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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: I want to raise the issue of a pilot project run in Cavan-Monaghan and Sligo-Leitrim that recently came to an end, called Retrofit Ready. It was a programme under the Department of the environment's Climate Action Fund. Cavan County Local Development and Monaghan Integrated Development and the equivalent development groups in Sligo- Leitrim, employed a person in Cavan-Monaghan and a person...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: There is a woman in County Cavan whom I know quite well and whose dream for some time has been to join the Garda.She applied a number of years ago, but due to a bad car accident, she did not pass her fitness and medical examinations. However, she completed the vetting process a number of years ago. She has now passed the medical and fitness examinations but there have been months of delay,...

Seanad: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: I welcome the all-island strategic rail review. It makes sense to plan our rail system on an all-island basis. The fact that it will be reviewed on a regular basis is also welcome to ensure that we are meeting the different targets set out, including the short-, medium- and long-term targets. I live in County Cavan where there are currently no rail services. Monaghan, Fermanagh, Tyrone,...

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (16 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: Thar cheann Shinn Féin, tá fáilte roimh an Taoiseach chuig an Seanad. As the Taoiseach is aware and as he referred to, the Seanad has a reputation for being an open-minded Chamber where ideas are canvassed on all manner of topics. Some of these would struggle to get onto the floor of the Dáil and most are generally debated here in a much more congenial manner than they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. It is always welcome that the leaving certificate's curriculum and methods of assessment are reviewed and updated on a regular basis. As one of the witnesses said, the leaving certificate has been a trusted exam for many years, but at the same time it does not suit every student. For the most part, it is dependent on a student's performance on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: I will start with the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence. Like Deputy Smith, I know Martin O'Brien from when he was CEO of the Cavan-Monaghan ETB. How did he see a gap for the training centre? It was said in response to Deputy Smith that there is another one in Laois-Offaly. If they are the only two, not all ETBs have such a centre. Was he approached to open the centre?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: It could be replicated in other areas and fields. We are all familiar with the craft apprenticeship model and in recent years we have seen the industry-led consortium model. That is welcome. We often cite Germany as a country with a good apprenticeship model in all fields. Mr. Smith said a centrally co-ordinated and certified model needs to be in place. Given there is such a diverse...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: The number of women and disabled people involved in apprenticeships has always been low. What efforts are being made to increase the number of both groups? What supports are there on the job but also with off-the-job training? We have reasonable accommodations for students in schools and colleges, so are there reasonable accommodations for students who require supports?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Conservation (21 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: Over two years ago a pilot programme called Retrofit Ready was launched. It covered the counties of Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo and Leitrim. The aim of the initiative was to bridge the knowledge gap among homeowners and communities who want to retrofit their homes. Two community retrofit champions were appointed, namely, Owen McConnon for Cavan and Monaghan and Luke Tarmey for Sligo and...

Seanad: Higher Education: Statements (21 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: Our young people are among the most highly qualified in all of the EU. We have the highest number when it comes to young people between the ages of 25 and 34. That is something to be commended. Unfortunately, our system is not without its challenges. I will address a number of the issues. First, with regard to fees, we have free fees in name only. It is a student contribution charge....

Seanad: Cost of Childcare: Motion (21 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: I move: That Seanad Éireann: condemns: - Budget 2026, which breaks the pre-election promises of the Government parties to deliver childcare to parents for €200 a month; acknowledges: - the high costs of childcare that continue to exist with some parents paying over €1,000 per month; - that access to high quality early learning and care is fundamental to...

Seanad: Cost of Childcare: Motion (21 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: I am sharing time my Senator Ryan. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I thank her for making sure she was here. I know we delayed it for a week so that she could. I appreciate that she is here for the motion. It is a short motion with a number of asks. I want to deal with the first one on the cost of childcare. Many families are still paying very high costs. As a result of those high...

Seanad: Cost of Childcare: Motion (21 Oct 2025)

Pauline Tully: First, I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their attendance, and everybody else who contributed to this debate. Our motion called for two things. The first concerned the cost and the other was to do with capacity within the system. Many people have made the point that the costs have reduced significantly. They have reduced for some, but not for all. There are still parents...