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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: Has Mr. Pike any thoughts on what continuing professional development, CPD, will look like for SNAs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I am trying to figure out how job security would work for SNAs, considering it is only year by year that we know how many hours and SNAs a school is going to have. How are we looking at trying to give that security to SNAs, year on year, so they know if they will be in a school again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I thank Mr. Pike. Ms Cockerill raised the issue of the anxiety and disruption that kids face when SNAs are moved or changed, particularly within a school. What are her thoughts as to how arrangements can be more focused on the child and the disruption can be limited?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I will start with the SNA occupational injury arrangements. Why are SNAs on an inferior scheme to teachers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: How long will it be before the process is completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: Why is it taking so long to decide that it should apply to SNAs if it is already agreed that it applies to teachers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: Is the review looking at removing the requirement on the SNA to state that he or she has been assaulted by the young person?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I appreciate that. For many accidental injuries relating to SNAs, to expect them to say there was an assault, or where someone is not comfortable with calling it an assault, that is completely inappropriate. There are very specific circumstances here compared with other areas of the public sector given the type of work SNAs do, the caring role they provide and the type of relationship they...

Situation in Gaza: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: I wish to start by strongly condemning in the most certain terms the brutality that Israel is inflicting upon the innocent people of Gaza. Equally, I would like to strongly condemn in the most certain terms the atrocious acts committed by Hamas, particularly on 7 October 2023. The murder, maiming and unjustifiable terror being waged on innocent people on both sides of this conflict has no...

Investment in Sport and Sporting Infrastructure: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: The last two rounds of sports capital grants, delivered by Fianna Fáil Ministers in the Department, resulted in record levels of funding for north Tipperary. I was particularly delighted in the last round to have worked with Nenagh Hockey Club and BT Harps in Templemore, both of which got regional status for grants. BT Harps now have a full-size AstroTurf pitch in Templemore that is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 1. To ask the Taoiseach his Department’s engagement on the preparation of a national security strategy; when he expects this strategy to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52270/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of his Department’s staff using the Trinity Point building, the grades of those staff, the percentage of those staff using the building on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52263/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to regulate for each of the 35 recommendations of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52264/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the lead for the implementation of the 35 recommendations of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52265/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made on each action listed in the Detailed Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52266/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date on each action listed in the Reserve Defence Force Regeneration and Development Plan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52267/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the rationale for the withdrawal of certain payments to Reserve Defence Force personnel, per recently issued pay guidance, the civil service grade at which this decision was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52268/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of draft legislation to create the post of Chief of Defence; the powers to be allocated to the Chief of Defence; if the Chief of Defence will be appointed as accounting officer for the Defence Forces budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52269/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to update on recruitment and retention measures being progressed by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52271/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (1 Oct 2025)

Ryan O'Meara: 42. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money spent on the Trinity Point lease on behalf of the Department of Defence, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52262/25]