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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Education Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: That is fantastic news for Gurteen. I thank the Minister of State and the Minister for their commitment to special education. It is vital and the needs have to be met. The most important thing is that every child have a fair chance in school and get the support he or she needs to thrive. I attended the Irish National Teachers' Organisation, INTO, briefing yesterday. Its proposal for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (12 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: 304. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the number of recruitment competitions run by the Public Appointments Service that have utilised ‘reserve panels’ before the interview stage in the past three years; if he will list the competitions where this process has been used; the number of candidates currently on such...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: I thank everyone for being here and for providing really insightful opening statements and, subsequently, answering our questions. I appreciate it. In general, how do witnesses view the impact of the omnibus package on administrative burdens for SMEs, particularly in terms of dual compliance with EU and national requirements. Do they feel that the omnibus package does enough to protect...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Just so I am clear, the CSDDD applies to, say, the 0.05% of companies.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: They are massive.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Dr. Widdis can correct me if I am wrong, but I assume the CSDDD applies to a much broader base of companies. Is that correct?

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: They are still large in nature.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Please.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Say I own a small company with maybe 100 employees in County Galway that supplies a larger company. The latter will set down for me requirements that will have a ripple effect.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Realistically, supporting the indirectly affected people will be more important than supporting the directly affected people because the directly affected people, as we can all say here, will have the capacity, the capability and the right advisers and consultants to resolve these problems for them. However, I am just thinking of a company in a town that employs maybe 50 to 100 people but...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Was Ms Clarke trying to get in there as well?

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Yes.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: I have a final question. Will that company have to report in the thousand data points?

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: Thank you, Chair. I appreciate it.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: I am nearly out of time, but for, say, the really large companies, the ones we want to hold to the highest standards because they have capacity in this regard, will there be a lot of workarounds for them? Will they be able to avoid this? Are the audit firms and accountancy firms ready to give assurances as to whether companies are complying with this or not?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: 274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will confirm that qualified members of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service can enter promotion competitions for chief of staff and both deputy chief of staff positions. [29447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: 275. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will confirm that qualified members of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service were previously able to serve as assistant chief of staff but that this is no longer the case. [29448/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: 276. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when Defence Forces regulations were amended prohibiting suitably qualified members of the Air Corps and Naval Service from filling the role of assistant chief of staff; the rationale for this decision; and if, in view of the emphasis of the Commission on the Defence Forces on the need for truly joint high-level leadership and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: 394. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons recent interest rate reductions by the European Central Bank have not been passed onto customers by Ireland's retail banks, particularly in relation to variable mortgage rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29293/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (10 Jun 2025)

Albert Dolan: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarity on the current criteria and period a teacher must meet in order to be offered a permanent contract; if there are any plans to review or revise this process to ensure fair and timely access to permanency for qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29446/25]