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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Members are anxious to continue this discussion and flesh out the issues. We will try to invite the witnesses back at the earliest opportunity. Unfortunately, we have three different presentations from three different groups today and our time is short. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Before they leave, I acknowledge Daniel and Donald from Drimnagh Castle who are leaving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am conscious of time and that two more speakers want to come in. However, I want to get more clarity on my question concerning clinical assessments. If, after a school goes through every possible intervention to benefit a child's needs, they are crying out for a clinical assessment, would NEPS provide that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Does anyone wish to comment before I bring in the final two speakers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: In fairness, I did interject. I am sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We have three minutes. I know that Deputy McConalogue and Deputy Jonathan O'Brien will keep their comments brief if they can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I do not wish to cut across the Deputy but I am conscious of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Can we focus on questions, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Interagency collaboration was mentioned. What has been the input of the Special Education Support Service and CAMHS to the various guidelines produced recently on bullying and mental health strategies? Continuous professional development for teachers was touched upon by Senator Moran. With regard to NEPS, a number of schools have access to private assessments. How is NEPS focusing on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We have that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I will now call the meeting to order. Apologies have been received from Deputy Joanna Tuffy. At the request of the broadcasting unit, can members please ensure that their mobile phones are turned off completely for the duration of the meeting and not just left in silent mode. For the information of members, the broadcasting unit will broadcast the public session of this meeting live. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We are resuming in public session and I am conscious of the time. I once heard a story about a fellow who, when he was told during a public meeting that the Deputies had to go to the Dáil Chamber to vote, said "We did not vote for you to be in the Dáil voting". It is part of the job. I apologise for the delay. We welcome the officials from the Department of Education and Skills...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Whole-School Approaches to Mental Health and Bullying: Discussion (27 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Due to time constraints I might bank some questions. I call Deputy O'Brien followed by Deputy Bannon.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (20 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify the situation whereby couples who commenced their international adoption of children prior to the ratification of the Hague Convention by Ireland cannot register their children with the Adoption Authority of Ireland despite being the de facto parent and legal guardian to said child; if her attention has been drawn to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The reason I cited the West Dunbartonshire model was not necessarily the outcomes it had or the methodology it used but the ambition it had and terminology it used about eradicating child illiteracy. Mr. Candon mentioned Finland. We went on a trip to research Finnish education. A Conservative MP who is chair of the education committee there lectured us about the centrality of equality in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am tweeting everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Chairman for allowing me time to make a few brief remarks, and I thank the witnesses for their presentation. To consider international comparators with regard to the area-based approach, I am most familiar with West Dunbartonshire in Glasgow, where, as opposed to waiting for the national government to churn out a policy eventually, local solutions were found when an...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important issue of the restrictions announced by the Health Service Executive, HSE, Beechpark services for autistic children in north Dublin and the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, for being here in person to discuss it with me. When I previously raised it several months ago, I was told there was an ongoing review with which...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am impressed not just by the Minister's attendance in the Chamber but also his willingness to move off script to give an impressive and impassioned defence of the services the children in question need. I take it at face value that he will communicate with the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, on this issue and revert to me in due course. We are agreed on the need for the children...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Government has confirmed to the Council of Europe that it intends to legislate for the X case, that the legislation will be published next month and passed by July. Can the Taoiseach confirm that to the House?