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- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: 533. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann, ONE, will have full access to the new drop-in centre in Wexford military barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32151/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: 714. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a pathway for the reimbursement of the cost of a PCR test taken privately by an elderly medical card patient where the test was required for hospital admission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31787/22]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: Apologies have been received from Senator Fiona O'Loughlin. Senator Malcolm Byrne is attending in her place. I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment of the House, even when on silent mode. The draft minutes of the meeting of 14 June have been circulated. Are the minutes agreed to?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister of State. I call Deputy Ó Laoghaire, who is standing in for Deputy Conway-Walsh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I am going to call the next member because I am very conscious that the Minister of State has to leave by noon. That was the agreement. I will give her five minutes at the end to sum up and deal with any questions she has not answered. She might take a note of those questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I ask the Minister of State to do so quickly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: If there is time remaining, I will give people an extra minute or so to come in again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Conway-Walsh, who will be followed by Senator Pauline O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I was strict with other members. I ask the Deputy to stick to the issue we are on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: We will deal with that at another time, but we only have one hour.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I have one question and I will then go back to members. I refer to the role of the SNA in the move from primary into secondary school. Does the responsibility change? There is a major change in moving from a primary to a secondary school setting. How does the qualification come into play in that regard? What percentage of pupils retain their SNA when moving from primary to secondary school?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for coming before the committee today. It has been a productive discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I welcome to the meeting: Mr. Andy Pike, the national secretary of Fórsa; Ms Noreen O'Mahony, chair of Fórsa education executive, and special needs assistant, SNA, in a special school; Mr. Shane Lambert, Fórsa assistant secretary for schools; Ms Catriona Galster, SNA working in a special class; Ms Niamh Jordan, SNA working in a mainstream class; and Ms Linda O'Sullivan, SNA...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: First, Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has five minutes in which to ask questions and hear replies. I urge everyone to watch the clock and indicate to me if they wish to comment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: My apologies, but I will have to invite two Senators to contribute as they have to leave for a vote and I will try to bring them in before we finish. I call Senator Flynn to speak now, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: Senator Flynn, I must invite Senator O'Reilly to pose her questions first and then the responses will all be on the public record.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: Senator Pauline O'Reilly also asked questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I was taken aback by the statement that a SNA had to clean out a fish tank. On what grounds did a teacher, principal or someone else instruct the SNA to perform that function? I find that totally degrading. I do not know what the background was but any principal or teacher who instructs an SNA doing a fantastic job to carry out such a task, unless it is part of an exercise to teach...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Revised Criteria for Qualifications of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Carol Nolan.