Results 37,201-37,220 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: Yes, when we were in power there was continuing demographic-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: There was provision. That is the point. Demographic funding was an ongoing provision for young people leaving school with special needs. They were provided a place which in total came to €20 million per annum. The Health Service Executive, HSE, has confirmed that such funding has been gotten rid of. I want to take the case of Emma, a young girl, 19 years of age, with severe autism...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: The HSE officials told the mother that they were not in a position to provide additional funding for school leavers in 2012. The Minister confirmed that to me in writing.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: There has been a ruthless review of the domiciliary care allowance, particularly in so far as it applies to children with autism. Up to 60% of all applications for domiciliary care allowance in the first six months of this year were refused. Up to half of applications for children with autism were refused. I want to cite a case of a young child called Alex-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: This is an important point.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: I will finish it quickly. His is a case of severe social impairment, challenging behaviour, speech delay, he has been described as a flight risk and requires constant supervision. The Department of Social Protection stated this child is not entitled to a domiciliary care allowance. Will the Taoiseach accept there was a lack of basic funding in last year’s budget for people with...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: Will he ensure adequate funding for school placements next year?
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: With the greatest respect, the system knows this case very well. I did not raise it this morning so that the Taoiseach could take another file from me just to process it back around again. This is a familiar response from the Taoiseach when we are raising issues of systemic importance.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: The issue here is a decision by the Government to get rid of the annual demographic funding that was provided for young people with special needs who left school. In the case to which I referred, the HSE representatives stated they had not received any demographic funding for new residential places in 2011 and 2012 and, therefore, they were not in a position to fund a full-time residential...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: That is the root of the issue. It was summed up by a parent who wrote to me on this. Parents of children with disabilities are angry because normally at age 18 all students from------
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: -----the school go on to placements. Children without special needs can move on to placement. It is the children with special needs who seem to have the largest problem getting placements. This can be dealt with and resolved.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: Last year, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, was boasting that she got rid of the demographic funding and the service providers were in a position to cope.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: The service providers are not in a position to cope.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: They are telling people and every Member this. We know it from the parents of the children who are coming to talk to us.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: I am asking the Taoiseach to sort out the broader problem and issues so as to avoid this targeting of people with special needs both in school placements and the application of the domiciliary care allowance. The most dreaded word for parents of children with disabilities is "review". Once they see that word-----
- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: -----they get very angry and fearful because it means special and ruthless targeting of people with special needs.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if officials from his Department have any responsibility with actions being taken regarding the extension of broadband; if he will provide an update on the areas for which they are responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47226/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the matters concerning broadband provision which are administered by his Department. [44236/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Services (28 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his officials have considered the most recent Supreme Court judgement in relation to the Moriarty Tribunal report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47322/12]
- Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)
Micheál Martin: Just before I came to the Chamber I received a copy of the report of the expert group on the judgment in A, B and C v. Ireland case, as well as the accompanying press release from the Minister. The Tánaiste has promised legislation, while a Fine Gael Minister told RTE that we would be surprised by the speed of the Government's response to the report and that legislation would be taken...