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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: We know this is a crucially important matter, given that defects were first detected in 2011. The scheme is intended to cover apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013. I accept that an interim remediation scheme was introduced, but this was for the first of the fire safety defects, which still leaves thousands of apartments in need of remedial works. Families are being raised in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: It was recently reported in the media that the remediation scheme will not come into effect until 2027. Will he give an assurance that this is not the case and that the scheme will actually commence in 2026? We cannot have a repeat of the defective blocks scheme fiasco, the details of which we do not need to go into. Will he guarantee there will be 100% redress for all apartment and duplex...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the defects remediation scheme for apartment owners. [35765/25]

Review of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004: Statements (1 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I welcome the publication of this report. However, there is nothing new in it and without political will to implement its recommendations, it will be another report that is left to sit on the shelf. The fact is that the issues and shortcomings in the provision of education for pupils with special educational needs have been identified in the past, and spoken about in this House on numerous...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (26 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to introduce legally enforceable standards for works carried out by builders, to protect the public from so-called cowboy builders; to establish a register of builders against whom legal actions have been taken successfully allowing the public to review the standing of builders before contracting work from them; and if he...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Disability Services (25 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Throughout the State, more than 15,000 children are currently overdue an assessment of needs. Under the Disability Act 2005, children are entitled to assessment of their educational and health needs within six months of being on the waiting list, so each of these 15,000 children represent a breach of law by the Government. In my constituency in Clare, parents who are at their wits' end are...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Disability Services (25 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I already gave these cases to the Government and they were referred to the HSE, which is where we got the answers that reliance on the private sector is not working in the HSE Mid West region. While I appreciate that there are difficulties in the system, especially around the need for robust regulation of psychologists, just 7% of assessments were completed within the six-month timeframe...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Review of Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Go raibh maith agat. SOLAS mentioned its surveys earlier. I contacted Connect trade union, which did its own survey of 802 participants and some of the findings are pretty stark. I will provide some of them. Some 46% reported getting paid less than €7 per hour of work during a stage of their apprenticeships, more than 90% reported being paid less than the minimum wages, which as we...

Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Review of Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Once apprentices complete their schemes, the outcomes are very positive. I agree with Deputy Connolly on having an overseer. That is important. If we are going to be moving apprentices into the public service, that has to be put in place before we start moving a lot of people. I have a question for the ETBs, which I sent to all ETBs around the country. Would the officials have figures for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how full-time students living in privately rented accommodation on leases of less than six years will be protected from having to pay exorbitant rent increases from 1 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34937/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 19 June 2025, if he will provide supplementary information in relation to highlighted matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34577/25]

Presidential Voting Rights: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Everyone in this House opposes partition, or at least they pay lip service to that position. Partition was a disaster for our country and the sooner it is ended, the better. That is the viewpoint from which we should approach this debate on presidential voting rights. Irish citizens are denied the right to vote for the President simply because they live in the North. This seriously...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 959. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the further education options available for a person who already possesses a degree or master's qualification and wishes to completely change direction in their career by choosing an area that is lower than their existing qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34543/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (19 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 17. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that according to the UN trade database Comtrade, Ireland imported €2.89 billion worth of goods from Israel in 2024, making us their largest trading partner in Europe (details supplied); and what measures he will undertake to reduce this level of trade with Israel. [32228/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the commitment to reduce consistent poverty to 2% by 2025 in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 has been so badly missed, with the most recent CSO report showing it is at 5%, up from 3.6% in 2023, and the Child Poverty Monitor reporting that consistent poverty among children is at 8.5%, up from 4.8% in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department gave all non-EU international students from 'non-visa-required' countries just 90 days’ notice (until 30 June 2025) for proof of €10,000 for courses longer than eight months after arrival in advance of their studies beginning (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (19 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans to intervene or offer supports to dozens of Brazilian students left in limbo following the sudden closure of an agency (details supplied) at the end of May 2025, which mediates between students and schools, colleges, and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33256/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (18 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make SUSI available to students studying full-time online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33003/25]

Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Students are among the most mobile of all renters and will be disproportionately and negatively impacted by this new measure. I questioned the Minister for further and higher education in a committee meeting to ask what measures would be put in place to protect students against the impact of these changes. It was clear that students had not even been taken into account when the changes to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Jun 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 97. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the pre-election commitment from the Government parties to introduce €200 per month childcare has been scrapped, and charges of €200 per week have been introduced instead (details supplied); and outline what happened to this commitment. [32151/25]