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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: We are now in public session. I remind members and witnesses to please turn off their mobile phones because they interfere with the sound system and make it difficult for the parliamentary reporters to report the meeting. They can also adversely affect the web streaming. I welcome the witnesses to the meeting. We have had a number of them before us previously on other topics of interest to...
- 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: Go raibh maith agat. We will move on to our second contribution from Ms Eileen Salmon, general secretary of the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools.
- 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 will move on. I now invite Mr. Curtis to make his opening statement.
- 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 is much appreciated that witnesses are making their best efforts to stick to the time constraints we have. I call Mr. Seamus Mulconry, general secretary of the CPSMA.
- 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: Ms Asiaya Al-Tawash will give the submission for the Muslim Primary Education Board.
- 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 call Mr. Paul Rowe, who is the CEO of Educate 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 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...