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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with Deputy Cairns on this issue. It is so important that we have proper protocols and that all children have this right. It is in the programme for Government and we need to deliver on this. There is also accountability within the HSE. The witnesses can see the anger here. As Deputies and Senators, we see this every day in our constituencies. I feel it is getting harder. There...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (10 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place for junior certificate and leaving certificate 2022 students recognising the disruption to their education due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a new digital strategy for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13490/22]

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Bill provides for the reopening of the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, for certain businesses that would otherwise not be eligible and for such businesses to continue to be supported until the expiry of the scheme. The objective of the scheme is to support employment and maintain the link between employer and employee. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. It is great to welcome the recruitment of 800 gardaí and staff members. The Minister of State said 97 community gardaí were assigned to the Kilkenny–Carlow division but did not actually tell me how many gardaí are in Carlow. Although Carlow is smaller than Kilkenny, I am a Deputy for Carlow-Kilkenny and believe it is important that I get...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome the investment the Minister and his Department have committed to the south-east region under the national development plan. Where are we at in terms of the full integration of Carlow College, St. Patrick's into the higher education system? Will it be possible to expedite the integration process following the establishment of the technological university from 1 May?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Now that Covid restrictions have eased, I have been happy to meet with groups around County Carlow. An issue that has come up often is the lack of gardaí in communities. I want to discuss with the Minister the number of community gardaí in Carlow and Kilkenny because there certainly are concerns that there are not enough of them. I have written to the Garda Commissioner to ask...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle very much. As we celebrate International Women's Day, I am thinking of the women and children fleeing war in Ukraine. We are all thinking and praying for Racheal Diyaolu who will hopefully be out of the country as soon as possible. We must also think of those who have fled war in the Middle East and in Africa. I am thinking of women who flee...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: What does the Government intend to do in the short term to alleviate the impact of rising fuel and energy costs on businesses and consumers? I am aware this is a very serious issue for the Taoiseach and that, from talking to all of us, he is aware of it. I also want to talk about Ukraine. It has had an effect on fuel costs. I have had contact with a family in Carlow regarding a case...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made regarding the integration of Carlow College, St. Patrick's, into the higher education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way supports for students with disabilities in further and higher education aligns with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12759/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the alternate sitting of the leaving certificate examinations in 2022; if the categories of serious illness have been finalised; if the stakeholder engagement process on this matter has begun; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12635/22]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I, too, welcome the changes there. They are very important. As the Minister said in our previous meetings, he is listening. It is important that adoptees get full information. I welcome that the the Minister will have a look at these amendments.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (3 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report his work to promote active travel in County Carlow [12098/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the provision of social and affordable housing in County Carlow. [12099/22]

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister. Before I continue, I acknowledge how engaged the Minister and his staff have been. He listened to families, survivors and the wider community and made changes in this legislation that were recommended to him. We had a very lengthy process at committee but it was good that we did so. The Chairman, Deputy Funchion, and committee members from all parties worked...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Many amendments have been submitted, which we received today. I too have received many emails. It is important we listen to survivors and look at these amendments to see what we can do. It is important we give proper information in order that people, including the survivors, in particular, and other advocates, understand what is happening. There are a lot of amendments and it is important...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree. I hear and welcome what the Minister said, but it is important for the adoptees that we have the proper information of what can be accessed. I am sure the Minister is correct in what he says, but I believe, and I am going to harp on about this, that communication and information will be the important issues going forward. That is what I have been told by adoptees. We need to get...

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister for his statement. More than half a million people, most of them women and children, have already fled Ukraine. It is the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War. In this age of social media, we are watching the horror unfold on our devices. I was especially concerned to hear 19-year-old Rachel from Carlow, a medical student in Ukraine, tell her experience...