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Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: The Taoiseach should up his game.

Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: On the Minister of State's watch.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: I welcome Justin, Bridget and Lianne. Mr. Moran said the rights of older persons were not effectively protected in our current human rights infrastructure and that a new international convention on the rights of older people would go a long way towards fixing this. How does one move from the convention, and its principles and ideals, to practical support for older people on the ground? We...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: It is all very well to have United Nations and other conventions on it but we must have the practical results of those conventions on the ground so that our older people see those services as a right. That is the problem I have with many organisations. Returning to the second question on institutional elder abuse, I have come across this recently in my local constituency. From Age Action's...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: Does Mr. Moran have up-to-date figures on institutional abuse?

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: Perhaps they could be sent to the clerk.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: I wish to put a question to Ms Bridget Sleap, who said ageism is a harmful social norm. She talked about exclusion and marginalisation but I would go one step further and say that ageism and the damage it does to older people and senior citizens shortens their lifespan. I know many former colleagues, from my previous life as a school teacher, who retired after 40 years service and within a...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: Ms Murphy spoke about respect, and how older people were treated in the past and how they are treated today. I think the situation has deteriorated badly and there is a lack of compassion and support among broader society for many older people. Some of the situations we discovered in terms of human interaction would not have happened to older people 30 years ago. I think it has got worse....

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: The poorest countries in South America or Africa have more supports and services for the elderly than some of the so-called rich, affluent western countries. That is the reality.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: Once one reaches 60.

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights relative to Justice and Equality Matters: UN Convention on the Rights of Older People: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: I commend the witnesses. This has been a good debate. It is a pity that it is not being held in the Dáil Chamber, as many ideas have been floated at this meeting. All politicians agree that older people's trump card is the power of voting. Every Deputy is conscious of the fact that many older people are guaranteed to use that power. As their representatives, the witnesses should...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: I hope negotiations lead to ending this inequality and injustice. The former president of the INTO, Anne Fay, told a rally of thousands of teachers in 2012 that the Government could not defend separate salary scales for teachers doing the same work. She also said that the Government decided to introduce discriminatory and inequitable pay scales for new teachers, and that the teachers'...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: 3. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reverse the pay cuts imposed by her Government and the previous Administration on new entrant teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44041/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: Does the Minister plan to reverse the pay cuts imposed by her Government and the previous Administration on new entrant teachers? I raise this question because this is a grave injustice to many young teachers and new entrants to the teaching profession. Not only is it bad for teachers, it is also very bad for education, staff relations, all our schools and the education service. We need to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: Let us address the core issue. Does the Minister support unequal pay? How can she support the fact that two teachers doing exactly the same job are paid vastly different salaries because one was appointed a day before the other? The new entry pay for teachers is a major concern, particularly for primary schoolteachers. The issue of equal pay is broader in that it is not only an equality...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: 20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she supports the principle of equal pay for all teachers. [43914/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: 23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of resources hours for children with a disability in primary schools. [43915/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the maximum support to all pupils in disadvantaged schools in 2015/2016. [43918/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: 26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to fund primary schools to the same level as secondary schools. [43916/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (9 Dec 2015)

Finian McGrath: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to rebuild a middle management structure in our primary and secondary schools. [43917/15]