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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns (10 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: 332. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will announce tidy towns grants for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40731/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I remind members to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment of the House even if on silent mode. I welcome our guests in the Public Gallery: Mr. Yuming Lian, a student of Mr. Michael Grehan, who is a teacher at Belvedere College in Dublin 1; Ms Aoibhínn Doyle of Ramsgrange Community College in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Session 1 will be a round-table discussion on the education needs of visually impaired students in primary and post-primary education. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Eithne Walsh, who is the head of communication and advocacy in Féach; Dr. Patricia McCarthy, who is an associate research fellow in Trinity College Dublin; Ms Derval Healy, who is director of children and learning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thank everyone for the presentations, which are much appreciated. Deputy Hourigan will be the first member to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Senator O’Reilly has five minutes. I am going to be very strict because we have gone way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Senator O'Loughlin has three minutes. We have gone way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: The witness will have to be very brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: One thing that popped out to me, when Ms Walsh talked about the State examinations, was about us being in the Dark Ages. I will not ask her to comment on it but I thoroughly agree with her. As a politician, and I have no doubt this includes other Members of Parliament, we have all come across these situations in April or May where people panic when they go to the Department of Education and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: When Ms Walsh spoke, I was not aware she had a son or daughter who was visually impaired. She was speaking at first hand. I know from speaking to parents that they are at their wits' end when it comes to this. They should not be worrying about the exam and about how long more they have. They should be 100% catered for. They have already gone through enough in their six years in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Fortunately or unfortunately, I will be departing this Chair in the next couple of weeks. There will be a whole new committee. I do not know anything but I would encourage the next committee, through the clerk, to have a session specifically on visually impaired people with the State Examinations Commission. The witnesses should come in as they have absolute evidence of how it affects...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: All you have to do is look at all the changes. Most of the changes to the State examinations come from legal cases. That is the way it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: It is an absolute shame on the SEC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thank all the witnesses for coming in today. It was intriguing to hear the witnesses' statements and replies to members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: From the Department of Education, I welcome Mr. Brendan Doody, principal officer with responsibility for special education policy; Ms Angela Corcoran, principal officer with the special education workforce development unit; Mr. Martin McLoughlin, principal officer with responsibility for special education, forward planning and special schools; Mr. Frank Hanlon, principal officer with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Doody. I call Senator O'Loughlin of Fianna Fáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I ask Mr. Doody to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I ask Mr. Doody to continue briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I have only to add to what the Deputy said. This is directed towards Mr. Kenny. I do not want a reply, but what came across very clearly today from one of the witnesses was that when it comes to State examinations, pressure is already on the family, the student and parents. They then have to go through this. I have personal experience of this from a political point of view, like Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion (15 Oct 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Go ahead.