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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: Would Ms Costello like to come in on the lack of penalties in respect of greenwashing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: The first question was for Client Earth.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (8 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will examine the issue of the reduction of third-level fees for a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61439/22]

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: I listened to the Minister's response. I appreciate what the Minister stated about anonymising the audits and the difficulty in identifying slides. I wonder if there is any possibility of redesigning that system and looking at it again. I appreciate that the Minister is willing to look at another amendment. This stands out for me as well because Emma Mhic Mhathúna, who was from...

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: The CervicalCheck scandal is a scandal in which many people become seriously ill and die. We very much welcome this legislation and the opportunity to speak on it. We have no issue with what is in the Bill, as such, or with the amendments but we have a serious issue with the absence of the duty of candour in the Bill. We need open disclosure. We must have an obligation on the clinician to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish a multi-agency, specialist working group to examine and propose a process for assessing school placement breakdowns, both before and after they happen, given the complex needs involved, physical, neurological and intellectual and the innate vulnerability of the children; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will examine the situation in cases in which disciplinary action is taken against children for behaviours caused by their conditions, when they have no control over these behaviours and therefore have no intention to disturb or offend; her views on whether these disciplinary measures are fair or equitable in such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an audit has been carried out or will be undertaken on restraint, seclusion, isolation, punishment and other invasive physical actions taken under the broad heading ‘necessary actions’ given such actions would be deemed unacceptable in the mainstream school system; if such an audit will be undertaken each year; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered instances in which the isolation of a child in a locked room makes that holding place essentially a cell for that child who is also innately vulnerable due to their disabilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60577/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has any plans to remove and forbid ‘prone restraint’ as a common or daily practice in the matter of children with vulnerability and disability; if an audit has been undertaken on its use or will be instigated; if a report is required on each incident of use of this extreme intervention in the matter of a child;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will instigate an independent, expert review of physical actions such as restraint, seclusion, isolation and prone restraint taken against children in special education; if so, if a report of its findings and conclusions will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60579/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is satisfied that the treatment of children with special-education needs is as humane, compassionate and equitable as possible, in keeping with international best practice in 21st century models and as that of children in the mainstream school system, and upholding the norms of health and safety for children; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the channels of co-operation and communication that exist between her Department and Tusla in the matter of physical actions and disciplines taken by teachers and other staff working with children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60581/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if actions such as suspensions, exclusions, isolations, restraint and prone restraint appear in inspection reports; if not, if they will appear in reports as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60582/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine current recruitment and training processes of boards of management involved with children with special educational needs, to ensure the members recruited have the expertise sufficient to their duties and responsibilities to this vulnerable cohort particularly in their capacity to act with fairness, impartiality, inclusivity...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the term 'school refusal' will be removed and replaced with the more appropriate 'school-based anxiety', thereby removing a narrative of intent and blame from children and families and recognising the mental health challenges faced by many children struggling to attend school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will establish a school return pathway that is psychology-led and trauma-informed, geared around the needs of each individual child; if so, if such a pathway and return will be guaranteed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60586/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: I apologise, but did they give a reason for their refusal to attend?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: They could not usefully contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Réada Cronin: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. The presentations so far have been really interesting. Deputy O'Rourke spoke about expert climate journalists and climate scientists and the idea that impartiality and fairness can lead to balance. We have moved away from climate change being an opinion; it is a stated fact. Is it possible to do fact checking on programmes where there is debate?...