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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together. I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. Applicants must have been incapable of work for at least 12 months and be likely to be incapable of work for at least another 12 months (you may have been getting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...known as the ‘heel prick’) for rare but serious conditions that are treatable if detected early in life. The expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBS) Programme continues to remain a key objective of mine as Minister for Health, and I am pleased to note that the National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC) has been actively progressing work in this...

Local Authority Housing Maintenance and Repair: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...colleagues have already spoken about the fact that some councils' best tenants, those who have been in houses the longest, are dealing with mould, the cold and an absolutely brutal circumstances. Like everyone else, I am sure the Minister of State has people coming to him saying that they have never looked for anything and they cannot get a window or door fixed. The biggest issue across...

Local Authority Housing Maintenance and Repair: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Seán Crowe: As previous speakers said, ending the housing crisis is about not just building new homes but also maintaining the housing stock we have. Every Deputy will give examples of what is happening in his or her constituency. We heard about black mould, which is common enough. We tried to get our local authority to use the county architect scheme to get people to come together and bring in their...

Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Seán Fleming: I welcome the Palestinian head of mission, who is soon to be the Palestinian ambassador to the House. We look forward to working well with her over many years to come. Our recognition of the State of Palestine today fits three fundamental purposes, and indeed many more. First, it makes clear our view that it is time that Palestine takes its place among the nations of the world and that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am glad the Minister for Social Protection is beside the Taoiseach. She might be able to answer this question. She recently announced changes to jobseeker-related benefits. I was contacted by a woman from County Mayo who has worked 30 hours a week cleaning a school for eight years. Every summer, she is forced to sign on. She told me she dreads the summer, every year is a struggle and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: I am grateful to have the opportunity to expand on this important issue because it is always important when it comes to housing - one of the biggest intergenerational challenges of our time - that the Government is willing to listen and to respond. Something we did not hear from the previous speaker is that we live in a country where every working day, we see so many homes being built, where...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Sharon Keogan: I would like the Minister for Finance to confirm whether he plans to amend the inheritance and capital gains tax in budget 2025.In September 2023, the then Minister for Finance was asked in the Dáil if he would consider the concept of a notional spouse with respect to capital acquisitions tax and inheritance tax. The concept would reconsider tax thresholds for family members such as...

Seanad: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Alice-Mary Higgins: I note that in her amendments, the Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, offers a definition of "seasonally recurrent employment". I know the amendments are to move that definition. It is an aspect of the Bill that we have concerns about. It is important that we do not see a pattern of abuse of seasonal work permits where workers are left in a situation of constant precarity and insecurity....

Seanad: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (28 May 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: It is a pleasure to be able to bring this Bill before Seanad Éireann. I have been very encouraged by the support it has received from across the political spectrum and from stakeholders. Auto-enrolment, AE, has been talked about for more than 25 years in this country. There was a major straw man public consultation on it in 2018. This was followed by a series of Government decisions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Ryan: I thank Deputy Bruton. This morning, the EPA said, as it said last year, that we are starting to deliver on retrofitting. We are starting to see targets met in our homes. One reason for that is that we have continued the carbon taxation system that was put in place in Deputy Bruton's time in government and it is working. It delivers social progressivity. It helps to protect against fuel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Mr. Shari Irfan: Is mise an t-uachatarán ar Aontas Daltaí Iar-Bhunscoile na hÉireann, ISSU. I thank the committee for once again inviting me to speak before it today. The ISSU is fully committed to working alongside all stakeholders to find solutions to the issues which students face. It is in this spirit that I speak before the committee today. Although there is a lack...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021 (28 May 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chairman, his staff and the members of the committee for permitting me to come before them this afternoon to try to obtain pre-Committee Stage scrutiny of the Bill. Before I talk about the content of the Bill, I will give the committee some history as to how the Bill has already progressed through the Houses of the Oireachtas. I introduced the Firearms and Offensive Weapons...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has advised that the local special educational needs organiser...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for September. I would like to assure parents that this government is determined and committed to alleviating the pressures faced by families seeking a special educational placement and we are working hard to make the process easier. Over 320 new special classes have been sanctioned by the National Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking enrolment for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. My department works closely with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in relation to the forward...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...;s technical team carried out an in-depth review of the school site in 2021 on foot of the application received. The review confirmed that the site was at maximum capacity and that it would not be possible to provide the required accommodation on site unless a vast amount of existing single storey accommodation was demolished and replaced with two storey accommodation. Given the site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: I understand that this is an anxious time for parents who are seeking a school place for their child for September and I would like to assure the Deputy that this government is determined to alleviate the pressures faced by parents when seeking a special educational placement. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through their special educational needs organisers (SENOs)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I would like to thank Deputy Costello for his question in relation to the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste in South Dublin, I can confirm that work is underway in my Department in relation to the review of Irish-medium school places in South Dublin. As the Deputy is aware, the year of establishment, patronage model and language of instruction have yet to be determined for the new...