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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. They are doing very important work. The opening statements underline the fact that so much to do with criminal justice and the prison system is tied into poverty and disadvantage. In many respects not that much has changed since statistics were produced in 1997, which are now 25 years old. Perhaps some things have changed but not that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I raised the spent convictions legislation. I imagine it needs to be overhauled. Do recommendations relating to it fall in the witnesses' remit? Do they have a view on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses for appearing before us to share their expertise and experience. One of the things that came up in our previous session on this subject was the quality of the existing physical spaces and infrastructure. On the other hand, Cork is a prison that has had a modern rebuild. I have not seen this myself, but it has been said that the facilities there are of good quality,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: What about the physical infrastructure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It occurs to me that prison is a very structured environment. There may potentially be a case of a prisoner who might have for the first time taken on education in a determined way. They may get some qualifications but then they exit the prison system. Do challenges exist for when they reintegrate into mainstream society outside the prison in terms of continuing with or keeping a handle on...

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will pick up on the point just made by the Minister of State on amendments. We have submitted five amendments. If it is of assistance to the Minister and the Minister of State, I can send the amendments to them directly. If they are of use, they may want to consider them and make any technical adjustments that might be needed. If it is not possible to agree them in the Dáil, there...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: As the Minister of State mentioned Cork, I will take the opportunity to once again raise the issue as it relates to Ballincollig, which is not in my constituency, where there is a significant shortage of post-primary special class places. To return to the issue in Dublin, the Minister of State has identified two cohorts, namely, those who require places in a special class and those who...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 3. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of proposed emergency legislation to shorten the section 37A process. [34948/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Not for the first time, this question has been overtaken by events. However, I will take the opportunity to ask the Minister of State another question. What is the current state of play with regard to children without places in a special class or a special school in the Dublin area and in the State generally?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister of State was absolutely right in acknowledging that there was a lack of forward planning. It appears to me that we have not moved beyond that and that we are still in that situation. She is also right that most schools open classes of their own volition. It has been my experience that any school that has opened such a class has never regretted it. However, that is not the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that she intends to take to ensure increased capacity in school transport in the next school year. [34952/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The school transport scheme plays a crucial role already but it has enormous potential in terms of not only reducing the impact on costs on parents and families but reducing emissions and traffic. We need to significantly upscale it. What are the Minister's plans in that regard for the next school year?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I believe that with adequate vision, we can deliver transformative change in school transport that will take a large number of cars off the road and save parents a significant amount of money. It is at this time of year that parents' attention turns to whether their children will qualify for the scheme and the attention of school communities turns to the issue of eligibility and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: While it is somewhat later than perhaps might have been anticipated, it is good to at least have a timeline for the review. The other element is that there is scope to reduce the costs for those who are already travelling on the school transport scheme. Has the Department considered that? I urge the Minister to consider that in the context of the forthcoming budget to encourage even more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to maximise participation of educational staff in the summer provision programme; if she has considered increasing the pay provided to SNAs; and if she will ensure payment of all staff participating is prompt. [34950/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to concerns regarding the junior certificate examination Irish language paper; and if she plans to review the junior certificate Irish curriculum. [34949/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the forecasting model being used by the National Council for Special Education in order to plan for future need for special classes and schools, and any other tools used to that end. [34951/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (30 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the funding of a centre (details supplied) after her recent visit. [34953/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2022)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Hear, hear.