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Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A huge piece of work on what we actually need to deliver on this is required. We are probably throwing out these terms a bit too quickly when the due diligence needs to be done.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In theory.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Without a doubt. The third part of the review and the idea of school-based therapies move that beyond where it is as a pilot. We know there are promises because there is a logic to putting the resources where the need is. The earlier the interventions happen, the better. Is Dr. Tamming happy with how school-based therapies are progressing? I might be jumping the gun as to where the review is.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Dr. Tamming sees it as working, I imagine.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Follow-up.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: This only works if therapists engage with parents and the kids themselves, but also with the teaching staff and everyone. If everyone engages in best practice, the kids benefit.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: With assessments of need the big fear is that the Government is going to undermine that one right people do have. People are absolutely open to a conversation on how best to deliver assessment. What are the witnesses' views on the CDNTs and that particular question? Has there been a discussion with the representative organisations? What engagement has there been with speech and language...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, I understand that. It is a huge part and there have been constant conversations about it. The Government has spoken at times about the issues with it. I have no problem with the issues being addressed if there are issues, and maybe not everybody needs a 30-hours plus assessment but my fear is that the right to it would be removed. This is where I and many others have a particular...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree. Does Dr. Hartney have a view at this stage on what could be done? Again I am jumping the gun on the best means of delivering assessments and therapies, and beyond that assistive technologies, on which the HSE is doing a piece of work. We have all seen how that can make a huge difference.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I have a particular view on the CDNTs, and this is not to take away from people within them doing huge work. It is a positive model. The witnesses spoke earlier about the communication failures in relation to where parents are. In fairness, Mr. Bernard Gloster also said that those who had a more positive view of CDNTs were those who had a single point of contact or somebody they could have...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A family link worker would seem to make complete sense and would deal with that communication piece.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: On some level everyone has got the issue in relation to parents that are still coming to us. I have spoken to the Minister of State about a number of issues, some of which have been somewhat settled relating to kids with challenges having an appropriate place next year. However, there is one particular issue. The easiest way to get it across is to quote from correspondence. I am not going...

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I had a question regarding a national school in County Louth, abut which I have spoken to the Minister of State previously. The mother of a student there has contacted me.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: May I just have ten seconds, a Chathaoirligh? I have raised a particular issue.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Outside of the issues that exist across the board of CDNTs, how many family link workers are there like that? Is every area covered in this regard?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We could say it is shocking - maybe it is not shocking - some of the positions we find ourselves. It makes sense that 14 countries are engaging against. The proposal is to have these SDGs dealt with under the auspices of the Department of the Taoiseach as opposed to in the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. We all know the issues that exist. Despite all the wealth that...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am going to shoot the line.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They were considered an environment niche; it stays there and does not percolate through.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I apologise as I have to go to a meeting someone else promised me access to. On what Mr. McGeady said earlier about the sustainable development goals, they are a tool for two things, namely, grading and framing policy. He put it better than I would have about the scenario we are in at the minute. For all the wealth we have, there is a huge issue with inequality. It is also about...