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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I am always conscious when we are discussing this topic of the review that was undertaken of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act recently. The research that went into that highlighted clearly that the term "additional needs" is preferable to "special education". I am conscious of that and that my language should be more appropriate. I very much welcome the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I concur with the Minister of State on the quality of the teaching personnel who are being produced by our teaching colleges. I just think we need more of them. We genuinely need to review that. There are gaps and vacancies that will not be filled in September. I am concerned about that and I think we need to expand the number of teacher training places. I will bring two other points...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Last week, the Irish Cancer Society launched its pre-budget submission, which highlighted that patients in the west and north west face the longest wait time between cancer diagnosis and commencement of appropriate treatment. Dr. Michael McCarthy, president of the Irish Society of Medical Oncology and a consultant oncologist at University Hospital Galway, said: Working in the West of...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I appreciate the Tánaiste's response greatly. The one line that really gives me hope is his comment that the master plan for the development of the regional hospital in Galway will be a game-changer. It certainly will. Some of the preliminary works to enable it have started. Some of the outpatient services have moved to Merlin Park University Hospital and there are plans to move more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2024 agus Caighdeán na Seirbhísí Poiblí Dátheangacha: Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Tá brón orm go raibh mé déanach. Má chuirim ceist ar na finnéithe a bhfuil freagra tugtha cheana uirthi, tá brón orm faoi sin. Tá cúpla ceist sciobtha agam. Ar mhiste leo a chur in iúl dúinn céard iad na comhlachtaí poiblí is mó a fhaigheann Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga gearáin faoi? An dtagann na...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2024 agus Caighdeán na Seirbhísí Poiblí Dátheangacha: Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Thagair an Coimisinéir Teanga do phróisis earcaíochta nach bhfuil ar fáil i nGaeilge. An bhfaigheann a oifig gearáin faoi sin go minic? An mbíonn ar an gcomhlacht poiblí an próiseas sin a thosú arís mar gheall ar mholtaí ó Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: The country is so fortunate, so we are.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I have to say, as someone from the teaching profession who has held the position of school principal, it is extremely disappointing to hear the lived experience of my colleagues, particularly regarding school enrolment and admission. Do we have some data on this? Do we know whether members of the Traveller community have taken section 29 appeals against schools that have declined their...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I have one quick question. Do the educational welfare officers still work at that level?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I did not see that. My apologies.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: The link workers will not be teachers. We will not be putting more demand-----

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: They are Tusla employees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2024 agus Caighdeán na Seirbhísí Poiblí Dátheangacha: Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: Tá cheist bheag eile agam. Tá ról an oiliúna agus an teagaisc ó thaobh an leibhéil Ghaeilge a fheabhsú sa chóras, mar atá sé faoi láthair, luaite go minic. Nuair a bhí oifigigh na Roinne os comhair an chomhchoiste seo coicís ó shín, nó thart faoin am sin, dúirt siad linn go raibh méadú suntasach...

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: I am going to use the opportunity of the Minister of State’s presence to raise an issue that partly arises from his comments in the circulars sent to us earlier this evening and partly from an issue on which we had a presentation earlier. Wind Energy Ireland was among the parties that presented to us this morning. Everyone recognises there is significant opportunity for the country...

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: The only point I was going to add to the Minister of State’s last point is the need for balanced regional development. If we are saying that any development for offshore wind off the western coast can only be serviced by either Cork or Belfast, that is going to impact on balanced regional development.

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: In terms of the categorisation of ports, do we see the potential inclusion of the ability of a port to service offshore wind energy? Is this something that could be included in the categorisation of a port? At present, it is simply tonnage. If a port can facilitate some of the measurements the Minister of State is speaking about in terms of wind energy, could we upgrade a port based on its...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Projects (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the establishment and the work programme of the new infrastructure taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40075/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress being made in his Department on reviewing the infrastructure guidelines and creating a public investment Act, requiring sponsoring agencies to meet timelines on development of project appraisals and other evaluations so as to reduce delays in decision making and embed value for money across all capital projects, as per the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any intention within the Department to progress the development of guidelines and additional supports for schools on supporting transitions of children as they move from early years to junior infants, including the extension of AIM supports into primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40077/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jul 2025)

John Connolly: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts her Department are making to ensure a sufficient supply of primary school teachers are available to fill all outstanding vacancies within the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40078/25]