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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Rowe. Our final speaker is Dr. Ken Fennelly, who is the secretary of the General Synod Board of Education of the Church of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you very much, Dr. Fennelly. We have had nine excellent submissions. While they all varied in terms of their content and main points, there was a certain amount of commonality among them. Such commonalities included a deep appreciation for the boards of management of schools and the need for extra supports and resources for those boards, as well as for schools in general. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: To be fair, that was not the Department's decision. It was a decision of the committee that we would deal with the two Bills together-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will now return to the witnesses. We are running a little bit tight on time because we have another session after this one. I would appreciate it if the witnesses could make their answers brief. I can absolutely assure them that everything they have said and contributed in their written submissions will be taken on board by the committee in the report that we will be sending back to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I assure Ms Brett we take every opportunity to do so. Every time the Minister is here to deal with Estimates we emphasise the need for more resources in schools and for middle management to be restored.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It does not matter what party they are from.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Deputy Martin for the clarification. I will not go back to Mr. Moriarty because we are running out of time but if he wants to write to us on that point, we will circulate his response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We have it on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: There are 1,500 boards of management.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I need to conclude because we are running an hour late and we must go straight to another session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes, very quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I was about to suggest that. If there is anything anyone wants to add, we would be delighted to receive it in writing for circulation to the members. On behalf of the committee, I note that we are very conscious of the wealth of knowledge and experience represented by the witnesses. We are grateful not only that the witnesses attended today and provided us with their insights and thoughts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I welcome Ms Mary Higgins and Mr. David O'Callaghan, CEO and chairman, respectively, of Caranua and acknowledge that we have some survivors with us in the Public Gallery. They are very welcome to attend this hearing. Members will recall the Private Members' motion on Caranua in the Dáil last week. The debate provided Members of the Dáil with an opportunity to highlight some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am searching for the letter we sent to Caranua, which sets out the specific issues the committee proposed to raise. Caranua has engaged with the Committee of Public Accounts on financial matters. Having discussed the matter with the Chairman of that committee, specifically with regard to the Private Members' motion tabled in the Dáil last week, I am aware that issues were raised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will not stop Deputy Byrne or any other member from doing so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We will suspend briefly. My apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I apologise for the interruption. I hope we will not have another one. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have an engagement with Caranua on the matters I outlined. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome again Ms Mary Higgins and Mr. David O'Callaghan, CEO and chairman, respectively, of Caranua. I draw attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: No. We will take questions from all members and we will then come back to the witnesses for answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Caranua (30 May 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I want to draw the line there.