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- Child and Family Support (10 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has received the final report from the Task Force established to look at setting up the new Child and Family Support Agency; if it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33337/12]
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: I move amendment No. 1: In page 18, to delete lines 43 to 45 and substitute the following: "(3) For the removal of doubt, the rights and entitlements in respect of tenure, remuneration and superannuation enjoyed on commencement by persons who are employees of the amalgamating bodies shall not, by virtue of the operation of this Act, be any less beneficial than those rights and entitlements...
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: There will be difficulties for some staff, and unions will be involved in discussions. I take on board the Minister's point. Large organisations are coming together and we all agree with the spirit of the Bill. It makes sense in respect of the changes to qualifications. On the basis of the Minister's reassurance, I withdraw the amendment.
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: I support the Minister's amendments. The board is being expanded from eight to ten, with a member from USI and from the adult education sector. Would this be a student or an adult education tutor?
- Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: I concur with the Minister and thank the officials involved in working on this Bill. As I said on Second Stage, this is a detailed Bill but it is a positive step and will bring these groups together.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of civil servants in receipt of pensions between â¬10,000 to â¬20,000; â¬20,001 to â¬30,000; â¬30,001 to â¬40,000; â¬40,001 to â¬50,000; â¬50,001 to â¬60,000; â¬60,001 to â¬70,000; to â¬70,001 to â¬80,000; â¬80,001 to â¬90,000; â¬90,001 to â¬100,000; and in...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (4 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, the number of civil servants in receipt of an annual salary between â¬10,000 to â¬20,000; â¬20,001 to â¬30,000; â¬30,001 to â¬40,000; â¬40,001 to â¬50,000; â¬50,001 to â¬60,000; â¬60,001 to â¬70,000; to â¬70,001 to â¬80,000; â¬80,001 to â¬90,000; â¬90,001 to â¬100,000; and...
- Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Doherty and I are sharing our time, so I will be taking somewhat more than five minutes.
- Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: In last year's general election people voted for change. However, rural communities have endured cuts that threaten their way of life and long-term viability. The staffing schedules for small schools that were announced in December's budget are an example in this regard and there are understandable fears that changes in respect of schools with four or fewer teachers will force some of them...
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (3 Jul 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his expectations for Ireland in the London Olympics; the programmes in place to ensure maximum Irish success at the games; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32083/12]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to improve turnaround times on social housing units which have become vacant. [31207/12]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the 2012/2013 resource teachers and special needs assistant posts allocations and the schools they have been allocated to in the Dublin 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 areas. [31296/12]
- Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (28 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department received complaints from pedestrians and cyclists about motorists breaking red lights at pedestrian crossings; if his Department monitor the situation and are there plans to address the issue by installing cameras at busy junctions in order to identify offenders. [31298/12]
- Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (27 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the publication of the Report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism; if he will provide details of the way the report's recommendations will be implemented including a breakdown detailing the allocation of resources that will be necessary to ensure that comprehensive changes in...
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (27 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of his plan to merge vocational education committees, if he will be carrying out an audit on the current stock of properties including rented accommodation; the contract obligations of those buildings; the financial implications of these properties and future proposals on plans for same and Government owned buildings being...
- School Curriculum (27 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: Did the council state why it did not recommend the expansion of the programme throughout all schools? The Minister said it does not compare to the British model and what is taking place there but other models exist throughout Europe. There is reference to a knowledge-based society and the importance of having a second or third language for skills and so on. All the literature and research...
- School Curriculum (27 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: There is an issue with non-availability. Is there a problem with Project Maths in the Irish language? I realise there is a similar difficulty in the North. Is there co-operation between the Department and the education system in the North to try to fill the gap? It makes sense to reach some sort of agreement.
- Third Level Grants (27 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: When we discussed this before, the Minister said he would know the drop-off rates in October. Is that still the position?
- Teaching Contracts (27 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: This was a technical question and, with the exception of teachers affected by it, people are not interested in it. I have come across a number of cases of this. It may involve teachers with contracts of indefinite duration who do not have 22 hours of teaching. I know of a teacher who has five hours and 20 minutes paid by the Department, with the rest paid by the school. Now that another...
- Teaching Contracts (27 Jun 2012)
Seán Crowe: In this example, the person is in the job for five years. At this stage, the person should be moving towards a full-time contract. Lo and behold, once a teacher is redeployed, the teacher has been reduced to five hours and 20 minutes and has lost the support she received from the school. Are there many such cases? With the pressure in the system, we will get more and more of these cases....