Results 881-900 of 1,608 for speaker:Micheál Carrigy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: We might start-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: -----with Dr. Higgins on this one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: We will take a break for five minutes to reset the microphones.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: I will let Deputy Ó Murchú back in for further questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: If we have time, the Deputy can contribute in a second round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: I ask that Ms Lawlor might answer that question, please, as the Deputy got his question in anyway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: Is Ms Lawlor speaking about other methods apart from rapid prompting method, RPM?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: Ms Lawlor mentioned resources and cost. To me, looking at it from the outside, if we train professionals to be able to teach and to go around to schools, I do not see that as expensive. We had Carmel and Fiacre Ryan here, and Ms Lawlor is well aware of them, but I have also seen in the local special school in my own home county, where the training has been done and was funded by the parents...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: Would Ms Lawlor not be in favour of the Department of Education funding that trial in a school, where we could look at the results in our own country?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: The word "silo" has been used a number of times by a number of people. That is where we are and that is where there seems to be issues. There are too many layers of administration across various Departments and not enough cohesive discussion. The Taoiseach is setting up a unit within the Department of the Taoiseach, which will be a cross-departmental group to discuss this issue. I hope...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: Mr. Allen mentioned experience. It was one of the recommendations from the committee that we put forward last November in the context of the summer programme, and the Department included it as part of the recommendations it made last week. That involved third level students in the various therapies working in the summer programme. From an experience point of view, this would involve them...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: That programme is very important and the reason we highlighted it as a committee is that we saw the figures from 2022 which were alarming. Last year 14% of students in the approximately 130 special schools had a school-based summer programme but 3.6% of the 6,500 children with higher needs only got two weeks of a school-based summer programme. I am using percentages but we are talking...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: I wish to raise another few issues before allowing my colleagues to come back in, one of which is administrative support for CDNTs. I have had this conversation in relation to other areas too, about solicitors, doctors and so on, having to type up reports and the significant amount of time that takes up. Would additional administrative support be helpful? Another issue is the training...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: Send it to the clerk and we will circulate it, and to Deputy Ó Murchú as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: Some section 39 agencies have and others have not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: I agree.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: I have found music therapy exceptionally good for our son. What are the witnesses’ thoughts on that helping with speech?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: My own son’s verbal ability improved dramatically through a course of music therapy. I have seen that it works. On my behalf and on behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses and everyone who works in the professions. They are under strain. We need to acknowledge that and acknowledge the work done throughout the country, privately, through CDNTs and through the HSE. There...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. They have been extremely beneficial to all the committee members who have been here. I know others are watching the proceedings online as well. There are no other issues on our agenda today. We will adjourn until next Thursday, 2 March, at 11 a.m., when we will meeting in the Seanad Chamber for a round-table discussion on public concerns...
- Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (1 Mar 2023)
Micheál Carrigy: The Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, is very welcome as was the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, who was here earlier. Back in 2018, I was down in Sligo when Project 2040, the national development plan, was launched. After a significant amount of pressure by local representatives in the midlands and up into the north west, the N4 project was put back onto the national development plan. It...