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Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputies. A number of points were raised. The criteria that were agreed previously for the redress board focused on the abuse that was suffered within the institutions as opposed to those who were in the institutions. Deputies might say that, irrespective of this, someone was in an institution and suffered abuse, and I do not dispute that. However, what we have here has the...

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 20: In page 15, after 11, to insert "and Youth".

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputies. To clarify, it is for exactly that reason that this amendment is being made. It is to ensure it is not so narrow that it would exclude other practitioners who could make these recommendations. It is not to make it more difficult but to make it broader - I will not say easier as it is never easy - by allowing more medical practitioners within the HSE to make these...

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. There is nothing we can say or do that will change what happened to so many young people. That is not what we are trying to do here at all. With the introduction of a redress scheme when parameters are put in place, the challenge is that someone will always be outside them. It is difficult, whether we are talking about this particular scheme...

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, lines 27 and 28, to delete “Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth” and substitute “Minister for Children, Disability and Equality”.

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 5: In page 6, line 15, after “Education” to insert “and Youth”.

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 7: In page 7, lines 12 and 13, to delete “by a registered medical practitioner or a registered nurse” and substitute “on behalf of the Executive”. This is a technical amendment to section 4. It was raised on Committee Stage by the Minister, Deputy Foley. Section 4(1)(d) currently provides for the provision of a home help service...

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 10, after “Education” to insert “and Youth”. I will speak broadly as I know this is the first time the Bill has been back in the House with this Government and this is the first time I am taking it as Minister. I am pleased to be before the House to progress Report Stage of the Supports for Survivors of Residential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: The main focus of my department’s resources over the last decade and for the coming period is on the provision of critical additional capacity to cater for increasing demographics.  I can confirm that my department is in receipt of an application, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question seeking a new build and purpose built...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department recognises the vitally important role of Secretaries and Caretakers within school communities, as a key link between students, parents, school leaders and other staff, ensuring that both the administrative and the caretaking needs of the school are met.  Without them, our schools would be unsustainable. The Department of Education and Youth is not the direct employer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Postal Services (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: It is intended that the school referred to by the Deputy will move from its current location in interim accommodation on a school campus site in Citywest, Dublin to new modular accommodation on an interim site in Newcastle, Co. Dublin for September 2025. Coordinates for the interim site in Newcastle have been provided to the school to assist the school in liaising with An Post regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: The issue in question spans a number of areas within my Department and requires some time to coordinate and compile. Officials in my Department are currently working on this query and will issue a response directly to the Deputy once this has been finalised. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: Deputy, significant additional resources have been identified and it is intended to commence work on updating the primary standardised tests for Irish medium schools (TGD-G) and English medium school (TDG-R). It is expected that this work will take 3 years to complete with costs for the development in the region of €5.18m Additional grants to English medium schools to purchase the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the current requirements for the mandatory ‘Tréimhse Foghlama sa Ghaeltacht’ or Gaeltacht Learning Periods (GLPs) for primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes takes the form of two 2-week placements, which are outlined in the Teaching Council’s Céim: Standards for Initial Teacher Education. Budget 2020 provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that COGG funding in 2025 amounts to €3,418,000.  In addition, the Department has sanctioned the appointment to COGG of an additional two Education Officers in 2025 for work that will be assigned to COGG under the Department’s new Policy for Irish medium education outside of the Gaeltacht.  This funding is estimated at €70,000 in 2025...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. The full cost of the Irish-medium teaching and the Gaeltacht teaching allowance for 2024 is €2 million and €1.84 million respectively. This includes the cost for the primary, post primary and ETB sectors in 2024. My department, along with other Departments across the public service, implemented the outcome of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: Please find attached requested information. Please note that data provided is for academic year 2023-2024, the latest available year we have final enrolment data for. We expect to publish final data for academic year 2024-2025 in June 2025.  Data is anchored on the census date of 30th September 2023. Please note that the primary standard table includes all mainstream pupils and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: The capitation grant for Gaeltacht summer colleges has not been paid by the Department of Education and Youth since 2008. Funding for the Gaeltacht summer colleges sector is a matter for the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht. Based on data provided by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, approximately 27,500 students attended...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: Officials from my Department are aware of the agreement that is in place between the parties operating on this site, that were agreed upon at a local level many years ago. The Department of Education and Youth supports and encourages the use of school buildings for community and recreational purposes, where feasible, including childcare and after school uses. The decision on the use...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (28 May 2025)

Helen McEntee: The minor works grant and ICT grant form part of a range of grants and supports provided to schools. The Department recognises the importance of the Minor Works Grant to primary schools. The minor works grant is provided to all primary and special schools to enable them undertake small-scale minor maintenance and improvement works on a devolved basis. Under Project Ireland 2040, a...