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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I thank the Chair and all the witnesses for their opening statements. I was exasperated reading them and I think I am even more exasperated listening to the witnesses reading them this morning. I do not really know where to start but I might start with Mr. Christie. I questioned witnesses in here last week who were from the Department and I was told there was extensive engagement and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Apologies. I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Perfect. I thank Mr. Christie for clarifying that. I see where he is coming from on it now. My next question may be simpler. It relates to transition year again, which I raised last week. I have an issue with transition year in that there do not seem to be any core subjects or specific things that need to get done. I get requests in my office all the time from people seeking to do...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is working bilaterally, at EU, and at multilateral level, to support Belarus civil society and the democratic opposition in exile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the Russian withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (21 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the name and location of UBU-funded youth services, per constituency, and the funding provided to each service in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; as well as the number of staff and number of young people engaged in the service for each of those years, in tabular form. [57348/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (21 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours for older people provided in Meath in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the target for 2025; the number provided to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57339/25]

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I thank everyone for joining us today and for their opening statements. My first questions are for Ms Canavan, who represents the Department of the Taoiseach. I am sure we all agree that the child poverty figures are heartbreaking and one child in poverty is too many. I understand that when the last data was collated, both the free schoolbooks scheme and the free school meals programme...

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: This next couple of questions are for Mr. Egan. Are families of children with disabilities more prone to poverty? Linked with that is the fact that the one-off disability payment was removed this year in the budget. What effect does Mr. Egan see that having?

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I am afraid I am back to Ms Canavan. How does the 3% child poverty target compare across Europe? What are other countries' targets or where are they at?

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Great. I thank Mr. Morrin.

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Please, Senator.

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: Can the Senator please focus on the topic we are discussing today?

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I appreciate the point the Deputy is trying to make but could he relate it to the issue of child poverty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I apologise to the witnesses. I have a committee clash on Thursday morning and I was chairing another committee. I read their opening statements with interest. I apologise if I am repeating any questions that were asked already. My first question for the Department relates to transition. I am probably showing my age by saying mine was the first year in my secondary school that did...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: My second question relates to communication. It is a tale as old as time when something is changing in any workplace, employees can be upset and not too keen for change. We have seen it in the education system time and time again where changes are being made and what we hear is that teachers are not being communicated with and they are not being trained. I am not surprised to see English...

Committee on Children and Equality: Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: I ask Senator Keogan to keep to the topic of the discussion.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of changes to blister packed medication (details supplied) that will cause difficulties for older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56086/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Oct 2025)

Aisling Dempsey: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would consider allowing farmers to average their taxable income over a multi-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55749/25]