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- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 May 2024)
Thomas Gould: There is a serious knock-on effect for children because of the failures to provide therapies. Behavioural issues are getting worse, children are falling behind and through the gaps, and staff are under constant pressure and stress, all of which could be resolved. We will not be able to fix everything but if the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, were to provide €150,000, the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 May 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will quote from the response the Minister of State gave. He stated, "I know that my colleague the Minister of State with responsibility for disability services, Deputy Rabbitte, is fully committed to the continued development and enhancement of our children’s disability services through the implementation of the progressing disability services", and it carried on like that. I then...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 May 2024)
Alan Dillon: I again thank both Deputies for raising this important matter and reiterate the full commitment of the Minister of State, her Department and the HSE to pursuing every avenue to ensure access to school-based therapies for children with disabilities in Cork and throughout the country. As the Deputies will be aware, the Taoiseach has convened a new Cabinet committee to deal with children's...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 May 2024)
Cuireadh an Dáil ar athló ar 9.16 p.m. go dtí 9 a.m., Déardaoin, an 9 Bealtaine 2024. The Dáil adjourned at 9.16 p.m. until 9 a.m. on Thursday, 9 May 2024.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (8 May 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I agree that we all want the boil water notice to be issued as soon as possible. However, the most recent information I have is that it will take at least 22 months before the plant can be commissioned, so it is almost another two years to wait on top of the many months that have already had to be endured by the people in that area. My...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (8 May 2024)
Alan Dillon: I once again thank Deputy Stanton for raising this issue. I acknowledge the patience and co-operation of the residents and businesses in the Whitegate area who have been affected. Certainly, the points Deputy Stanton raised tonight are very valid. This is a huge inconvenience for the residents in the local area. The point regarding any compensation measures will be a decision for Uisce...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 May 2024)
Disability Services
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 May 2024)
Thomas Gould: I have raised a number of times in the past the issue of the return of therapists to special schools, including St. Killian's Special School and Cara Junior School in my constituency. Figures I have received show that there are 368 students in special schools in children's disability network team, CDNT, 8 in my constituency, and they have only been sanctioned two full-time therapists for 368...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 May 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Education is about ensuring that every child can reach his or her greatest potential and thrive. Obviously, that means a great deal of different things to individual children and families. For children in special schools and children in places like St. Killian's Special School, which is a remarkable place, therapies are absolutely crucial to ensuring that those children can reach their...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (8 May 2024)
Alan Dillon: I thank Deputies Ó Laoghaire and Gould for raising this really important discussion. My colleague, the Minister of State with responsibility for disability, Deputy Rabbitte, is fully committed to the continued development and enhancement of children’s disability services through the implementation of the progressing disability services roadmap for service improvements from 2023...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)
Alan Dillon: I thank Deputy Crowe for his engagement and passion to see that this project is delivered in a timely manner. I can confirm that Tubber National School is due to receive a capital grant approval in the coming days for the initiation of the delivery phase. The next step in the process will be for the school authorities to again engage with the consultant and with the approved appointed...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (8 May 2024)
Water Services
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (8 May 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue and the Minister of State for being here this evening. I have been raising this matter consistently since 2016. I raised it in a Topical Issue debate here on 30 May 2023. I also raised it with the Tánaiste on 18 April last. Since 2016, on and off, we have had a boil water notice affecting up to 10,000 people...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (8 May 2024)
Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputy for raising the Whitegate boil water notice issue. The issue of safe drinking water has national and local importance. I appreciate Deputy Stanton's concerns for the communities affected. The Deputy will appreciate that the operation of Whitegate regional public water supply is a matter for Uisce Éireann, which has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)
Alan Dillon: I again thank Deputy Nolan for raising this important matter on behalf of Charleville National School and for giving me the opportunity again to reassure the House that the Department of Education is committed to the accelerated provision of this modular accommodation to meet the urgent school accommodation needs. It is important that the officials in the Department of Education continue to...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)
School Accommodation
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)
Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue matter this evening. Tubber is a very small village situated right on the Clare-Galway border. It is a few kilometres south of Gort and a few kilometres north of Crusheen. It is a beautiful village. I am sure that as a Mayo man, the Minister of State can almost imagine how rural, scenic and beautiful Tubber is. In 1852, like...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)
Alan Dillon: Go raibh maith agat. I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter and for providing the opportunity to outline to the House the current position with Tubber National School on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley. Deputy Crowe has been a real advocate in relation to the concerns and issues raised in his own constituency in County Clare. I refer to the current position of an...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)
Cathal Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for that good, positive response. It is in line with what the Minister, Deputy Foley, communicated to me earlier. It is really good news. I have a few points to make. I will not name a Department official because it is not fair to do so in this Chamber but there is one official who has been outstanding on this matter. I and the school have plagued him...
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)
Amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1 put.