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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 351. To ask the Minister for Health the policies that are in place for the protection of employees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59994/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contracts that have been granted without having to go to public tender; the companies that were granted these contracts and the nature of the work involved; the qualifying criteria that was applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60077/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 376. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the contracts that have been granted without having to go to public tender; the companies that were granted these contracts and nature of the work involved; the qualifying criteria that was applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60088/22]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: No apologies have been received. As the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, is an ex officiomember of the committee, we have a quorum. I remind members to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off. I ask witnesses to put their mobile phones on silent or airplane mode. The meeting will consider the Supplementary Estimates for Vote 26, Education, and Vote 45, Further and Higher...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I have raised the matter of deputy principals for primary schools previously with the Minister, specifically larger primary schools, across the country. What progress has been made on this recently?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I have no doubt the Minister is aware of the National Parents Council Post-Primary and the National Parents Primary which represent parents and guardians of students in primary and post-primary schools. I want to refer to the National Parents Council Post-Primary. Funding for this organisation both this year and last year has been delayed by her Department despite the very positive...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I would not call the review very independent because it was an independent review in partnership with the National Parents Council Post-Primary, but it was the Minister's Department that appointed the company to carry the review. I would not call that very independent. If one is looking for an independent review, there has to be agreement on both sides and terms and conditions drawn up....

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I am taking a particular interest as I think there is an issue of fairness here. I refer to some officials in the Minister's Department. She needs to get directly involved here. I would encourage the Minister to meet the National Parents Council Post-Primary and to discuss its five-year development plan which meets the requirements of a very changing society in secondary schools and...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Can the Minister share the outstanding issues that she is waiting on the National Parents Council Post Primary to submit to her Department?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Can the Minister share that with the committee?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister. I have another question. The Minister is aware of St. Patrick’s special school in Enniscorthy. She will have visited it. It is a new special school that was opened earlier this year. It cost approximately €11 million to build. The school has now run out of space and is at capacity. It is renting three classrooms from an adjoining school. As the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister. Do any other members have any further questions for the Minister before we close this section of the meeting?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Yes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: The Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, will be coming in. I thank the Minister and her officials for coming in and for the constructive engagement. We will now suspend briefly. I have one further question just before we finish. It is an old hobby-horse of mine – the Cork Life Centre.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: How are the ongoing negotiations? I know the Minister and the Taoiseach met with the teachers and the board of the Cork Life Centre. Can she give us a brief update on where the Department is on that at the moment?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022)

Paul Kehoe: On behalf of all the committee members, I thank the Minister and her officials for their positive engagement on this. It has been an issue for the committee over the past number of years. I also thank the Minister and her officials for their constructive engagement during the meeting. We will suspend briefly to allow the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, and his officials come in.