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- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: We are being zapped. The Senator is being beeped.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: Is that an open invitation?
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: They do not do so.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to share my time with Senator McFadden, by agreement. I welcome the Minister to the House and thank her for her comprehensive reply. I do not want this debate to degenerate into politics.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: It was a bottom stream class. I was lucky.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: Colleagues of mine teach examination subjects to classes of 35 and 33. They are in a much worse situation. I wish to push on, however, and make a few points.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: The independent republic.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: Mind the cod.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator O'Sullivan has done well.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: As a teacher, however, I have to say that there is a great deal of frustration and angst among teachers about integration which requires urgent attention. I take the Minister's point about this but the policy does not work. I was in a classroom last year with 15 students, ten Irish and five from elsewhere and it was completely frustrating.
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Nicky McFadden: I thank Senator Buttimer because I know he has much to say and I appreciate the time he has given me. I also thank the Minister and I will keep my contribution short by speaking specifically about projects in Athlone. I acknowledge the investment Athlone has received, especially Our Lady's Bower in Summerhill which the Minister visited to open a science building. I met her on that occasion...
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: There was a debate on the National Educational Psychological Service in the other House yesterday. Mental health is a subject close to my heart because I am involved with COPE foundation in Cork. There has been a significant increase in the number of children identified with autism, Asperger's syndrome and other pervasive developmental disorders. We need to consider this issue here....
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Joe O'Reilly: ...schools as reported in the national media today. The bottom line is that we should have in place policies to prevent schools acquiring an in-built advantage in that respect. My colleague Senator Buttimer will speak about the National Educational Psychological Service or NEPS. There are problems with the lack of availability of the NEPS throughout the country. There is still a huge time...