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Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank Dr. Liston and Mr. O'Neill. My next question is for the witnesses from St. James's school. For every child transitioning to secondary school, it is a big deal for them and their parents. I thought the new deadline of 1 October was great until the witnesses pointed out that it may not be as good as I thought it would be. From their lived experience, what would they do?

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The need is known.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Their parents need to know as well.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank Mr. Cronin. Moving to the witnesses from Inclusion Ireland, I really like the observation that a reformed system means belonging; not special but the same. The next few lines of their opening statement also really resonated with me. Do they think there should be no special classes and that children with additional needs should all be in mainstream classes? I want to understand...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I wish to ask Inclusion Ireland about the decision-making process. What are their thoughts? How can it be ensured someone would not be influenced by someone - a family member or whoever - with a hidden agenda?

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: About themselves going forward.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I think Ms McDonagh said something in the opening statement with regard to-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Yes.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: They are directly involved.

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (30 Sep 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit to the Upper House. I thank him for taking time out of his very busy schedule. Fair play to him, he is always very available to us here. As the Minister of State knows, Donogh O'Malley, who was Minister for Education from 1966 to 1968, introduced free secondary school education for all in 1967. 1967 was a big year for mankind. Not only was free...

Seanad: Agricultural Sector: Motion (1 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank my Fine Gael colleagues for bringing forward this motion. I welcome the debate and Fianna Fáil will not oppose the motion. Our farmers are world-class food producers. They are the social, economic and cultural pillars of our rural communities and Irish society. From 2020 to 2024, with the leadership of the then Minister, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fáil worked...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Ms Walker-Strong, Ms McGrory, Ms Lawlor, Ms Mortell and Ms O’Rourke are very welcome here this morning. I echo my colleagues’ comments in thanking them for the great work they do. Fair play to them. I have just a few questions. With regard to speech and language therapy, therapy done in school is obviously the way forward and the plan. This is being rolled out in some...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: A joined-up approach. My next question, on social work, is for Ms Walker-Strong and Ms McGrory. I am delighted to hear that they involve the families of children with additional needs. They are often forgotten. There will be siblings and parents of children whose lives have turned out much differently than what they had hoped for or expected. How early do social workers get in touch...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Could Ms O’Rourke state how long an assessment takes ordinarily? Are there long queues?

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Yes.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Thank you.

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The ladies are very welcome. I thank them for taking time out of their very busy schedules to come in here, for the work they obviously put into their opening statements as well as the work they do in general. They are all fantastic and their organisations are brilliant. In the limited time I have, I intend to put a question to each group. I ask them to be conscious that they might only...

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank Ms Bayliss. Turning to ECI, how would aligning early years educators' pay and conditions with public sector standards improve its service delivery and reduce child poverty?

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (9 Oct 2025)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank Ms Heeney for that. Moving to the Children's Rights Alliance, how does Dr. Feely or Dr. O'Reilly feel the DEIS plus programme should be structured to effectively address intergenerational trauma and poverty in schools?