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Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I concur with Senator Bacik's comments. In terms of the amendments to which she refers, many were written before the closure of Grafton College. Often on this side of the House we table amendments and are accused of doing so to try to prevent events that will never happen. We are often told we are scare-mongering, that what we fear will never come to pass, that the sector is well regulated...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I take this opportunity to recognise the presence of the teachers from Grafton College in the Gallery. They are at the coalface in the context of this issue. In support of Senator Ruane's comments about the process and how we reached this point, I see no reason the Government or any particular party should have difficulty with workers rights being peppered through every item of legislation....

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: On a point of order, out of respect for the workers who are present this evening and who would like to see the Seanad working in their favour, we should allow these amendments, at least, to be voted on this evening. We would greatly appreciate even ten or 15 minutes.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 59:In page 33, line 20, to delete “appropriate.”.” and substitute the following:“appropriate.”,and(c) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (7):“(8) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), a code of practice established under that subsection shall specify requirements relating to compliance...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (5 Dec 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (4 Dec 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus leis an Aire féin as a bheith anseo go pearsanta chun an t-ábhar seo a phlé liom. An tseachtain seo caite bhí mé istigh i nGaelscoil Cholmcille. Bhíodar ag ceiliúradh Bliain na Gaeilge agus bhí mé an-tógtha leis an méid a bhí ar siúl ann, idir cheol, drámaíocht agus...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (4 Dec 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire. Unfortunately, I find the answer disappointing. The Minister can appreciate how disappointing it is from the school's point of view, having waited so long for a permanent building only to get an indication from the Department that it does not foresee an opportunity to replace the building because it is a two-storey semi-permanent...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. I refer to an Educate Together national school in Dún Laoghaire and the need for permanent accommodation for Gaelscoil Cholmcille on Oscar Traynor Road. Representations have been made by Councillor Deirdre Kingston of the Labour Party in Dún Laoghaire asking for progress in the acquisition of a permanent site for a new Educate...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (29 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I appreciate that officials are working hard to secure the site and engaged with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to facilitate its acquisition. The Minister of State might be in a position to clarify whether the site acquired in Blackrock is earmarked for Dún Laoghaire Educate Together national school. I also ask him to pass on...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Labour Party supports this Bill, as it did on the previous Stage. I congratulate Senator Black and the Civil Engagement group on bringing forward this legislation. Whenever we speak in this Chamber of the rise of right-wing rhetoric and populism across the world, countries such as America, the UK, Hungary, Poland and Italy are mentioned but nobody ever mentions Israel. Remarkably, from...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Before I make my comments, I am a bit taken aback by the language that has been used in the Chamber-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am a bit taken aback by the language that has been used on the proposed injecting centre. I do not believe public representatives, Members of the Oireachtas or anybody in public life should use a phrase like "dumping" when it comes to life-saving interventions such as will be available in an injecting centre. We are dealing with people who suffer from addiction and who are generally at...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I raise again the issue raised previously by Senator Freeman, namely, that of children with special needs. I also attended the meeting last night in Donnycarney and I listened to parents in deep distress talk about the lack of services available to them. I have also been dealing this week with a family in Raheny whose daughter, Abigail, was diagnosed with autism at two years of age. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: What?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I go door to door as often as I can and the other night in Raheny I came across two families with children in dire need of help from the Government. One family has a child in need of a psychological assessment in a school where there are 12 such children in need of a psychological assessment. Three of them will be able to get that assessment but this child is not one of them. The parent is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I acknowledge that the Minister of State is a compassionate individual who feels strongly about this issue. What time does he think is reasonable to wait from the diagnosis of a child just like Abigail to the beginning of intervention? What time does he aim for? What is his vision? Does he feel that three years is too long? I am sure that he does. What is a reasonable length of time for...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I cannot accept that.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Minister of State must have a view.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Deputy is a Minister of State in the Department of Health so he must have a view on what is an appropriate waiting time.