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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I have a number of quick questions for Ms O'Rourke specifically on her school. I know that she has raised a number of challenges. One which I was struck by was on the new school building, how the school is on two different campuses and the challenges which that brings to school management and students alike. How is the school functioning on two campuses? Is it by way of junior and senior...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: What is the duration for this new building project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: As Chair of the committee, I promise we will follow up on the building programme. We will have the building section of the Department of Education in here in the next number of months and we will make that one of our priorities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Mr. Hamilton, you are a credit to your family, your school and to yourself. We have had a number of young people before the committee. To come in here as a deaf person and be able to give a presentation and speak as confidently as you have makes you an absolute credit. I am interested in the challenges Mr. Hamilton has with his peers outside the school. I am aware this is not about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I have a last question for Ms O'Rourke. Are there many teachers working in deaf schools who have no connection whatsoever with any deaf persons? Let us say they want to do some public service for the deaf community as a teacher or whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: If Shane Hamilton does not mind me asking, what age are you?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: He is on par with the youngest person to appear before the committee previously. The youngest is 16. It is a big step for somebody of 16 years of age to come before an Oireachtas committee and face politicians come. Your organisation and your family should be really proud of you. The confidence you have shown today is fantastic. Well done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: There is one question outstanding. That was from Senator Flynn about the stigma.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the witnesses for appearing. Our discussion has been very productive on an issue of great importance. We have learned hey considerable amount from Shane Hamilton's personal experiences. I thank Dr. John Bosco Conama, Ms Eimear O'Rourke, Mr. Shane Hamilton and Mr. Brendan Lennon for coming in. They have informed our decision-making. On behalf of Ms O'Rourke, I will follow up on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: This is the second session. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Martina Mannion, assistant secretary with responsibility for special education and inclusion; Mr. Brendan Doody, principal officer, special education unit; Mr. Frank Hanlon, principal officer, special education unit; Mr. Kieran Rogers, assistant principal officer, special education unit; Ms Evelyn O’Connor, principal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Mannion. Deputy Clarke is first. During the questions from the members, if any of the witnesses wish to come in I ask them to raise their hand. Members may also wish to direct their questions to specific witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32997/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disadvantaged Status (5 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether the allocation for school lunches for secondary schools included in DEIS in 2022 differs from the allocation for existing DEIS secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32862/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (5 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how incidents of anti-social behaviour are recorded for data purposes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33071/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (5 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how incidents of knife crime are recorded by category; such as numbers of knife seizures; numbers admitted to hospital due to knife attack and number of homicides due to stabbing or others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33072/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda schools programme is ongoing; the number of schools that have been engaged with over the past ten years; whether knife crime awareness and prevention is part of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33073/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (5 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a national reduction and prevention of violence strategy for young people, outside of the youth diversion projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33076/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Senator Flynn is next.