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- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023) Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am sorry to say I also have a big long list. I will try to run through it. I have met with the Minister of State a number of times about the Rainbow Club in Cork. Obviously, I am here this evening to speak to her about that. It is a charity that does amazing work. At the last count, some 1,300 children were availing of its services every week. It does all of this for the grand sum of...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023) Pádraig O'Sullivan: No.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023) Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will go on to the next question. The issue of residential care has been raised previously by a number of Deputies. We have our own issues in Cork. To my knowledge, four children have been left in school with a note in their bag over the last couple of months. People are at breaking point. One family I am aware of were offered residential care in Dublin for their 13-year-old daughter....
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023) Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have one last question and a comment about PDS. Deputies Ó Murchú and Tully and I are on the Joint Committee on Autism. We were given a presentation a number of months ago by a family or group from Mayo, where PDS are not experiencing the same levels of staffing vacancy as other parts of the country, although I will not say they are adequately resourced. There is a reasonably...
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023) Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State and the Chair.
- Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023) Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State's earlier comment that anybody who is aware of any sites or buildings should bring them to her attention. I am aware of a few in Cork but I will pass the details on later. I have one more question. I was not going to raise this matter but I will because it has come up. I refer to paediatric services for people who require neurological rehabilitation. The...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Sorry, Deputy Tóibín. We are moving on to the next slot.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Deputy Tóibín, we are moving on to the next lot of questions. Take your seat.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Thanks, Deputy Tóibín. We are moving on to the next lot of questions.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: The next lot of questions is on the European Council meeting. Sorry, Deputy. I have overindulged you. We have gone three minutes over.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Excuse me. We have gone three minutes over. There are other people waiting here for the next lot of questions. We have definite time. We need to move on.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: We are moving on to the next lot of questions .
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: We have nine speakers listed so I ask Deputies to stick to 40 or 45 seconds and that way it is hoped we will get a response for everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I apologise for being late. I listened to proceedings in the car on the way up. I want to follow up on one or two questions asked by Deputy Farrell. Ms Feeney mentioned that there has already been a focus on computer science. Subjects such as computer science, which is still tech crafts to me-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Ms O'Connor is satisfied that the steps being taken can meet the demand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the steps being taken on substitution. I should have said that I was a teacher for nearly 15 years. Many of the measures are very welcome but my focus is specifically on projected numbers and whether we will have the teachers to meet that capacity, particularly for new subjects such as computer science.