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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Josepha Madigan: I thank the Senator for his comprehensive delineation of what happened with regard to this particular issue. Keelderry commonage is an area of land owned and claimed by nine applicants under the single payments scheme, basic payment scheme and other area-based schemes which form part of the overall Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, schemes. There are four separate land parcels which were...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traffic Management (4 May 2023)

Josepha Madigan: ...under LIHAF includes access roads, distributor roads, link roads, road improvements, roundabouts, bridges and parks. The scheme funds roads projects insofar as they open up access to housing land and is not designed to fund more general traffic-management solutions. In 2017, grant agreements for 30 approved projects were signed between the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Transport in Galway and Other Areas: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...this objective and is a further positive development for public transport passengers across the country. With regard to transport provision in areas other than Galway, the Connecting Ireland rural mobility plan 2021-25 is a key component of the Government's ambitions in this area. It will significantly increase the number of bus routes and frequency of existing services across the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspections (28 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...special class capacity in primary schools and special school capacity in Dublin.  The second stage of the process is now complete.  I have informed the NCSE in relation to planned additional provision of education for children with special educational needs and available land and buildings.  The NCSE will now provide a detailed report on the matter to me, which will consider...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (16 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...in Dublin. The second stage of the process is now complete. I have informed the NCSE in relation to planned additional provision of education for children with special educational needs and available land and buildings. The NCSE will now provide a detailed report on the matter to me, which will consider existing provision, any relevant proposed building works and which schools may be...

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...were telling us. I welcomed the memorandum of understanding with the Spiritan Order, which marks for the first time that schools such as these will be part of the provision of special education in Ireland without barriers to entry for those who need a place. Under this arrangement, a new special school will be established in the 2022-23 school year in the existing accommodation at the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...Education, NCSE, did an on-site inspection in Drimnagh Castle Primary and in fairness, it has legitimate reasons for not having the classes as it does not actually have the capacity. There is land attached to the school but it is not owned by the patron. The NCSE also tells me that there is sufficient capacity for the current demand. However, the projected demand is a different matter...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (1 Feb 2022)

Josepha Madigan: I appreciate the Deputy's comments. As I said, that land is not owned by the school itself. I understand from the NCSE that the nearby schools will be able to meet the demand for this age cohort. Drimnagh Castle is a senior boys' primary school and I understand there is capacity and that we can meet that demand in the surrounding area. If the Deputy has specific issues she wants to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...the consideration of other possible sites, as mentioned by the Deputy, will be taken into account in that regard. As I said, however, Riversdale Community College has a great deal of space and land in its environs and I see no reason the two schools could not coexist there quite comfortably. As the Minister of State with responsibility for special education, it is important to me that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (8 Jul 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...of the children with additional needs. That is a given. The Department will review the long-term needs of both Danu and Riversdale schools. I have visited Riversdale and seen the location and the land that surrounds it. I believe we will be in a position, from a long-term perspective, to facilitate both schools in a way that caters for their particular needs, especially the pupils of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Site Acquisitions (23 Jun 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...suitable for Gaelscoil an Chaisleáin. However, it was not possible to progress the acquisition at the time because access to the site had to be established. Subsequently, the Department was advised that the land had since gone to probate and, therefore, the acquisition process could not proceed. In 2018, the need for a 1,000-pupil post-primary school for Ballincollig was identified...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Facilities (1 Jun 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...insofar as this can be accommodated within the relevant site and having regard to the particular requirements of the planning authority. By virtue of the fact that there is a scarcity of land in urban areas, it is not always possible to achieve the ideal site size for school buildings. Where some of the elements required for a school site can be provided outside the designated site...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Facilities (18 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...;s National School have increased by 13% in the past five years to the current enrolment of 835. The current staffing levels comprise one principal, 31 mainstream teachers and one developing post. The land and building out of which the school is currently operating will not allow for any further expansion, as the Senator has correctly pointed out. The land adjoining the current school...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (10 May 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...The Senator will be aware that the acquisition of a site is required to facilitate the delivery of this project. He will also appreciate that the acquisition of school sites in highly developed urban areas where land is extremely scarce presents particular challenges for the Department. This has, unsurprisingly, proven to be the case in the Blackrock-Booterstown school planning area....

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...family home. I will have played my part in government in making it that bit easier for future generations to own their own home, which is what any parent wants for his or her children. One of the many projects that the Land Development Agency wishes to develop is the site of the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, which is in the heart of my constituency of Dublin Rathdown. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Horse Sport Ireland (18 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...centre for excellence. This was part of a selection process carried out by a subcommittee of the board. A detailed feasibility study for the centre was carried out. I understand Horse Sport Ireland appointed an independent consultant to carry out this study following a competitive request for tender. It also advises that the work of the subcommittee has been ongoing for two years and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Feb 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...is not satisfactory. All options are being explored, including ascertaining the availability of any accommodation in existing schools that could be used as a short-term solution, the availability of lands where temporary accommodation could be provided, and the option of a greenfield site where a new school could be constructed.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: ...exempted works under section 40 of the Wildlife Act. The reason behind this provision was to align the provisions of the Wildlife Act with the Roads Act. Section 70 of the Roads Act 1993 obliges landowners to ensure a tree, shrub, hedge other vegetation on their land is not a hazard to road safety. There is also a provision which allows the local authority to serve notices on landowners...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: ...discussed fell under the remit of the Minister, Deputy Bruton, but I dealt with the biodiversity aspect. Under the EU Green New Deal, member states must ensure that at least 30% of the EU's land and marine areas are protected by 2030 and that 10% of these are strictly protected. For Ireland, that will mean a doubling of the protected area on land and a trebling of protected marine area....

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Josepha Madigan: Targets are necessary. Some 14% of our land is already designated, which is quite substantial. We have 440 SACs, 150 NHAs and 154 SPAs. One quickly gets used to anagrams in this Department. We will look at the EU targets. It is recognised that in order to meet the needs of the EU strategy at least €20 billion per year should be unlocked for spending on nature and that a...