Results 1-20 of 455 for speaker:Donna McGettigan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans to provide alternative models of learning for children who struggle with the larger conventional classroom model and prefer learning in smaller groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40163/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electoral Commission (17 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department offers senior cycle students talks or workshops from election registration teams about the election voting process, to ensure that children aged 16 are informed of their rights to register to vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40165/25]

Pride: Statements (16 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: As a mother of a trans son, I wish to say loud and clear that my heart bursts with pride, not only because he is my son but because in the face of social stigma, misinformation, fear for his safety and a world that often misunderstands or fears difference, he has remained true to himself. He is the bravest person I know and, like many in this country, he does not even realise it. He does...

Dental Treatment Services: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: The lack of dentists and orthodontists across the State is a long-running problem that I raised when I became a councillor in Clare County Council and have since raised in the Dáil since my having become a TD. Not only has there been no progress in this time but things have gone from bad to worse, despite the lip service paid to the problem by the Government. There was a 46% reduction...

Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025: Motion (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I welcome the establishment of a commission of investigation into historical sexual abuse in schools. I commend all survivors on coming forward. I send a special thought to those who cannot come forward or those who are no longer with us due to this. This is very long overdue. This scandal has damaged countless lives, and for far too long survivors have carried the burden of silence,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming in. I have been speaking to a lot of students' unions. UCD students' union has said the nature of the two-tier student experience is no longer the norm; it has become a privilege. It is also saying that students are under severe stress. They are feeling isolated and lonely. This is because they are commuting because they cannot find...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: If I can just interrupt, there are no regulations. Students do not feel safe or secure. There is no secure tenure for them. They can be put out on the street at any time. They are also afraid to speak up because they could be put out. The accommodation pool is bad but students are afraid to speak up in case they lose it. There must be some sort of regulatory protection for students, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: The problem is that a lot of students are afraid to complain in case they lose their places. That is a real concern for them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: That is the case. That is the reality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I still say that regulations must be put in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: I am glad to see there is a dedicated unit for this. As I am sure the unit knows well, the problems that are out there need looking at. I agree with Senator Ryan that there should be more collaboration with local authorities. I was in MTU Cork last week and it ran its own park-and-ride system because there were a lot of issues with housing and people parking outside residences and blocking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Student Accommodation: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: Is there a timeline on them?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Malaysia during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can confirm that there was a 56.2% average pass rate for the driving test from 1999 to 2010, and a 56.9% average pass rate from 2012 to 2023, following the introduction of 12 mandatory lessons; to outline the measures he will undertake to reduce the current driving test waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to have a direct public service obligation bus service from Shannon to Dublin city centre via Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38787/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that can be taken to ensure that a school child (details supplied) can receive the full-time SNA assistance they require, in junior infants, in mainstream setting in their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38650/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a requested exceptional review of the SNA allocation of a school (details supplied) was cancelled; if there is a freeze on SNA allocations to schools; if so, if this is the case; the measures she will take to reverse this freeze; if she will ensure the review of SNAs in the school takes place and the required SNAs and other...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 616. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the fuel allowance income limit for persons aged over 66 increased to €555 per week for a single person or €1,100 per week for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38790/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Early Childhood Care and Education (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will introduce a system for privately employed playschool workers who must sign on for social welfare payments each time they are temporarily unemployed for school holidays, to allow their claims to be suspended and reactivated, rather than them having to make a new claim each time which can involve delays in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jul 2025)

Donna McGettigan: 683. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda public order unit vans currently within the Garda fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38788/25]