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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The reason for my absence is that I was contributing to a debate on the citizen's assembly on drugs. As happens in these Houses, we are supposed to be in two places at the one time.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I will be as quick as possible. I appreciate that the Minister will probably send a note to us on the contributions made and on that basis I will withdraw my amendments with the option to resubmit them on Report Stage. Much of the time, these amendments are putting down a flag for the Minister to respond, and we can tease the issue out at a later stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 60: In page 17, to delete lines 14 to 27 and substitute the following: “3A. (1) An offence committed by a person is aggravated by hate for the purposes of sections 6A, 7A, 11A and 18A if hate is in whole or in part the person’s motive for committing the offence concerned.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 69: In page 19, to delete lines 30 to 35, and in page 20, to delete lines 1 to 8 and substitute the following: “1A. (1) An offence committed by a person is aggravated by hate for the purposes of sections 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 9A, 10A and 13A if hate is in whole or in part the person’s motive for committing the offence concerned.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 79: In page 22, to delete lines 32 to 38 and substitute the following: “20. (1) For the purposes of determining the sentence to be imposed on a person for an offence to which this section applies, a court shall, if it is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt from the evidence adduced in the proceedings, take into account as an aggravating factor, that— ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (21 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently within the primary school system who have been identified with a first percentile word reading score and a second percentile word reading score; and the share of these pupils who currently attend reading schools. [8054/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that all children who are currently within the primary school system and who have been identified with a first percentile word reading score and a second percentile word reading score have access to a reading school or a specific learning disability class within a mainstream school; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to open any further special school placements for children in the north Dublin area. [8174/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It never answers its phones anyway.

European Union Directive: Motion (28 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle's indulgence. Many of us were attending a meeting of the Joint Committee on Justice when we realised we were running late for the debate. We regret the fact the debate is being slightly rushed. It is an especially important debate given that at the heart of what we are discussing in the context of the motion, which the Labour Party supports, is the very...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (1 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I ask the Taoiseach about leaving certificate reform, which seems to have come off the rails again, unfortunately. Much expectation was built up over the course of Covid, when we had different forms of leaving certificate assessment, that we could have a radical overhaul of this very outdated exam which is not fit for purpose. It has not changed since I did it 30 years ago. There is much...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Defence Forces (1 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: There is a serious recruitment and retention crisis in our front-line uniform services. In recent weeks, we have seen clear evidence in the shortage of paramedics and ambulance staff and we know it is proving very difficult to recruit gardaí, and many are leaving due to the working conditions and to levels of abuse and assaults. These developments add to a trend that has long been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (1 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the recommendation of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, if she will provide for the effective implementation of 'reduced timetable' guidelines and measures to prevent their disproportionate use on Traveller children; and when she will publish Tusla’s first, second and third quarter 2022 reduced-day outcome reports....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (1 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the specific actions undertaken to ensure Traveller parents are aware of the reduced-day guidelines. [10571/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (1 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will launch the consultation on the Traveller Education Strategy; and in view of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, how she will ensure such measures are adequately resourced. [10572/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (1 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will publish the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment's Traveller Culture and Heritage research report. [10573/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (1 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in follow-up to the recommendation of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, if she will publish education-related data disaggregated by ethnic origin. [10574/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Seven homes

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Does the Taoiseach believe what he reads out?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Seven were purchased in Dublin city.