Results 121-140 of 145 for speaker:Gillian Toole

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: The universal design for learning support model pilot runs until next year. Are there any interim findings that can be shared, or are they to be reserved until the pilot concludes in 2026? On student engagement at third level, how much interaction is there with the students or fledgling designers, shall we say? Do they go to schools, classes, special schools or CDNTs as part of their...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I misunderstood. I believed it was an NDA matter.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I beg your pardon. Sorry.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: Please.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I would be very interested in that. Tomorrow evening, I am going to Kilkenny, where my godchild will be involved in an art and tertiary event, based on the personalised budget route. I can pass on the information that is relevant to families. The Portuguese model was transformative. I believe Dr. Craddock said the NDA presented here on this before. If a link to the relevant information...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: Fantastic.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I beg your pardon. I misunderstood; I thought it was presented here at this committee.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: Go raibh maith agat. I watch and I learn.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I am very appreciative of all the discussions I have heard, both in the Chamber and in my room today. There is a fantastic exchange of knowledge, diversity of debate and agreement on many subjects. I have edited out the bulk of my commentary rather than be repetitious. I will keep it with a community focus. I welcome the annually increased and increasing budget funding and the...

Tillage Sector: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cheann Comhairle, an Aire agus an Aire Stáit - an triúr agaibh. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for this opportunity. I would also like to acknowledge the information and support given to me by Meath IFA and the Irish Grain Growers group who have presented to the committee. Rather than repeat the statistics that have been so forthcoming from all...

National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I welcome and support this amendment to section 7 of the National Training Fund Act. I am extremely interested in and grateful for the discussion that we have had. This process in itself is a learning process for me. It will not be any surprise to either the Minister or the Minister of State that I want to focus my attention on Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, ETB, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I was sitting up the back listening intently to colleagues. I thank them for their questions. Every day is a school day. My questions are more from a projections and modelling perspective. If the national herd number and-or tillage outputs such as straw production were to reduce, how would that impact the overall productivity from AD? My second question relates to the regulator for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Anaerobic Digestion: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: To clarify, if the source of material to be digested for the production of biomethane is reduced or the input drops, what is-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: Good morning everybody. I thank the witnesses for meeting us. Apologies that I was late. Similar to Deputy Keogh, I have limited experience, so the information the witnesses have given verbally and in advance from research has been extremely useful. I thank them for the essential and sensitive work they do with people who avail of or require their services. I am not quite sure who to...

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: In the general scheme of things, are there any other jurisdictions where best practice or the utopia exists in order to comply with the various articles of the UNCRPD? I presume the phrase used, "protection of liberty safeguards", is linked to the draft adult safeguarding Bill 2024. If they are different, the witnesses might say so. How will the lessons learnt to date from the Assisted...

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I thank Ms Condon.

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I thank Ms Flynn. I will ask a final question, if I may. Pardon my ignorance, but I am wondering, since we have expertise in the room, whether it is possible to amend the Act to provide for an extension. The deadline of April is looming and obviously there are concerns about meeting it and the post-deadline period.

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: Grand, thank you.

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: As many others have said, this is the first budget of five. We will not all be happy. There are pros and cons to everything. Fundamentally, to try to balance books, deliver fairness and target assistance to the areas that are most necessary and deserving is an almost impossible task. I will acknowledge the targeting of funding towards education, disability matters, healthcare, housing...

Office of the President: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2025)

Gillian Toole: I will keep my commentary simple and straightforward. I missed the other contributions as I was at a committee. I wish the best of luck to both candidates on Friday. More importantly, I wish them a good recovery next week when the adrenaline and cortisol levels start to subside. I hope they avoid any illness. It is fair to say that a percentage of the population is disenfranchised...