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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Many of us here in this room have been teachers and have been involved at various levels. At the outset, we often declare an interest. Members are welcome to contribute if they wish. Is the Senator happy to listen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: No problem at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Is Deputy O'Meara formally proposing that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Deputies Cummins and Dempsey have seconded the proposal. Is it agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Mr. Browne. The clock is back up and running. We will reset it entirely. I have the accurate time here. I thank all for their forbearance in that regard. Deputy O'Rourke has four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: All going well, we may get another short contribution from everyone. I am next on the speaking roster. I thanked Mr. Browne privately. A family member of mine got a wonderful ten years of education experience in his school. It was not all books; it was gardening, musicals and all of those fabulous things that allowed the person to grow and flourish. That personal development has stood to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Yes. We have to be careful about how we go about this. This point has been challenged by individual families representing their individual children. I think the committee should ask the NCSE a question. The NCSE set the entry criteria for people to become a SENO. Given that the new circular is out and will, we believe, be implemented, are SENOs professionally qualified and legally...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Yes, absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Can I get agreement from the committee that we ask that question and let us see what the NCSE comes back with? We may have to go further on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: We will get that question answered in a minute. Does the Deputy have any more questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: That line in the Constitution about cherishing all the children of the nation equally gets overused. It is only every truly embodied in one of the witnesses's schools. Most of us have visited special schools and it is beautiful what goes on in them. There is no judgment and there is inclusion and a lot of happiness for children who may find day-to-day life difficult. Regarding the roll...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Very Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Very Good. Thank you very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I ask Deputy Ní Raghallaigh to repeat the question she asked in the last round and Mr. Haran might address it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Proposed Redesignation of Schools for Children with Mild General Learning Disabilities: Principals of Special Schools (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank each of you. It is 10 July and our witnesses are all on their holiday leave. They have taken time out of what should be family time to come here, which is greatly appreciated. I thank them for their attendance and engagement today. I thank the technical team who keep meetings going. We had no electricity outage today, unlike yesterday. The lights dimmed yesterday but not today....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Pension Parity and Working Conditions for School Secretaries and Caretakers: Fórsa (10 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Thank you. Does Mr. Pike want to respond to any of those remarks?

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Amendment No. 4 has been ruled out of order. It was previously rejected in a committee of the whole Dáil.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Amendments Nos. 6 and 7 have been ruled out of order. They were previously rejected in a committee of the whole Dáil.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Amendments Nos. 8, 26, 33, 50, 53, 72, 74 to 86, inclusive, 89, 90, 92 to 96, inclusive, 105 to 109, inclusive, and 118 to 120, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I travelled with the Deputy on the train recently and we had a good sing-song. It was a very memorable trip. We will finish this segment with a statement from the Minister. Deich nóiméad le do thoil.