall in applications from SNAs for suitable summer provision jobs; if any review of remuneration has been conducted to evaluate whether increased pay would fill the summer provision levels; if she will provide the relevant per-hour pay rates for teachers, student teachers and SNAs providing summer provision; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the criteria for qualification for deferred examinations to include students who suffer a serious and urgent medical emergency during an examination for conditions such as epilepsy, appendicitis and heart issues. [34764/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (30 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the primary schools in north Drogheda referred to in the Drogheda implementation plan report are given formal DEIS band one status in the current appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34767/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reform the application process for a review of the SNA allocation for schools to remove language threatening potential downgrade of SNA numbers to schools making an application for a review given that it may discourage schools with additional needs particularly developing schools with a review. [34768/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Jun 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will recognise that the stipulations for deferred examination requiring that a parent or guardian needs to sign a request for a deferred sitting on the day of the examination and that a medical report signed by a consultant needs to be uploaded within four days are not always practical in a life-threatening emergency and need to be...

Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate the Acting Chairman's indulgence. The reason for my tardiness was because the Oireachtas football team was playing a game in Mountjoy Prison. It was an event we felt strongly about that included a representative from all political groupings here. We saw the power of education. By pure coincidence, there was a deputation at the Oireachtas committee today to speak about the...

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, line 15, to delete “The” and substitute the following: “Subject to the adequate provision of resources and supports, by the Department of Education and the National Council for Special Education, the”. Due to the lack of time, I am happy to get the Minister’s response.

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am happy to hear from the Minister.

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: What we are trying to express here is the reality on the ground, which is that schools do not feel supported. I must strongly make the point that the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, saw fit to malign four schools, two of which are in my constituency and all four of which are Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, schools.

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Actually, what the Minister of State was said was not true. Indeed, she maligned them unfairly, without any evidence. She put forward an incorrect assertion that they were not engaging with the system in terms of what was expected of them. However, it is her form to punch down on vulnerable groups. I have not had the opportunity to engage with her on-----