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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I will ask the Minister to reply directly to the clerk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before the committee this evening. The discussion has been very productive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: That leads me on to my next question. I will be parochial and I know Senator Byrne will probably back me on this or if he wishes to come in on it we will have further questions. After the securing of the site and when funding is sought for the new build of the facility - I understand Carlow and Waterford will be looking for capital investment as well - I am parochial in looking for capital...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this issue and I welcome the Minister to the House. This is a technical Bill and will be supported from all sides of the House. It provides an opportunity for Members to speak about some of the tourism issues affecting their constituencies. I thank the Government and all the Ministers for the very welcome financial injection it gave to the...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: -----because I would be ashamed for them to see what is down that street.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who will benefit from the double payment of student grants per county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51092/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an email address can be used to create a mygovid account if it was previously used on a different account that has since been deleted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51355/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 863. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal obligations placed on farmers to facilitate TB inspections in the event that a neighbouring farm has positive cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51465/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 894. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason that an organisation (details supplied) was unsuccessful in their application for funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51795/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Members should please ensure that their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even if they are on silent mode. Are the minutes of the meeting of 12 October 2022 agreed to? Agreed. On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Enda McGorman, principal, Mary Mother of Hope National School in Dublin 15, and Irish Primary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms O'Rourke very much. I call Mr. McDonald.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I have to be fair to all the members in giving them equal time. I call Senator Flynn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Was there a specific question or does someone want to respond to Senator Flynn?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Mr. McGorman spoke about round-table meetings about a specific child where different agencies discuss the needs and the care of a child. Did he say they are not happening at the moment? Back in my day, when we could openly discuss a child, now with the general data protection regulation, GDPR, we have to be more careful and a principal is now cautious in coming to a public representative to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I will interrupt Mr. McGorman to say that the GDPR issue comes in handy for people who provide the service. It is very difficult for parents to navigate. That is why they come to the Deputy. The Deputy or other public representative approaches the services but the services say they cannot discuss Mary Murphy because of GDPR issues. They ask whether we have the permission of the parent and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: From my point of view, it is being used and abused.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: That is the way it is. The child is falling between the cracks. If it was ten years ago, there would be an awful lot more accountability than there is at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: God be with the days when the person who was at the case conference would say to the local Deputy and say, "Will you push this on a little bit, I cannot open my mouth, but if you put a little bit of pressure on, it will be solved". It was solved. I solved many of them in my day.