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- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: The past week has been a very difficult one for people in Greece and many people in Ireland. Yesterday saw the callous cut to the one-parent family payment, which will affect 30,000 single parents and their children. Despite being warned that this is a counterproductive policy that will hurt many, the Government has ploughed on with it. This is against the backdrop of the highest number of...
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Tánaiste for her response. My question to her was if she would agree to revise and increase the rent allowance cap which she had introduced. She proceeded to preach to me on a number of fronts, but she has avoided answering the question. The unfortunate reality is that in 2012 she reduced the rent allowance cap. She told us she was reducing it to reflect rental market...
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Let us deal with the housing crisis, please. That is a tired excuse from the Tánaiste. This is her issue and she needs to deal with it.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: That is ridiculous. Will the Tánaiste deal with the issue? There are people who are homeless in this country.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (2 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when correspondence will issue in relation to a school transport appeal in respect of a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26676/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: I welcome all our witness and I commend Senator Moran on behalf of the committee on her work as the rapporteur on this issue. Three of the witnesses, with the exception of IMPACT, are of the view that the role of the SNA should remain as it is. The research that backs that up has been referred to but is there any research that contradicts it in any way? Is there evidence from...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: As to the number of applications received from students requesting SNA support, the NCSE mentioned a figure of 24,000 for last year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: What is it so far this year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Some 5,800?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: That is much lower than-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: What was round one last year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Roughly the same level?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Ms Griffin has stated that 35% of the 8,500 applications were refused last year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Was that in line or an increase on previous years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Who is included in the second round? Is it new students starting for the first time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Round one last year was 5,800 but ended up as 8,600 due to infants new to the system and people transferring from primary to secondary school. Why did the 3,000 not enter in round one? Why was round one not larger?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: The 8,000 are new applications. A first or second class student who had an SNA last year does not need to reapply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: The first and second rounds are for new students who are entering the education system and for newly identified needs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: Students who had SNAs the previous year will keep them if they are continuing in the same level in school.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)
Charlie McConalogue: An additional 220 SNA posts were announced in the budget and were to start this September. I take it from what the departmental officials are saying that the 220 posts will not be sufficient.