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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: Everybody present agrees with the proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: We can do it now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: There might be an official title for the review group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: Please add the following: "devising a transport solution for people with disabilities".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: We will not say anything about priority needs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I would not confine it to that because there are people who need it but cannot apply for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I have a vested interest in this because my nephew has cerebral palsy. He is also a close friend of mine and a delightful chap. I can praise the Centre for Independent Living because I know of the sterling work done at the centre in Sligo. It makes a huge difference to the lives of people. With regard to the mobility allowance scheme and the motorised transport grant, I picked up on two...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: It relates to health services and we would not want to miss it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I have a brief question. It finalises a question I already asked. I believe the administrative schemes are highly at risk. Could we be supplied with a list of all the administrative schemes and services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: The Department. I will inquire from other Departments as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I thank Dr. McLoughlin and his officials for appearing before the joint committee. While I did not participate in the discussions during previous meetings, it is clear that many issues arise. I am conscious that this issue predates the current Administration and that we are working in extraordinarily tight economic times. It could be argued, however, that the Department of Health has been...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: It is an excellent suggestion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I asked a question relating to hotline.ie. If hotline.ie was to be used as the first point of contact by youngsters who feel they are being subject to cyberbullying, is this part of what hotline.ie is supposed to handle and does the office for Internet safety or whatever office operates the hotline have the resources to handle what would be a fairly significant increase in its workload?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I still do not understand if it would be realistic for the committee to make a recommendation that hotline.ie would be the first point of contact. In my view we are talking about a fairly significant increase in workload. In May 2008 a survey was conducted of about 2,800 students, more than 16% of whom reported having received an abusive text outside of school. Not all of these would have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: Yes, is it part of the brief of the office for Internet safety, is it equipped and does it have the resources to handle that type of work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I have a brief supplementary question. If the joint committee were to make a recommendation that allegations of cyberbullying be routinely sent to hotline.ie, would the office for Internet safety have sufficient resources available to it to handle the increased workload arising if it were to be made publicly known that hotline.ie was to be the initial point of contact for allegations of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I would like to ask a supplementary question on that matter. Has the office considered whether the teacher training schools could offer a specific module on Internet safety and the need for respect when using the Internet? While all the great capabilities of the Internet are welcome, people need to show respect when they are using it. Should this be part of the teacher training programme?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: Ms O'Keeffe is in such a position.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: I would have said that if the office identifies a need for something like this, based on the feedback it is getting, its observations should be seriously considered, at a minimum, by the Department of Education and Skills.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)
Michael Colreavy: Perhaps. I also asked about the use of hotline.ie or an equivalent to report cases of cyberbullying.