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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I thank Ms Cockerill and Mr. Pike. I thank all the witnesses for their contributions, whether delivered or not. Their contributions will be on the transcript and a part of the full record of the meeting. I thank them. We have quite a number of members here today. As always, unfortunately, the clock is against us. It will be four minutes per contribution. Some parties may not have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: That can be responded to in writing. I am sorry but the time constraints are very tight. I would love double the time myself. We may be able to come back to this again if it is the wish of members. In order for everyone to get to contribute, however, I have to keep it tight. Forgive me for that. Next up is Deputy O'Meara.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: The Deputy has given the officials loads of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: It might be helpful if both sides, in maybe a minute or minute and half, summarise little bits we might have missed throughout the session, if they are able. Sorry about being so quickfire today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Deputy, we are gone way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: I apologise but we will not have time. I am very sorry, Ms Walsh. There is an agriculture committee meeting taking place here very shortly. I looked to see if we could have additional time, but unfortunately we cannot. A few members have sent emails and text messages as the meeting has been happening, so there is a desire for us to come back to this again. I think there would be general...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: They have someone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: That would be really appreciated. Before we conclude, many SNAs tuned in from home. I can see emails have been coming in from all members' constituencies. They have been coming in to all of us. There was a lot of content we did not get near today. There are parents watching. There are advocacy groups for autism and Down Syndrome Ireland who have been emailing in. We are very sorry we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: Maybe they could respond in about 45 seconds or so.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will urgently revise the critical skills occupations list that his Department uses to determine applications for critical skills employment permits to reflect the fact that there is a national deficit in skilled construction workers, particularly in the ‘wet trades’; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and/or agencies under its auspices had any engagement with a company (details supplied) with regard to plans it has recently abandoned to establish a large aircraft maintenance facility at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the special education diploma allowance that was passed at congress (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50545/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will overhaul the modus operandi of community welfare officers in order that they revert to holding assistance clinics in local communities, rather than being centrally based in Department offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50519/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 80. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has any metrics for tracking wastage in the hot school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50520/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 166. To ask the Minister for Health her views regarding the national ambulance service being under-resourced in terms of the low number of ambulances in its fleet and a lack of paramedics to give full coverage to the County Clare with maximum time efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50568/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons an ambulance required for an infant child (details supplied) in County Clare was delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50569/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 50. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for crèches and early years educators to purchase Irish language learning materials. [50163/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 64. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports she is providing crèches in rural areas with lower populations. [50164/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (23 Sep 2025)

Cathal Crowe: 128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the long waiting time for BER assessments in County Clare; and the steps his Department is taking to address the same. [50281/25]