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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for coming before the committee. We should re-emphasise the establishment of the SNA has probably been one of the most significant political achievements of the past 25 years. It shows the commitment of the political system to having an inclusive educational system. What concerns me when I hear other committee colleagues talk of how SNAs may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I apologise for trying to tie this down, but on the issue of a timeline for accreditation, does the Minister of State think that she and her Department will be able to make a decision this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: When does the Minister think that we will get certainty on minimum essential qualifications for SNAs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all of the witnesses for coming before the committee today. It is important we keep a focus on the reason we want to see accreditation and minimum qualifications, which is the importance of the role SNAs play in the education and development of children. I do not look on this from the point of view of SNAs as individuals but on the importance of the child who is so dependent upon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: What is Ms Jordan's assessment of where here students would be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: From Ms O'Mahony's assessment as an SNA and with respect to the children for whom she is responsible, where would they be in their educational development if they did not have an SNA available to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: If a level 7 qualification is introduced, is that going to be inconvenient or problematic for SNAs who are there at present? How is that upskilling going to happen? Is it going to be a requirement?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the State supports that exist for those availing of assisted living and or the providers of the assisted living schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32908/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 173. To ask the Minister for Health the State supports that exist for those availing of assisted living and or the providers of the assisted living schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32907/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all the guests for appearing before the committee this morning and for the excellent work they have done in assisting and facilitating the Irish Government in its response to this crisis. It is important at the outset to acknowledge the generous response of the Government and, more importantly, the generous response of the Irish public. My assessment is that this generosity is due...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Ryan thinks it is appropriate and there is not undue delay in terms of trying to fix up families with Irish homes, and that it is a necessary part of the vetting process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Ward mentioned in her statement that a number of unaccompanied minors have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine, which is obviously an issue of great concern to all of us. Is she satisfied they are being cared for adequately? Can she give us an update as to how that is progressing for those unaccompanied minors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I notice that Ms Ward's statement refers to an assessment of children with significant learning difficulties. Is that a much more difficult task in terms of the language difficulties that exist, with children coming here who may not have the capacity speak English?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Carroll in her statement referred to the difficulties that early years educators have in supporting children from Ukraine, and Barnardos is having webinars in this regard. What issues is Barnardos confronting and trying to resolve in order to update early years educators as to what support they need?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Henderson referred to how the Irish Refugee Council is going to concentrate on further and higher education. I am conscious that the European Commission back in March or April made a recommendation about the recognition of professional and academic qualifications. Is enough being done in Ireland to facilitate Ukrainian people who have come with qualifications so those qualifications can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: An interesting point mentioned by Ms Moran is that some of the libraries are opening early to enable Ukrainian children to continue remotely with their education in Ukraine. At some stage, is that going to have to terminate? I can understand the benefit of it but, as time goes on, could it become confusing for children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all of the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (23 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects any further sanctions to be agreed by the European Union against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32928/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (23 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects the united European Union response to Russian aggression against Ukraine to be sustained in the months ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32929/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 440. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to boost supports for persons with long-Covid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33457/22]