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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome our guests. I am afraid I was one of the enemy in that I was a teacher for many years. I ask our guests to be kind in their answers. It is important for us to hear the student voice. I have served on seven boards of management. I was interested in politics and in the staffroom, that meant I was a good candidate to run the student council. I was the kind of fellow who got...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I ask Ms O'Leary to outline her experience of a reduced timetable and the impact it had on her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Out of interest, when Ms O'Leary was put on a reduced timetable for a period, what did she do when she had no classes? Did she go home or sit at the back of the classroom? What happened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Was that effective or helpful? I would like Ms O'Leary to be open about this issue which we have discussed here previously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: When she went to the Life Centre, obviously things were much more flexible and she was able to adapt. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Mr. Ahern referred to ring-fencing funding for activities and services for well-being in schools. What types of activities was he referring to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I do not see it. Perhaps somebody else mentioned it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: That is good. I am out of time but if there is time at the end, I would like to put a question to the representatives of Coláiste Bhríde.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Does the school have a buddy system, where transition year students are paired with first years, for example? Are students assigned a buddy or someone to look after them? Would they stay in touch with each other during school?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Support should be routine and open to everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Thank you, Chairman. I am interested in the prefect programme being run in Coláiste Bhríde. It is something that we tried in my own school but it did not work. I am very supportive of the idea of peer-to-peer relationships and so on but the prefect programme just did not work in our school. How has Coláiste Bhríde made a success of it?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (24 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I did not expect the Minister of State to confirm with a big fanfare that the site has been chosen as Glanmire here this evening but it is not a secret anymore. Many of us have been aware that the preferred site was Glanmire up to eight months ago, to be honest. That detail was quite well known although, as I said, I do not expect the Minister of State to confirm it this evening. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (24 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I acknowledge that we had a bit of news on this issue earlier in the week, in an article featured in the Irish Examiner, courtesy of Danny McConnell, who is sitting above us. The early indications coming out of the announcement seem to suggest the confirmation we have all been looking for in Cork North-Central. Deputy Barry opposite and all the Deputies in Cork North-Central - well, many of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: School Accommodation (24 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: As we have ten minutes remaining, I will try to fit two questions in, so I will ask Deputies to be as brief as they can, please.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: School Textbooks (24 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Tá an t-am istigh. Níl an Teachta Gannon i láthair. Mar sin, bogfaimid ar aghaidh go dtí Ceist Uimh. 60, in ainm an Teachta Ó Laoghaire.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: School Textbooks (24 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Táimid ag bogadh ar aghaidh go dtí Ceist Uimh. 60 anois.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh – Priority Questions: Child Abuse (24 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Thank you, Minister. We will let Deputy Ó Ríordáin back in, after which you may finish the reply.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We all acknowledge the issues and they are well documented, and the Minister acknowledged the challenges himself. I refer to the figures of 735 discharges and 452 new inductions. What portion of the 735 discharges are due to retirement? The Minister rightly acknowledged that as with nurses, doctors or any other job in the public sector, there will be a natural turnover of staff. Can the...