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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: There is some very positive news there. What is the timeframe? When does the Fáilte Ireland six months start? When is that kicking off? It is very good news. I understand the rent caps in rent pressure zones. That is brilliant. When can that be spread out to other places? A landlord in Ennistymon is increasing rent from €600 to €1,100 and has given the tenants two...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: If the algorithm of the RPZ is not changed, my area will not fit into the criteria.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: When does the six month period start?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: Yes, that is brilliant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. I just have a couple of questions. I seek real clarity on the decision that the July provision must be done by qualified teachers. Is this a demand of the parents of children with autism or is it a demand of the Teaching Council or the Department of Education? That is my first question. Can we increase training days for mainstream teachers in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I am sorry to cut across Ms Fox but there are loads of resources on everything available to teachers all of the time. They get mountains of resources posted through to them and everybody and anybody sends them links. That is brilliant but my question was clearly on proper training, by which I mean training in the physical presence of somebody who knows how best to give teachers the tools to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I completely agree but parents want to know that teachers have special skills in dealing with children with autism. That is what my question was about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: They know to train, is it? I am a teacher myself. I have worked with many schools and teachers of children with autism and I do not see the in-service days they are crying out for. I just do not see it. I see lots of resources being developed. People are getting paid lots of money to develop resources to be put online but hands-on training is by far the best and would also increase the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: Whose responsibility is it then? That is the support teachers need and the council is there to support the teachers. Would the Department of Education-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: If the council is representing teachers, has it highlighted that this is needed? I hear from teachers about it all the time. If the council is representing the teachers, is it making a case for increased training? Even if it is not its own role to run such training, it could be its role, as a teacher representative body, to ask for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I understand that but is it not within the council's remit to ensure the teachers get the training they need rather than just having a speaker at a conference that many teachers cannot go to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: Is the Teaching Council taking that on as an issue to support the teachers in their needs? Is what I am asking fair?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I do not want to run out of time. I will let Ms Fox answer my first question. Does the July provision need to be done by qualified teachers? Is that a demand of the parents of children with autism? Who is demanding that? Is it the Department of Education or is it the Teaching Council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I understand that concept. I am not asking about that. I personally have registered with the Teaching Council in the past. I am asking specifically who is demanding that the July provision is done only by qualified teachers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: However, the Teaching Council is struggling to provide the teachers. The Teaching Council is trying to support the teachers. I know teachers pay well to be a member of the Teaching Council. It is blatant to everybody on the committee that there is a major issue with providing teachers for July provision. Is anybody in the Teaching Council looking at alternatives? We know that teaching is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I appreciate the remit of the Teaching Council. I want to ask one question again that was half-answered. If we are trying to increase the number of teachers registering for the July provision, would it not make sense for the Teaching Council to look to the Department of Education to run specific continuing professional development, CPD, training, or to do such training itself, to support...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I am not referring to teachers who are already in a special education setting. I am speaking about those teachers who are not because it might not occur to them that they could also provide the July provision. Does Ms Fox know what I mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Róisín Garvey: Will the Teaching Council advertise the training programmes to its database of teachers? It might help to increase the numbers on the list of people willing to do the July provision if it could give them the information. The Teaching Council is the only body with the database of teachers, because everybody has to register with it, and it could let them know about these training courses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Disability Matters
Accessibility in the Built Environment, Information and Communication: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I am happy to listen to our visitors because they have a lot more experience than me. The big issue for me is that every single parent I know who has a child with autism seems to have to run an individual campaign to fight for his or her child's rights. That is why I am a member of this committee but I want to listen to the people who have a lot more experience and hear from them what we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Disability Matters
Accessibility in the Built Environment, Information and Communication: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Róisín Garvey: I am not sure how this works but I had my hand up for a long time.