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Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It is probably worth looking for. I will take a wild guess that we are not talking about buckets and buckets.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We have to get to that point. The big fear I have heard from AsIAm and others is that in some cases - I am worried about the pilots in operation - the family will not be involved. We still think the CDNT does this job and it relates to being in school and to being only in school. That is the problem. It is the same as the silo issue between CAMHS and the CDNTs.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Will it take the pressure off them?

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Dr. Tamming said we are moving in the wrong direction. In what way?

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Is it also the way we do things? We just silo it and there is no flexibility. There should be a lot more flexibility in how a kid enters into a special class and then back into regular mainstream. I would have major worries until in-school therapies are rolled out. People will see the therapies and go at them. Universal in-school therapies would probably work for a lot of children and...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In fairness, my son is in mainstream education. The school said it was a learning process for it. He is in secondary school and is getting his junior certificate results. I have to remember to log in and get them. My wife is away at the minute.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: A significant number of children will have more challenging needs and will need more acute services. The hope is that if we can employ the best system possible we will deal with the largest cohort and improve their lives, along with the lives of their parents and schools. There is an element of training needed in terms of how we deal with these sets of circumstances, because they can vary...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That does not mean we have necessarily trained everybody in that set-up regarding what they need.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I am happy that everything is being assessed and, as I said, systems are being improved. Assistive technology is a major backup. I imagine it is used in some of the examples to which the witnesses referred.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The Chair does not always show a huge level of flexibility.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is brilliant and it is something we have to do a serious amount of follow-through on. There is no conversation without dealing with that. When we compare the review of the pilot scheme with that, what are we at? Will the witnesses give their view insofar as possible?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Tá brón orm as a bheith mall. Tá fáilte roimh na finnéithe. I was caught up in attending another meeting and while I hope that I will not cover anything that has been covered before, that would be a first for me. I will follow on from where the Chair was going. I get the whole idea of democratic legitimacy. There is no one who can talk in here, who previously...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Better planning

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Councillors probably have very little power in relation to them. They may be lucky enough on one vote.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the rationale behind the recent updated guidelines to local authorities on the second-hand acquisitions programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53882/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the progress being made to update and publish the rural housing planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53881/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 28 May 2025, if he can provide an update as to how the principles and parameters of the new scheme are being progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53997/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the criteria by which those with disabilities, who apply for positions under the disability-specific recruitment schemes run by publicjobs.ie, are assessed; what information applicants have to supply to outline their disability in their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54086/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the criteria by which those with disabilities, who apply for positions under the disability-specific schemes such as WAM, are assessed; what information applicants have to supply to outline their disability in their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54087/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (7 Oct 2025)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the number of skills assessment tests (textiles, fashion and design skills for home economics) that have been requested by the Teaching Council, and that have been completed, for the years 2020 to date inclusive, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53698/25]