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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Joyce for his contribution. The next speaker is Ms Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I must interrupt Ms Reilly there as she has exceeded the four minutes. The rest of the statement will be published on the website. I have no doubt that all members have read her opening statement and will ask questions on it. I call Ms Joyce who has four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Joyce. I call Deputy Ó Laoghaire who has six minutes, followed by Senator Dolan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I need to suspend the committee for less than a minute to address a technical issue here in the committee rooms. I will allow the Deputy latitude at the end to come in with an additional question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: We are back on track. I am not sure who was taking the questions from Deputy Ó Laoghaire.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: That slot was a little over 12 minutes so I have allowed the Deputy as much latitude as possible. I ask the witnesses to please keep an eye on the clock because I want to keep the speaking slots as fair as possible. The next speakers are Senator Dolan followed by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan. I will cut the witnesses off and ask them to stop after the six or seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Perhaps Mr. Joyce will allow the other two witnesses to give a reply to the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I will call Ms Joyce back in but I must be very strict on the time because we must be out of here at 5.30 p.m. There is a two hour limit for all committee meetings because of Covid. I will let her back in. I apologise if I come across as interrupting but as Chair, I am trying to be fair to everybody and allow everyone in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Who wants to take those questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Joyce.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I will allow the Deputy a minute and half, as I have allowed other members some latitude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I have to stop Ms Joyce there in order to be fair to everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Joyce. I have three questions from Senator Flynn. I do not normally do this but because Senator Flynn is an advocate for the Traveller community, I will ask three questions on her behalf because she is unable to be here this afternoon. The Traveller community has experienced educational discrimination and segregation at every single level for decades. Not only is it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Does Mr. Joyce want to let the other two witnesses come in first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: There is one further question for Mr. Joyce from the Senator, about whether the use of reduced timetables is a widespread practice. Until recently, her nephew was on a reduced timetable. She states that until recently, discrepancies in regard to data collection and the issues concerning the Traveller community mean that national data are not reflective of the reality. She would like the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I have a couple of questions. Do our guests know what percentage of Traveller children in mainstream schools have the assistance of special needs assistants, SNAs? Ms Joyce spoke about the education strategy for Travellers, something I would very much support, but there has to be a buy-in from the Traveller community as well. One issue I have most often come across in mainstream town and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank the Deputy. I thank Mr. Bernard Joyce, director of the Irish Traveller Movement, Ms Tracey Reilly from Pavee Point, and Ms Maria Joyce, co-ordinator of the National Traveller Women’s Forum. As Chair, I try to be as fair as possible in getting everybody in. Unfortunately, with Covid, all of our meetings are restricted to two hours. The two-hour ruling is strict. I thank all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I have remarks to make rather than questions. First, I must compliment the industry on the way they have approached this over the past number of months. I am aware that the Chairman has stated that the officials were not available. I was a Minister of State for more than nine years and no matter how short the notice the Department had of a meeting, some officials in the Department were...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Dunne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Dunne very much for clarifying that. It is an absolute scandal. I am infuriated by having that fully confirmed. I absolutely believe the person who told me the story to be absolutely 100% right. Mr. Dunne has confirmed this now. It is a scandal that Department officials and Ministers would stand idly by while we have thousands of tonnes of peat stockpiled ready to be used and...