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Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: The agenda item for consideration this morning is engagement with Children's Rights Alliance. The purpose of this meeting is to provide insight into the priority topics and issues of the Children's Rights Alliance which are relevant to the remit of this committee. Representing Children's Rights Alliance are Dr. Naomi Feely, who is policy director, and Dr. Maria Corbett, who is child...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I want to go back to the issue of assessment of need. I agree with Mr. Gloster that many people are seeking assessments of need to get the piece of paper in their hands because they feel they will be able to access services quicker. There is such a demand on services in terms of CDNT teams. There is a big push towards assessments of need so that people can access SNA and SET hours, the...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I completely agree, but is there a way to prioritise the people on the assessment of need list who need a diagnosis? A person does need a diagnosis to access an autism class or home tuition, but a person does not need one if they have a sensory processing disorder and they want to access an occupational therapist or a CDNT.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I hope that Mr. Gloster understands the balance. Parents want that piece of paper; they have that right. Regarding the regional hubs and recruitment, have we looked at overseas recruitment at all? Will Ms Doran give me an update on the six regional hubs?

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: Is there any update regarding the six regional hubs?

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: We were told six regional hubs were being opened that would hopefully help alleviate issues and streamline the AON process.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I only have 15 seconds left, so I will start a question and may be able to follow up on it later. Regarding CDNTs, there was a move away from direct blocks of therapy to more parent education. Therapists were talking about burnout and not being able to provide the therapy. We may come back to it later because my time is up.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I have five more questions and six minutes. I might ask them and witnesses can answer them in varying degrees. Some might require a short answer and some will have us here all day. On recruitment of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists, I was speaking with one speech and language therapist who is on the west coast, in Mayo. She would love to work for the HSE but...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I suppose it was going back a few months. It was the general process-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I join colleagues in extending sympathies to those who lost their lives in India and to Deputy Conway-Walsh on the loss of her mother. Will the Tánaiste tell me what steps the Government is taking in relation to the effects social media is having on our under-16s? What meetings have happened with social media companies? This is an issue I campaigned vigorously on during the local...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: Apologies have been received from Senator Bradley. At a private meeting on 29 May, the joint committee agreed the minutes of the meeting of 22 May 2025. The agenda item for consideration this morning is engagement with the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Deputy Foley, on the priority topics and issues facing the Department. The purpose of the meeting is to give the...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank the Minister very much. It is proposed to publish the opening statement to the Oireachtas website. Is that agreed? Agreed. Before I call members, I wish to remind them all that they will be allocated seven minutes, and this allocation must include the response from the Minister. I also draw everyone's attention to the fact that the clocks are currently not working, so our very...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: We have gone a good bit over time. I will move to Deputy Ward, who has seven minutes.

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: The Minister has one minute remaining.

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I am a hard taskmaster. Everyone is eager to get the last second out of it. Senator Mike Kennelly is next.

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: I do not think Senator Kennelly will get another question in in four seconds so we will move on to Deputy Boland.

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: Thank you Deputy Boland.. We will move now to Deputy Kerrane.

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: You will be coming in next, Senator.

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: The Senator will get a second round.

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Keira Keogh: There is one minute remaining for the Minister to answer.